Only one more of these after this week, and then unlike our football counterparts, they become completely irrelevant.  Analysis after the jump…

QnD Analysis.

• With the top three teams losing in last week’s poll, #4 Syracuse ascended to the top spot.  #1 Kansas and #2 Kentucky weren’t penalized very heavily for suffering only their second losses of the season, but the Robbie Hummel-less #3 Purdue Boilermakers dropped precipitously after their loss at home to Michigan State on Sunday.   
• In n’ Out.  There were three new teams entering the poll this week: #23 Maryland by virtue of its double-overtime win over Virginia Tech, #24 Xavier from its double-OT win over Richmond, and the CUSA leader #25 UTEP Miners.  The teams they replaced were Texas, who continues to underwhelm everyone, Richmond, and Northern Iowa. 
• Variance.  The team causing the most consternation this week is #10 Purdue.  Unsure how to handle the loss of Robbie Hummel, the pollsters had the Boilermakers ranked anywhere from #7 to #17.   Two other teams that folks are having trouble getting a handle on are: #18 Georgetown (range: #11 to #22) and #21 Texas A&M (range: #13 to NR). 
• Conference Call.  Big East (5), Big 12 (4), Big 10 (4), SEC (3),  ACC (2), MWC (2), A10 (2), CUSA (1), WCC (1), Horizon (1).

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