Published 1/5/2009
by Jameson Fleming
at Bleacher Report - College Basketball
Last week I jokingly commented that UNC needed to lose because I was running out of different Tar Heels to make the default picture for the rankings. Well, the Tar Heels dropped a home game to Boston College and are no longer the top-ranked team in the country according to Bleacher Report users.
If you would like to participate in the B/R Top 25 poll, email me at jsflemin@syr.edu. In your e-mail, rank your top 25 teams, but also provide the link to your B/R profile. Voting will open for next week's poll on Friday, Jan. 9 and will close Sunday, Jan. 11 at 11 p.m. EST.
The rankings reflect the outcome of games up to Sunday, Jan. 4.
Keep in my mind three ballots came in before North Carolina's loss, which likely accounts for three of UNC's four first place votes.
Rank, Team, Record (First Place Votes), Total Votes , (Rank Last Week)
1. Pittsburgh 14-0 (15), 469 (4)
The Panthers beat Rutgers and Georgetown last week; take on St. John's this week.
Pittsburgh ranked as high as first and ...
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