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A couple of weeks ago, the thought of Utah State entering the top 25 wasn't all that feasible.
That may have changed with a few days of basketball.
The Aggies entered this week 31st in the country with 24 votes, which is good for them. Even better for USU is the fact that everyone ahead of them, save for Temple, has already lost this week. And Temple has a tough road test tomorrow at Xavier.
Kansas State and Arizona have lost. Those two were ranked 24th and 25th respectively. West Virginia, Georgia, Cincinnati and Gonzaga have all lost this week as well.
What does that mean for Utah State? It means take care of business tomorrow night against New Mexico State, before a national ESPNU audience no less, then the Aggies have a chance to sneak into the coaches poll.
It will take a good performance and a convincing win, bit it's not out of the realm of possibility.
Tony Jones