CLOSE On the eve of the 87th Crosstown Shootout, Xavier head coach Travis Steele and senior Quentin Goodin spoke to the media about the rivalry Adam Baum, abaum@enquirer.com Another busy week in men’s college basketball produced significant movement in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll, foreshadowing what figures to be a wide-open NCAA tournament when the end of the season rolls around. Louisville retained the No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive week. The Cardinals received 28 of 31 first-place votes cast this week after handing then-No. 5 Michigan its first loss of the campaign. Ohio State vaulted from sixth all the way to No. 2, staying unbeaten with convincing wins against North Carolina and Penn State. The Buckeyes picked up a pair of No. 1 votes as well. Louisville center Steven Enoch dribbles the ball against the defense of Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey during the first half at…
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