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1 Illinois (25-0) beat Wisconsin 70-58 at Penn State

(1) The three-headed monster.

2 Kansas (20-2) lost 80-79 at Texas Tech vs. Iowa St.

(3) Wasn’t Keith Langford fouled on that last play; by three Red Raiders?

3 North Carolina (20-3) beat Connecticut 77-70 vs. Virginia

(2) Sean May playing like the best big man in America.

4 Wake Forest (21-3) beat Florida State 87-48 at Miami (n)

(4) A win almost guarantees the ‘Canes an NCAA Tournament berth.

5 Boston College (20-1) lost 68-65 at Notre Dame vs. Rutgers

(5) One loss doesn’t detract from a marvelous season.

6 Kentucky (19-2) beat Georgia 60-51 at S. Car. (n)

(6)Upset special.

7 Duke (18-3) lost 99-92 at Maryland at Va. Tech

(8) Five Blue Devils fouled out against the Terrapins, leaving Coach K in a very blue mood.

8 Oklahoma St. (19-3) beat Texas A & M 66-59 vs. Texas Tech

(11)Eddie Sutton vs. Bobby Knight in the matchup of good vs. evil. Not sure who’s who.

9 Pittsburgh (18-4) won 68-64 at Syracuse at Villanova

(13) You can knock out Carl Krauser’s teeth, but you can’t knock out X-Man.

10 Syracuse (22-4) lost 68-64 to Pittsburgh at Boston Col.

(10) Losses to Oklahoma St., Connecticut and Pitt twice makes you wonder.

11 Louisville (21-4) beat South Florida 65-57 at Marquette

(7) Cardinals got whacked by Memphis in home loss.

12 Michigan St. (17-4) beat Michigan 64-49 vs. Minnesota

(12) Chris Hill must regain his confidence.

13 Washington (20-4) lost 90-73 at Oregon St. at Wash. St.

(9) Ouch. Beavers get payback after early-season shellacking.

14 Arizona (21-4) beat UCLA 83-73 vs. Oregon

(18) Chuckers.

15 Alabama (19-4) beat Mississippi 71-45 vs. Arkansas

(15) Still not sure what that blowout loss at Florida was all about.

16 Gonzaga (19-4) beat Loy. Mrymnt 61-58 vs. San Diego

(19) Big Zags, Ronny Turiaf and J.P. Batista.

17 Utah (22-3) Colorado State 64-50 at Air Force

(25) Andrew Bogut, the wonder from down under.

18 Connecticut (15-6) lost 77-70 to N. Carolina at Prov. (n)

(14) A Post greeting card for Rashad Anderson: Get well soon.

19 Wisconsin (16-6) lost 70-59 at Illinois vs. Michigan

(16) An official Post NCAA pool team.

20 Oklahoma (17-6) lost at Missouri 68-65 (OT) vs. Nebraska

(17) Late-season two-game losing streak doesn’t bode well for Sooners.

21 Cincinnati (18-6) lost 85-66 to DePaul vs. So. Miss.

(21) Not Bearcats, Wearycats.

22 Wichita State (17-3) beat Indiana St., 67-57 at Illinois St.

(NR) Mark it down: Jamar Howard is a March Madness star waiting to be discovered.

23 Maryland (15-7) beat Duke 99-92 (OT) at N.C. State

(NR) Can the Terps avoid a letdown after the emotional win over Duke?

24 Texas Tech (16-6) beat Kansas 80-79 (2OT) at Okla. St.

(NR) Promised Rob Carolla at the Big 12 the Red Raiders would be ranked if they posted a big win.

25 Savannah St. (0-28) lost 49-44 to Florida A&M season over

(NR) You’ve got to reward that kind of effort.

Dropped out: : No 22 Georgia Tech; No. 23 Villanova; No. 24 Texas.