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Even though Villanova dropped their holiday tournament championship to Purdue, the Big East has had a revival over the first two weeks of college basketball. Every program is punishing their out of conference opponents and pulling over major upsets. The Big East – Big Ten challenge was almost all Big East and that is why you will find a handful of teams in the top 25 or creeping into the conversation.

1. Gonzaga

2. UCLA

3.Duke

4. Purdue

5. Kansas

6. Villanova

7. Texas 

8. Baylor

9. Memphis

10. Kentucky

11. Alabama

12. Houston

13. St. Bonaventure

14. Arkansas

15. Michigan

16. Seton Hall

17. Connecticut

18. BYU

19. Auburn

20. Florida

21. Tennessee

22. North Carolina

23. Oregon

24. Illinois

25. USC

Other Teams Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech, Indiana, Texas Tech, Marquette, Xavier, Michigan State