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Well, doesn't this feel great. Just like old times in fact. For the first time since 2004-2005, also known in my house as "The Freshman Year That Will Live in Infamy," the Basketball Bearcats are going to start the year out right ranked. In many ways today is an official turning point. The moment when the rebuilding era is declared done and dusted and real, live expectations will once more be hoisted on the shoulders the Bearcats. Here is the entire poll.
RankTeam (first-place votes) 2010 Record Points 2010-11 Final Ranking 1.North Carolina (30) 29-8 774 8 2.Kentucky (1) 29-9 721 3 3.Ohio State 34-3 702 5 4.Connecticut 32-9 655 1 5.Syracuse 27-8 649 18 6.Duke 32-5 635 7 7.Vanderbilt 23-11 567 NR 8.Louisville 25-10 514 22 9.Memphis 25-10 482 NR 10.Florida 29-8 474 10 11.Pittsburgh 28-6 471 12 12.Baylor 18-13 358 NR 13.Kansas 35-3 331 4 14.Wisconsin 25-9 313 15 15.Xavier 24-8 277 NR 16.Arizona 30-8 269 9 17.Alabama 24-11 194 NR 18.Michigan 21-14 187 NR 19.Texas A&M 24-9 161 NR 20.UCLA 23-11 147 NR 21.Marquette 22-15 145 20 22.Cincinnati 26-9 141 NR 23.Gonzaga 25-10 125 NR 24.California 18-15 111 NR 25.Missouri 23-11 110 NR