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The back half of the poll again descended into chaos this week as eight teams dropped at least one game. For the Big Ten, Ohio State entered the poll again as they have won five out of their last six. Take a look at how things shake out according to BTPowerhouse.
Entered Poll
Creighton
Ohio State
Dropped Out
LSU
Texas Tech
Biggest Rises
BYU +5
Villanova +4
Arizona +4
Biggest Falls
Louisville -7
Seton Hall -6
Michigan State -4
2/17 BTPowerhouse Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Last Week's Ranking | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Last Week's Ranking | This Week |
| 1 | Baylor (23-1) | 1 | 2/18 at Oklahoma, 2/22 Kansas |
| 2 | Gonzaga (26-1) | 2 | 2/20 San Francisco, 2/22 at BYU |
| 3 | Kansas (22-3) | 3 | 2/17 Iowa State, 2/22 at Baylor |
| 4 | San Diego State (26-0) | 5 | 2/22 UNLV |
| 5 | Duke (22-3) | 7 | 2/19 at NC State, 2/22 Virginia Tech |
| 6 | Dayton (23-2) | 6 | 2/18 at VCU, 2/22 Duquesne |
| 7 | Maryland (21-4) | 9 | 2/18 Northwestern, 2/23 at Ohio State |
| 8 | Florida State (21-4) | 8 | 2/18 Pittsburgh, 2/22 at NC State |
| 9 | Kentucky (20-5) | 11 | 2/18 at LSU, 2/22 Florida |
| 10 | Penn State (20-5) | 13 | 2/18 Illinois, 2/23 at Indiana |
| 11 | Louisville (21-5) | 4 | 2/19 Syracuse, 2/22 North Carolina |
| 12 | Villanova (19-6) | 16 | 2/19 at DePaul, 2/22 at Xavier |
| 13 | Auburn (22-3) | 10 | 2/19 at Georgia, 2/22 Tennessee |
| 14 | Oregon (20-6) | 18 | 2/20 at Arizona State, 2/22 at Arizona |
| 15 | Arizona (18-7) | 19 | 2/20 Oregon State, 2/22 Oregon |
| 16 | Houston (20-6) | 14 | 2/19 Tulsa, 2/22 at Memphis |
| 17 | Colorado (20-6) | 15 | 2/20 USC, 2/22 UCLA |
| 18 | Seton Hall (18-7) | 12 | 2/19 Butler, 2/23 St. John's |
| 19 | West Virginia (18-7) | 17 | 2/18 Oklahoma State, 2/22 at TCU |
| 20 | BYU (21-7) | 25 | 2/20 Santa Clara, 2/22 Gonzaga |
| 21 | Marquette (17-7) | 20 | 2/18 Creighton, 2/22 at Providence |
| 22 | Creighton (20-6) | NR | 2/18 at Marquette, 2/23 Butler |
| 23 | Iowa (18-8) | 22 | 2/20 Ohio State |
| 24 | Ohio State (17-8) | NR | 2/20 at Iowa, 2/23 Maryland |
| 25 | Michigan State (17-9) | 21 | 2/20 at Nebraska |