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Monday, February 06, 2006
Bison still unranked
Despite losses last week by a number of teams ranked ahead of Bucknell in the two major polls, the Bison remain unranked in the latest Coaches' and AP polls released this afternoon.

The Bison did move closer to the Top 25, though. In the AP poll, Bucknell's 81 points makes them third among the "others receiving votes." Unoffically that is like being ranked No. 28. The Bison are fifth in the "others receiving" category in the Coaches' Poll, with 29 points.

Bucknell's Bracket Buster foe, Northern Iowa, dropped out of the coaches' top 25 after losing last week to Creighton. The Panthers are third among others receiving with 36 points. UNI stayed in 25th spot in the AP Top 25.

No change at the top of the latest Mid-Major Top 25, where Bucknell continues to get one first place vote and remains at No. 2 behind Gonzaga, which got the other 30 first place votes. Northern Iowa, despite a loss to Creighton last week, stays No. 3. (Creighton moves up a notch from 6 to 5 this week.)

One change does occur in the bottom of the poll, with Lehigh now listed among others receiving votes. The Mountain Hawks with 6 votes, placing them unofficially at No. 48 in the rankings.

Meanwhile, if you need some meatier reading to fix your hoops jones, try this story from today's Daily Item about how Bucknell' success has changed things around Sojka Pavilion.
Published at 12:37 PM by Hoop Time.
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