The St. Louis University Billikens has climbed to No. 18 in the Associated Press' college basketball poll on the strength of its 65-61 win over previously 15th-ranked Butler on Friday.
On Feb. 19, SLU had beaten No. 24 VCU. The Billikens now sit alone at the top of the Atlantic 10 Conference with four games to play.
and the Billikens have knocked off the other two top teams in the league, now sits alone atop the Atlantic 10 Conference with four games to play. The Billikens play St. Joseph at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Chaifetz Arena.
The top 25 teams in AP's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
1. Indiana (64) 24-3 record 1,624 1
2. Gonzaga (1) 27-2 1,530 3
3. Duke 24-3 1,461 6
4. Michigan 23-4 1,411 7
5. Miami 22-4 1,317 2
6. Kansas 23-4 1,272 9
7. Georgetown 21-4 1,236 11
8. Florida 22-4 1,164 5
9. Michigan St. 22-6 1,105 4
10. Louisville 22-5 1,047 10
11. Arizona 23-4 998 12
12. Syracuse 22-5 915 8
13. Kansas St. 22-5 875 13
14. New Mexico 23-4 764 16
15. Oklahoma St. 20-6 692 14
16. Ohio St. 20-7 675 18
17. Wisconsin 19-8 558 19
18. Saint Louis 21-5 495 --
19. Memphis 24-3 453 21
20. Butler 22-6 351 15
21. Notre Dame 22-6 328 25
22. Marquette 19-7 317 17
23. Pittsburgh 21-7 158 20
24. Oregon 22-6 61 23
25. Louisiana Tech 24-3 54 --
Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 49, VCU 45, Akron 43, Wichita St. 35, Saint Mary's (Cal) 24, Illinois 19, UConn 18, UNLV 13, North Carolina 8, California 5, Middle Tennessee 2, Belmont 1, Missouri 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.
