Week #7 of the Blog Poll Top 25 is published!

Week #7 of the Blog Poll top 25 has been published! Vegas Watch has done a great job in administering this week's blog poll top 25. We had fallen way behind, so we were not able to catchup and submit a vote in time. As you can see, we just caught up today with a barrage of posts.

Hot off the heels of their impressive win over the Georgetown Hoyas, the Calipari Tigers have taken over the #1 spot. That's where I would have voted them too.

At the #2 spot are the North Carolina Tar Heels. I would have been very tempted to vote Georgetown at #2, as unconventional as that may sound. Our approach to the polls is to pick the best 25 teams in our opinion, and unlike the NCAA tournament, the polls are not single elimination. We do not like the way the AP/Coaches poll predictably and blindly move teams up and down based on wins and losses.

Pitt jumped all the way to #8, partially thanks to me not voting :) This would have been the first week I would have voted for Pitt in the top 25. But there's no way I would put them in the top 10. Let's not forget they had a very good win at MSG over Duke in overtime, on a last minute miracle shot by Lavance Fields. Their win at Washington was similar, fractions of a second saved them from a loss. And their other "impressive" win was over Oklahoma State which is not exactly a good road team. So Pitt has more to prove yet. But beating the Dookies certainly makes me happy *__*

Georgetown crash-landed down to #9, which is sad, because they are a tough team to beat. Do you think Memphis would have been able to beat them this handily at a neutral site or in DC? Unlikely! Besides part of their loss was freshmen showing their age in the second half (eg Chris Wright going crazy).

Clemson managed at #24, thanks to me not voting. Because there's no way I'm gonna vote for Clemson in the top 25. They have to beat a top 25 team first. And they just lost to Ole Miss. OLE! Yes, Ole Miss is #19 in week #7 of the BlogPoll top 25.

Other teams: Huggie-Bear is at #23, and Rhode is getting some love at #22. Watch out for Jon Stewart's Flyers at #25! With the TV strike taking the Daily Show off the air, Jon Stewart is able to devote all of his time to his basketball coaching. And it shows. Don't be surprised if Dayton beats the Pitt Panthers! I know I won't :)

As expected the X-men dropped out of the top 25 after two miserable weeks. Some teams are not able to handle the spotlight, especially if they are not accustomed to!

Without my vote the USC Condoms (oops Trojans) were left out of the top 25. I have seen quite a few USC games and I am fairly convinced that there is no way there are 25 teams better than USC. No Way!

Another team that is slowly gaining my attention are the wild Providence Friars. They seem to be able to keep both teams in the game, which makes the games entertaining. And look at some of their scores! When I watched them play for the first time against South Carolina I called them an NIT team. They may still be an NIT team, but their wackiness may get them some solid wins in the Big East and force the NCAA selection cmte to give them an at-large bid. They already have a #15 RPI with a #11 SOS, and a #16/#17 out-of-conference RPI/SOS.

West coast teams dominated the "others receiving votes" category with USC, Stanford, Gonzaga, St Mary's, Oregon, and Arizona State being just outside the Top 25.

For a list of participating blogs and bloggers visit our Introduction to the BlogPoll Top 25.