Okay, looks like Pitt earned more respect than realized. That or a lot more people saw just how hard St. John’s played at home. In the AP and Coaches Polls, Pitt didn’t fall nearly so far. To number 12 in the AP and only one spot drop in the Coaches to #10. The top-8 in both polls — UConn #1 and ‘Nova #6. The AP moved WVU all the way up to #9 while the Coaches only bumped them up to #13. Syracuse remained in both polls (25 – AP, 24 – Coaches) and so did Louisville (22 and 23). Georgetown somehow failed to garner a single vote in the AP poll (27th in the Coaches).

In the all important Big East Blog Poll, Pitt came in at #4. I’m surprised because I actually voted them one spot lower. I gave Georgetown a lot of love for their win over Duke:

UConn — Nearly gave it to WVU, but UConn got the slight edge.
WVU — Now they are looking dangerous.
Villanova — Nearly blew it to Syracuse, but overwhelmed them.
Georgetown — Knocking off the undefeated #1 team deserves props.
Pitt — G-town’s win simply was the difference.
Marquette — Looked a little shaky against a DePaul team that had Chandler suspended. Still, a quietly solid team that is getting better.
Syracuse — No shame in the losses, but there were still 2 of them.
St. John’s — Big week and the team handled it. Now how do they follow it up?
Cinci — Still finding ways to stay in the middle despite the ever shrinking depth. Someon is going to look real smart for hiring Kennedy after this season.
Louisville — The loss of Dean is really taking a toll.
Rutgers — Just as they start to get close, it seems to slip away.
ND — No more excuses regarding their schedule this year. They just aren’t very good and lack much heart.
Providence — Barely
DePaul — Wainwright and DePaul lost 2 games on principle by suspending Chandler. Admirable.
Seton Hall — Hard to watch.
USF — Haven’t yet.