Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09
kentucky's Poll Lead
Virtually Disappears;
CIV and Terps Rise
BY the Asseeiosed Press

lucky continues to win games by
20 points or more, but the Wild
cats f1rSt-place margin over
Duquesne in the Associated
Press basketball poll is getting
smaller and smaller.
This week the 81 experts who
participated virtually admitted
they couldn't choose between
the two. Kentucky got the nod,
757 to ISL, on the basis Of 10
points for flrSt-place vote, 8
for second and so on down the
line.
Twenty-Five of the voters
named Kentucky first and 20
more rated the Wildcats second,
whereas Duquesne drew IL first
place votes and IS for second.
Five ballots skipped Kentucky
altogether. Only two omitted
Duquesne.
Duquesne has won 10 games
against college competition and
two against service teams with
out a loss. Kentucky won its
18th straight last night, 97-55,
over Florida.
H0Osiers Strong Third.
Indiana's defending national
champions continued the grip
on third place that they have
maintained since suffering their
only loSs-to Oregon State in
the week before Christmas. The
Hoosiers got 10 first-place votes
and collected 687 points. almost
$50 ahead of fourth place Okla
homa Ann.
Indiana all but wrapped up the
Big Ten title last night with q
90-77 victory over contendine
Minnesota as Don Schlundt got
SO points. including 14-for-l4
from the fou! line. It was the
Hoosiers' eighth straight confer
ence victory.
Western Kertucky, handed it.
first loss by Eastern Kentuck,
Saturday. yielded its No. 4 spot
to Oklahoma AS:M, but Slipped
only as far as fifth. Western
Kentucky snapped back last
night by beating Morehead, 49,
IS. The Aggies. meanwhile. hac
to work overtime to get by De-
troit $685..
CIV Beats Terps for 10th.
Rounding out the top 10 werc
Notre Dame. La Sale, Seattle
Holy Cross and George Wash
ingtcn.
All except CIV were In the
select group last week. CIV, 18th
week ago, moved up by beat
Ing Duke Saturday night. 1911
This decision tumbled Duke from
the No. 8 spot to 18th.
Maryland, which handed CIV
its only defeat in Is games
picked UP five first-place votes
and topped the second 10 with
$50 points. % less than the Co.
lonials. George Washington's IL
misplace votes were exceeded
only by Kentucky and Duquesne
Two unranked teams made
news last night. Colorado, dead
last a year ago. took the Big
Seven lead with a 1857 victory
over Nebraska. Idaho State
clinched at least a tie for the
Rocky Mountain title by beat
ing Colorado State in overtime
$3.50.
Meanwhile. Buzzy Wilkinson
broke his own scoring record at
Virginia by getting As points as
the Cavaliers won their first At
lantic Conference game, an 1858
conquest of North Carolina.
Top 10 Lose Only IL.
The top 10 teams in the poll
have a combined record, includ-
ing last nights games, of 173
victories and II defeats. Only
three OF these IL losses came at
the hands Of teams now in the
top bracket. Kentucky defeated
La Sale in December. Indiana
beat Notre Dame in December
and Notre Dame whipped Holy
Cross last month.
Kentucky and Duquesne are
the only major unbeaten teams
IN the country. although Seattle
owns the longest winning streak
1t lost to Wichita in its open
ing game and now has won %
straight with three to play. How
ever. Seattle learned yesterday
that its captain, Wayne San
ford, is out for the rest of the
season. He was hurt in the Con-
zaga game Saturday. Examina-
tons revealed an ankle fracture
The leading teams on a
l0-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis (first-
place votes and won-lost records
in parentheSes):
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