Parrish at CBS has us 22 this week

[TVDirector]

first (according to them) weekly poll.
up from 24
http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/polls/top25

pretty impressive that he has 6 BE teams in his top 26

Ohio State 2 27 3 15 1 W 65-61, at Michigan
 
  The Buckeyes can't be denied any longer. They keep winning, and that's impressive given no other BCS school is able to do it.
2 UCLA 1 26 4 15 3 W 53-45, at Washington State
L 61-51, at Washington
 
  Don't be too alarmed by UCLA's loss at Washington. The Bruins already had everything properly wrapped-up, including a No. 1 seed.
3 Kansas 6 27 4 14 2 W 67-65, at Oklahoma
W 90-86, Texas
 
  The Jayhawks got down early to Texas, but they rallied and proved they are a serious national title contender.
4 Wisconsin 7 27 4 13 3 W 52-50, Michigan State
 
  The loss of Brian Butch hurts. But this team has character and experience, and that's got to count for something.
5 North Carolina 4 24 6 10 5 L 84-77, at Georgia Tech
Mar. 04, Duke
 
  The Tar Heels remain the best in the ACC. But the gap isn't as large as some (like myself) predicted.
6 Florida 3 25 5 12 3 L 86-76, at Tennessee
Mar. 04, Kentucky
 
  Joakim Noah looked like the reigning Final Four Most Outstanding Player with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Kentucky.
7 Texas A&M 5 25 5 13 3 L 98-96, at Texas
W 94-78, Missouri
 
  If I had a college (or NBA) team I'd want Acie Law to play on it. Period.
8 Memphis 10 27 3 16 0 W 78-67, at Texas-El Paso
W 64-61, at Southern Methodist
 
  The Tigers limped through the last week, but that they stayed focused as long as they did in an inferior C-USA is impressive.
9 Georgetown 8 23 6 13 3 L 72-58, at Syracuse
W 59-46, Connecticut
 
  Roy Hibbert and a dominating defense helped the Hoyas earn the Big East title. 
10 Washington State 9 24 6 13 5 L 53-45, UCLA
W 88-86, Southern California
 
  A split with UCLA and Southern California is a good three days for anybody.
11 Maryland 21 24 7 10 6 W 85-77, at Duke
W 79-59, North Carolina State
 
  The Terps closed the regular season with seven consecutive wins.
12 Texas 17 22 8 12 4 W 98-96, Texas A&M
L 90-86, at Kansas
 
  The Longhorns will be a scary match up for anybody in the NCAA Tournament.
13 Louisville 18 21 8 11 4 Mar. 04, Seton Hall
 
  Who would've predicted two months ago that the Cards would finish second in the Big East?
14 Pittsburgh 14 25 6 12 4 W 80-66, West Virginia
L 75-71, at Marquette
 
  The Panthers have dropped two of their past three games.
15 Southern Illinois 11 27 5 17 3 W 71-59, Drake
W 53-51, Bradley
Mar. 04, at Creighton
 
  SIU probably cost itself a shot at a No. 2 or No. 3 seed with a loss to Creighton. But its credentials must still be respected.
16 Notre Dame 20 23 6 11 5 W 73-66, at Rutgers
 
  Is there a quieter 23-win team from a BCS league in the nation?
17 Oregon 19 23 7 11 7 W 70-49, Oregon State
Mar. 08, Arizona

  After losing three straight, the Ducks closed the regular season with three consecutive wins.
18 Nevada 12 27 3 14 2 L 79-77, at Utah State
W 69-65, New Mexico State
 
  The names of the opponents aren't striking, but Nevada does have 11 top 100 wins.
19 Brigham Young 22 23 7 13 3 W 62-58, at Air Force
W 85-62, Utah
 
  The Cougars have won 10 of their past 11 with the lone loss coming at San Diego State.
20 UNLV 23 25 6 12 4 W 85-83, at New Mexico
W 65-47, Colorado State
Mar. 08, Utah

  The Rebels have won six of their past seven with the lone loss coming at San Diego State.
21 Tennessee NR 22 9 10 6 W 86-76, Florida
W 71-65, at Georgia
 
  The Vols are 21-6 in games featuring Chris Lofton.
22 Marquette 24 23 8 10 6 W 75-71, Pittsburgh
 
  Getting past Pitt without Jerel McNeal was a huge accomplishment for the Golden Eagles.
23 Arizona NR 20 9 11 7 W 70-65, at California
W 85-80, at Stanford
Mar. 08, at Oregon

  The Wildcats have won five consecutive games on the road.
24 Villanova NR 21 9 9 7 W 78-74, at Connecticut
W 78-75, Syracuse
 
  A win over Syracuse secured a NCAA Tournament bid considering Jay Wright's team also has victories over Texas, Georgetown, Notre Dame and Louisville.
25 Virginia Tech 15 20 9 10 5 L 69-56, at Virginia
Mar. 04, Clemson
 
  How do you lose at home to Clemson with a chance to win a share of the ACC title?
26 Virginia NR 20 9 11 5 W 69-56, Virginia Tech
L 78-72, at Wake Forest
 
  How do you lose at Wake Forest with a chance to win the ACC title outright?

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

You almost have to wonder ... could it get better than this in terms of the Big East? I mean, six teams?! Would it ever be possible for more than six BE teams, or even more than six from any conference to get into the top 25? Granted, we do have 16 teams total, but yikes.