Connecticut is No. 1.
So, no, I’m not a crazy Memphis voter. Besides, the Tigers are probably worthy of a No. 2 seed regardless of how lousy Conference USA continues to be.
Maryland is about where it was a week ago – just inside the top 40, holding steady while nearly everyone else managed a split last week, too.
So I don’t have the Terps ranked, and neither does anyone else at this point.
Here’s the top 45 (this week’s AP ballot plus 20 more teams):
1. Connecticut (27-2)
2. Pittsburgh (26-3)
3. North Carolina (25-3)
4. Louisville (23-5)
5. Oklahoma (26-3)
6. Memphis (26-3)
7. Duke (24-5)
8. Michigan State (23-5)
9. Wake Forest (22-5)
10. Kansas (24-5)
11. Villanova (23-6)
12. Washington (22-7)
13. Xavier (23-5)
14. Missouri (24-5)
15. Gonzaga (23-5)
16. Marquette (23-6)
17. Clemson (22-6)
18. Louisiana State (25-4)
19. Purdue (22-7)
20. UCLA (22-7)
21. Florida State (22-7)
22. Syracuse (21-8)
23. Arizona State (21-7)
24. West Virginia (20-9)
25. Illinois (23-7)
26. Butler (25-4)
27. Brigham Young (22-6)
28. Utah (20-8)
29. Texas (19-9)
30. Creighton (25-6)
31. Wisconsin (18-10)
32. Boston College (20-9)
33. California (21-8)
34. Oklahoma State (19-9)
35. Texas A&M (21-8)
36. Dayton (24-5)
37. Maryland (18-10)
38. Arizona (18-11)
39. Ohio State (18-9)
40. UNLV (20-8)
41. Kansas State (20-9)
42. Saint Mary’s (24-5)
43. South Carolina (20-7)
44. Florida (21-8)
45. Penn State (20-9)
