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NCAA Basketball Rankings: Baylor Plummets Further Down The Polls

The Baylor Bears have fallen from the top 10 in the polls this and are just 5-5 in their last ten games. Can they recover against the Texas Longhorns on Monday night?

By Eddie Maisonet

Just over one month ago the Baylor Bears were 17-0 and the No. 3 ranked team in America. However, five combined losses from the Missouri Tigers, Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas St. Wildcats now put Scott Drew's team at No. 13/14 in this week's polls. Baylor's now 22-5 and have just a .500 record in their last 10 games.

Perry Jones III has struggled, Pierre Jackson doesn't seem to have that magical touch in clutch moments and Scott Drew has been unable to beat the top two teams in the Big 12. Can Baylor recover against a Texas Longhorns who are just clawing for an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament? Tip-off is at 8:00 pm Central in Austin.

Here are both polls for the week of Feb. 20th:

Basketball Rankings

Rank Team Points
1 Kentucky Wildcats 775
2 Syracuse Orange 744
3 Missouri Tigers 713
4 Duke Blue Devils 662
5 Kansas Jayhawks 644
6 Michigan St. Spartans 613
7 North Carolina Tar Heels 592
8 Georgetown Hoyas 539
9 Ohio St. Buckeyes 504
10 Marquette Golden Eagles 485
11 Florida Gators 454
12 Murray St. Racers 416
13 Michigan Wolverines 377
14 Baylor Bears 374
15 Wisconsin Badgers 292
16 Florida St. Seminoles 290
17 Louisville Cardinals 277
18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 223
19 Wichita St. Shockers 183
20 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 174
21 New Mexico Lobos 142
22 Temple Owls 114
23 St. Mary's, Calif. Gaels 101
24 Indiana Hoosiers 81
25 San Diego St. Aztecs
AP Poll
Rank Team Points
1 Kentucky Wildcats 1623
2 Syracuse Orange 1559
3 Missouri Tigers 1498
4 Kansas Jayhawks 1377
5 Duke Blue Devils 1359
6 Michigan St. Spartans 1317
7 North Carolina Tar Heels 1261
8 Ohio St. Buckeyes 1139
9 Georgetown Hoyas 1085
10 Marquette Golden Eagles 1013
11 Michigan Wolverines 869
12 Florida Gators 860
13 Baylor Bears 859
14 Murray St. Racers 765
15 Florida St. Seminoles 620
16 Wisconsin Badgers 615
17 Louisville Cardinals 495
18 New Mexico Lobos 469
19 Wichita St. Shockers 467
20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 457
21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 325
22 Temple Owls 281
23 Indiana Hoosiers 246
24 San Diego St. Aztecs 176
25 Virginia Cavaliers 153


For more on the Texas Longhorns, check out Barking Carnival and Burnt Orange Nation. Baylor news can be found at Our Daily Bears. For all your hoops news and notes, head over to SB Nation's college basketball page.

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