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Ballot breakdown: Not just yet, Sparty

A look at how Illinois basketball beat writer — and Associated Press voting member — Scott Richey's polls compared to those of the AP:

Scott's Men's Top 25

Team Prev.

1. Virginia 3

2. Michigan State 4

3. Villanova 2

4. Xavier 1

5. Gonzaga 9

6. Texas Tech 6

7. North Carolina 12

8. Duke 13

9. Kansas 17

10. Ohio State 7

11. Purdue 8

12. Wichita State 18

13. Cincinnati 5

14. Auburn 14

15. Arizona 15

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