By JOHN BOSCHINI
It's more of the same at the top of the table this week as the top four schools in the NSCAA poll, Akron, Louisville, Maryland and North Carolina, stayed in the same position as last week. Southern Methodist moved up one spot to round out the Top 5, bumping Connecticut down to No. 6. The Zips again received all 23 first-place votes.
Buter's perfect record may be a thing of the past, but the Bulldogs retained some respect, dropping only one spot to No. 8. Virginia dropped out of the Top 10 for the first time this season, landing at No. 11.
Charlotte continue to climb up the rankings, rising from unranked two weeks ago to No. 16. Michigan State is headed in the opposite direction, dropping seven spots to No. 23.
Duke's freefall continues as the Blue Devils drop out of the rankings for the first time this season. They are joined on the outside looking in by South Carolina and Ohio State. Indiana, UC Santa Barbara and William & Mary broke into the rankings at No. 25, No. 19 and No. 17, respectively.
The full NSCAA poll is after the jump:
1. Akron (23) 575 (11-0-1)
2. Louisville 547 (10-0-2)
3. Maryland 527 ( 11-2-1)
4. North Carolina 506 (11-2-1)
5. Southern Methodist 475 (13-1-0)
6. Connecticut 454 (10-1-4)
7. UC Irvine 435 (12-1-2)
8. Butler 402 (13-0-1)
9. Creighton 387 (11-2-1)
10. California 352 (9-2-3)
11. Virginia 346 (9-2-3)
12. Monmouth 314 (10-1-2)
13. Brown 275 (8-1-3)
14. Pennsylvania 267 (11-2-0)
15. UCLA 244 (10-4-0)
16. Charlotte 175 (10-4-0)
17. William & Mary 166 (11-2-1)
18. Boston College 144 (7-2-5)
19. UC Santa Barbara 132 (10-3-2)
20. Princeton 131 (10-3-1)
21. Loyola Marymount 113 (9-3-2)
22. Tulsa 103 (8-4-1)
23. Michigan State 75 (11-4-0)
24. South Florida 72 (8-3-4)
25. Indiana 69 (8-4-2)
Also receiving votes: Central Florida 56, Georgetown 29, Duke 19, Notre Dame 11, South Carolina 9, College of Charleston 9, Colgate 4, UAB 4, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Penn State 3, Loyola (MD) 1, San Diego State 1