CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA —
A few weeks back when I wrote about my trip down to Chinatown for the Villanova/Georgetown game, I noted all of the great D-1 college basketball options in the DC area. Last weekend, I decided to venture outside of the Beltway for the two hour trip down to Charlottesville, VA for an epic matchup between Duke and unbeaten Virginia.
Georgetown had a monster week, Maryland avoided a disastrous week and Virginia almost lost to Virginia Tech. Same 10 teams as last week, but with some changes in rankings. Plus, more pith!
Every week, The DC Sports Bog (an online site managed by The Washington Post) will post their Atlantic 11, which comprises the top 11 D-1 college hoops teams within DC, Maryland and Virginia (27 in total, for those counting at home). This poll is conducted by a group of voters, myself included, who vote for their top 10. Every week, I’ll post my ballot here.
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A glance at the latest AP Poll that was released on Monday featured six undefeated teams in the top 10. Among the unbeatens are college basketball mainstays like Kentucky, Duke, Louisville, Arizona and Villanova. However sitting at #5, sits the 11-0 Virginia Cavaliers, a team that few are talking about in the mainstream media.
