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We're past the point of wondering whether or not St. John's can keep up the great run.
Yes, it's playing in an okay Big East, but it's 24-4 now after blowing out UConn with shocking ease. It should roll past Butler and Seton Hall, but going to Marquette for the regular season finale will be a huge test.
The USA TODAY Coaches Poll liked the Red Storm more than the AP Poll did last week - the AP had Rick Pitino's team 10th, the Coaches Poll had it 9th.
Texas A&M was 8 in last weeks' Coaches Poll, and it's about to drop. Iowa State was at 7, and it lost to Houston. Alabama was 4, and it dropped a date at Missouri.
So just how high can St. John's go?
Here's our best guess on what the latest Coaches Poll Top 25 will be when it's released Monday.
USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll Top 25 Prediction, Week 17
Top 5 Predicted Others Receiving Votes: Oregon, UCLA, UC San Diego, Utah State, Creighton
- AP Top 25 Prediction
25 Kansas
Record: 18-9
Last Week Rank: 25
Up Next: at Colorado, Texas Tech, at Houston, Arizona
24 Mississippi State
Record: 19-8
Last Week Rank: 23
Up Next: at Alabama, LSU, Texas, at Arkansas
23 Kentucky
Record: 18-9
Last Week Rank: 21
Up Next: at Oklahoma, Auburn, LSU, at Missouri
22 Saint Mary’s
Record: 23-4
Last Week Rank: 24
Up Next: Portland, at Gonzaga
21 Purdue
Record: 19-9
Last Week Rank: 14
Up Next: UCLA, Rutgers, at Illinois
20 Arizona
Record: 18-9
Last Week Rank: 18
Up Next: Utah, at Iowa State, Arizona State, at Kansas
19 Michigan
Record: 20-6
Last Week Rank: 12
Up Next: at Nebraska, Rutgers, Illinois, Maryland, at Michigan State
18 Memphis
Record: 22-6
Last Week Rank: 19
Up Next: at UAB, at UTSA, USF
17 Texas A&M
Record: 20-7
Last Week Rank: 7
Up Next: Vanderbilt, at Florida, Auburn, at LSU
16 Louisville
Record: 21-6
Last Week Rank: 22
Up Next: at Virginia Tech, Pitt, Cal, Stanford
15 Maryland
Record: 21-6
Last Week Rank: 20
Up Next: Michigan State, at Penn State, at Michigan, Northwestern
14 Missouri
Record: 20-7
Last Week Rank: 16
Up Next: South Carolina, at Vanderbilt, at Oklahoma, Kentucky
13 Marquette
Record: 20-7
Last Week Rank: 15
Up Next: Providence, at Georgetown, at UConn, St. John’s
12 Wisconsin
Record: 21-6
Last Week Rank: 11
Up Next: Washington, at Michigan State, at Minnesota, Penn State
11 Texas Tech
Record: 21-6
Last Week Rank: 10
Up Next: Houston, at Kansas, Colorado, at Arizona State
10 Clemson
Record: 22-5
Last Week Rank: 17
Up Next: Notre Dame, at Virginia, at Boston College, Virginia Tech
9 Iowa State
Record: 21-6
Last Week Rank: 8
Up Next: at Oklahoma State, Arizona, BYU, at Kansas State
8 Michigan State
Record: 22-5
Last Week Rank: 13
Up Next: at Maryland, Wisconsin, at Iowa, Michigan
7 St. John’s
Record: 24-4
Last Week Rank: 9
Up Next: at Butler, Seton Hall, at Marquette
6 Alabama
Record: 22-5
Last Week Rank: 4
Up Next: Mississippi State, at Tennessee, Florida, at Auburn
5 Tennessee
Record: 22-5
Last Week Rank: 6
Up Next: at LSU, Alabama, at Ole Miss, South Carolina
4 Houston
Record: 23-4
Last Week Rank: 5
Up Next: at Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Kansas, at Baylor
3 Duke
Record: 24-3
Last Week Rank: 3
Up Next: at Miami, Florida State, Wake Forest, at North Carolina
2 Florida
Record: 24-3
Last Week Rank: 2
Up Next: at Georgia, Texas A&M, at Alabama, Ole Miss
1 Auburn
Record: 25-2
Last Week Rank: 1
Up Next: Ole Miss, at Kentucky, at Texas A&M, Alabama
- AP Top 25 Prediction
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