So here’s the story:
AP/Coaches Polls
| Rank | AP | Points | Last Week | Coaches | Points | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | AP | Points | Last Week | Coaches | Points | Last Week |
| Rank: 1 | AP: Gonzaga (59) | Points: 1,619 | Last Week: 1 | Coaches: Gonzaga (28) | Points: 789 | Last Week: 1 |
| Rank: 2 | AP: Villanova (6) | Points: 1,565 | Last Week: 4 | Coaches: Villanova (4) | Points: 766 | Last Week: 4 |
| Rank: 3 | AP: Kansas | Points: 1,446 | Last Week: 3 | Coaches: Kansas | Points: 685 | Last Week: 2 |
| Rank: 4 | AP: Louisville | Points: 1,411 | Last Week: 6 | Coaches: Louisville | Points: 669 | Last Week: 7 |
| Rank: 5 | AP: Oregon | Points: 1,263 | Last Week: 13 | Coaches: Wisconsin | Points: 627 | Last Week: 9 |
| Rank: 6 | AP: Baylor | Points: 1,255 | Last Week: 2 | Coaches: Oregon | Points: 589 | Last Week: 13 |
| Rank: 7 | AP: Wisconsin | Points: 1,232 | Last Week: 10 | Coaches: North Carolina | Points: 581 | Last Week: 10 |
| Rank: 8 | AP: North Carolina | Points: 1,145 | Last Week: 12 | Coaches: Baylor | Points: 574 | Last Week: 3 |
| Rank: 9 | AP: Arizona | Points: 1,136 | Last Week: 5 | Coaches: UCLA | Points: 562 | Last Week: 8 |
| Rank: 10 | AP: UCLA | Points: 1,115 | Last Week: 11 | Coaches: Arizona | Points: 552 | Last Week: 5 |
| Rank: 11 | AP: Cincinnati | Points: 876 | Last Week: 14 | Coaches: Cincinnati | Points: 463 | Last Week: 14 |
| Rank: 12 | AP: Virginia | Points: 875 | Last Week: 9 | Coaches: Kentucky | Points: 443 | Last Week: 6 |
| Rank: 13 | AP: West Virginia | Points: 861 | Last Week: 7 | Coaches: Virginia | Points: 385 | Last Week: 11 |
| Rank: 14 | AP: Florida State | Points: 839 | Last Week: 15 | Coaches: West Virginia | Points: 349 | Last Week: 12 |
| Rank: 15 | AP: Kentucky | Points: 741 | Last Week: 8 | Coaches: Florida State | Points: 335 | Last Week: 16 |
| Rank: 16 | AP: Purdue | Points: 537 | Last Week: 23 | Coaches: South Carolina | Points: 285 | Last Week: 20 |
| Rank: 17 | AP: Florida | Points: 530 | Last Week: 24 | Coaches: Florida | Points: 283 | Last Week: 23 |
| Rank: 18 | AP: Duke | Points: 514 | Last Week: 21 | Coaches: Purdue | Points: 257 | Last Week: 24 |
| Rank: 19 | AP: South Carolina | Points: 493 | Last Week: 19 | Coaches: Duke | Points: 253 | Last Week: 21 |
| Rank: 20 | AP: Saint Mary's | Points: 468 | Last Week: 18 | Coaches: Saint Mary's | Points: 248 | Last Week: 19 |
| Rank: 21 | AP: Maryland | Points: 326 | Last Week: 17 | Coaches: Butler | Points: 162 | Last Week: 15 |
| Rank: 22 | AP: Butler | Points: 285 | Last Week: 16 | Coaches: Maryland | Points: 159 | Last Week: 17 |
| Rank: 23 | AP: Creighton | Points: 207 | Last Week: 22 | Coaches: Creighton | Points: 90 | Last Week: 22 |
| Rank: 24 | AP: Xavier | Points: 144 | Last Week: NR | Coaches: Notre Dame | Points: 84 | Last Week: 18 |
| Rank: 25 | AP: SMU | Points: 107 | Last Week: NR | Coaches: Xavier | Points: 75 | Last Week: 25 |
Here’s what’s actually important:
Monday Rankings
AP Poll: 24
Coaches Poll: 25
RPI: 9
KPI: 20
Kenpom: 29
Sagarin: 27
Massey Composite: 26— Retire FiftyTu (@RetireFiftyTu) February 6, 2017Whether you like subjective reports or more data-based approaches, Xavier basically lands somewhere between 20th and 30th in the nation.