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MU passes Michigan for 16th all-time in the AP poll

Written by: noreply@blogger.com (muwarrior92)

I figured after tonight's nightmarish performance we might as well talk about a nice milestone that MU accomplished this past week.  With MU's AP top 25 ranking this week, they moved into solo possession of 16th all-time in the AP poll.  The poll has been conducted weekly during the college basketball season since 1949.  This week's appearance marks MU's 313th time MU has made the AP top 25 (or top 20 as it used to be in the old days).  Marquette was tied with Michigan at 312 appearances prior to the week starting.  Marquette now trails Iowa by two appearances for 15th all-time and Georgetown by just 4 appearances.

The way the Golden Eagles performed tonight, this may be the last time they appear in the top 25 for awhile so it's time to relish it while we can.

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Team

App*

Avg RK

High RK

1.		North Carolina		744		6.86		1
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2.		Kentucky		723		6.63		1
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3.		UCLA		634		7.54		1
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4.		Duke		604		6.47		1
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5.		Kansas		564		8.09		1
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6.		Indiana		498		10.36		1
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7.		Louisville		478		11.59		2
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8.		Syracuse		429		12.52		1
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9.		Arizona		413		10.20		1
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10.		Illinois		407		10.78		1
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11.		Cincinnati		355		10.14		1
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12.		Maryland		351		11.68		2
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13.		NC State		324		11.16		1
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14.		Georgetown		317		11.59		1
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15.		Iowa		315		13.23		1
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16.		Marquette		313		11.26		1
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17.		Michigan		312		10.15		1
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18.		Oklahoma		291		12.56		1
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19.		Notre Dame		288		11.08		1
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20.		Alabama		286		13.52		1
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21.		Michigan State		282		11.52		1
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22.		St. John's (NY)		281		12.00		1
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23.		Ohio State		269		9.22		1
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24.		Connecticut		262		9.58		1
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25.		Wake Forest		256		13.13		1

http://marquettebasketball.blogspot.com/2008/11/mu-passes-michigan-for-16th-all-time-in.html

I think the thing that amazes me the most about that list is that Louisville has never been ranked number 1.  That doesn't seem possible.