Pitt is ranked #11 in the Coaches Poll and #12 in the AP. In a moment of wierdness, UCLA under Ben Howland is #12 in the Coaches and #11 in the AP. Then there is the weekly Big East Power Poll. Showing that a power poll can be just as confusing as any other. Pitt was #3 last week, won their double-OT game with ND, while the 2 teams in front of them lost and Pitt fell to #4. I don’t pretend to fully understand, but here’s how I voted.

1. Pitt — Rose to the top almost by default in my poll. Only undefeated team left in the BE, and I feel like I’m setting them up to fall by doing this. In a fit of what may be considered pure bias, both Keith and I were the only ones to vote Pitt #1.
2. Louisville — Probably too high, but I didn’t really like what happened to the others behind them.
3. UConn — Waxed on the road against Marquette, and then had to squeak past LSU at home? Almost seems like the usual stuff to make Calhoun cranky and watch this team just get better as the season continues.
4. WVU — The big road win against Villanova. I’m not completely buying this team. They will run so hot and cold. See their eaking out a win against USF earlier in the week.
5. Cinci — Dealt with DePaul then went to Marquette and curbed their enthusiasm.
6. Villanova — Home loss to WVU was painful, probably too harsh a drop considering they went to Louisville and handled the Cardinals.
7. Marquette — Young team, tough injury, tough team and you just won’t know each game.
8. Syracuse — Almost lost in the shuffle. Unimpressive win over USF.
9. Georgetown — Once upon a time, beating Providence and St. John’s in the same week would have meant something more.
10. DePaul — Handled ND but not Cinci. Up and down as expected.
11. Rutgers — Oooh. Managed to win at home against Seton Hall by 4.
12. ND — Battled hard, but came up short twice. No inside presence will kill this team most of the year in the BE.
13. Seton Hall — They beat St. John’s
14. Providence — At least played well in losing to Louisville
15. St. John’s — I’m disappointed in this team. I expected better.
16. USF — Injuries and lots of them.

I was dead-on versus the blogpoll from 9-16. Marquette and Syracuse are flipped at 7 and 8. Same for Villanova and Louisville at 2 and 6.