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After five straight wins, Cal is now knocking on the door of the top 25. Cal received 34 votes in the Associated Press poll and 11 votes in the USA Today/Coaches Poll and are now very close to being ranked in both polls.
Three Pac-12 teams are currently ranked: The Arizona Wildcats (9th in AP, 10th in Coaches), the Oregon Ducks (13th in both polls), and the Utah Utes (22nd in AP, 23rd in Coaches) are very likely to finish in the top 25. The most interesting thing to note? Cal has beaten all of them.
The Golden Bears are likely another home sweep away from returning to the college basketball rankings. If Cal can win three of their final four games decisively, they might finish in the top 25 in the regular season poll, which would be a huge step forward for the program--it's been a long time since Cal has finished a season in the top 25. Anyone know the last time?
Here's the college basketball rankings.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova Wildcats (45) | 24-3 | 1,604 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (20) | 23-4 | 1,580 |
| 3 | Virginia Cavaliers | 21-5 | 1,393 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 21-5 | 1,393 |
| 5 | Xavier Musketeers | 24-3 | 1,368 |
| 6 | Michigan State Spartans | 22-5 | 1,346 |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 22-5 | 1,241 |
| 8 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 20-6 | 1,144 |
| 9 | Arizona Wildcats | 22-5 | 1,028 |
| 10 | Maryland Terrapins | 23-5 | 976 |
| 11 | Louisville Cardinals | 21-6 | 902 |
| 12 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 21-5 | 851 |
| 13 | Oregon Ducks | 21-6 | 842 |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 20-7 | 772 |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils | 20-7 | 674 |
| 16 | Kentucky Wildcats | 20-7 | 627 |
| 17 | Iowa State Cyclones | 19-8 | 616 |
| 18 | Indiana Hoosiers | 22-6 | 571 |
| 19 | Baylor Bears | 20-7 | 521 |
| 20 | Purdue Boilermakers | 21-7 | 357 |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 20-7 | 283 |
| 22 | Utah Utes | 21-7 | 253 |
| 23 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 18-8 | 185 |
| 24 | SMU Mustangs | 22-4 | 154 |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns | 17-10 | 104 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 80, Providence 48, California 34, Wichita St 33, Texas Tech 31, Wisconsin 27, Saint Joseph's 20, VCU 19, South Carolina 12, Hawaii 12, Saint Mary's 10, Valparaiso 3, Cincinnati 3, USC 2, San Diego State 2, UAB 1, Connecticut 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Stephen F. Austin 1 | |||
| Dropped: Dayton 15, Providence 23 | |||
USA TODAY Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova | 24-3 | 792 | 25 |
| 2 | Kansas | 23-4 | 751 | 7 |
| 3 | Virginia | 21-5 | 679 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 21-5 | 668 | 0 |
| 5 | Xavier | 24-3 | 652 | 0 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 22-5 | 639 | 0 |
| 7 | Michigan St | 22-5 | 626 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 20-6 | 561 | 0 |
| 9 | Maryland | 23-5 | 527 | 0 |
| 10 | Arizona | 22-5 | 512 | 0 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 21-5 | 466 | 0 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 20-7 | 366 | 0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 21-6 | 365 | 0 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 20-7 | 333 | 0 |
| 15 | Indiana | 22-6 | 317 | 0 |
| 16 | Baylor | 20-7 | 305 | 0 |
| 17 | Iowa St. | 19-8 | 304 | 0 |
| 18 | Duke | 20-7 | 303 | 0 |
| 19 | Purdue | 21-7 | 245 | 0 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 18-8 | 176 | 0 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 20-7 | 172 | 0 |
| 22 | Dayton | 21-5 | 121 | 0 |
| 23 | Utah | 21-7 | 120 | 0 |
| 24 | Providence | 19-8 | 102 | 0 |
| 25 | Texas | 17-10 | 66 | 0 |
| Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina 47; Saint Mary's 42; Wichita State 32; Texas Tech 30; Pittsburgh 18; Wisconsin 15; California 11; St. Joseph?s 10; Seton Hall 6; Southern California 6; Virginia Commonwealth 6; Hawaii 3; LSU 3; Michigan 1; St. Bonaventure 1; San Diego State 1. | ||||
| Dropped: South Carolina 23 | ||||