What happened to the mid-majors this week?
Xavier lost. Dayton lost. Gonzaga lost. Butler lost. Siena lost. UNLV lost.
Granted, Gonzaga lost to Memphis, so there’s nothing too stunning there.
But it certainly shakes things up a little bit.
Here’s my AP ballot for the week, plus 20 more teams that remain on the radar as Selection Sunday inches closer:
1. Connecticut (22-1)
2. North Carolina (21-2)
3. Oklahoma (23-1)
4. Pittsburgh (21-2)
5. Louisville (18-4)
6. Duke (20-3)
7. Michigan State (19-4)
8. Wake Forest (18-3)
9. Memphis (20-3)
10. Clemson (19-3)
11. Villanova (19-4)
12. UCLA (19-4)
13. Xavier (20-3)
14. Kansas (19-4)
15. Marquette (20-3)
16. Gonzaga (17-5)
17. Arizona State (18-5)
18. Butler (21-2)
19. Syracuse (18-6)
20. Missouri (20-4)
21. Ohio State (17-5)
22. Florida (19-4)
23. Washington (17-6)
24. Utah State (23-1)
25. Illinois (19-5)
26. Texas (15-7)
27. West Virginia (16-7)
28. Purdue (17-6)
29. Virginia Tech (15-7)
30. Florida State (18-5)
31. Louisiana State (19-4)
32. California (18-6)
33. Utah (16-7)
34. Davidson (20-4)
35. Arizona (16-8)
36. Dayton (21-3)
37. Minnesota (18-5)
38. Miami (15-8)
39. South Carolina (17-5)
40. San Diego State (17-5)
41. Kansas State (16-7)
42. Tennessee (14-8)
43. Siena (18-6)
44. Southern California (15-7)
45. Cincinnati (16-8)
