Detroit Titan Hoops

Forty-one Catholic colleges and universities compete in NCAA Division I basketball — let’s see how they compare in this exclusive and divinely inspired poll, an encyclical sent straight from the Pontiff in the Vatican City. Records and rankings have been updated to include games played through January 31.

Headed for Hoops Heaven: the “Saintly 16″

1. Villanova (19-1)

2. Georgetown (16-4)

3. Gonzaga (17-4)

4. St. Mary’s (19-3)

5. Xavier (15-6)

6. Siena (19-4)

7. Dayton (15-6)

8. Notre Dame (15-7)

9. Marquette (13-8)

10. Seton Hall (12-7)

11. St. John’s (12-8)

12. Portland (13-7)

13. Boston College (12-10)

14. Providence (12-9)

15. Iona (16-6)

16. Detroit (14-8)

Projected in Purgatory: Canisus, Creighton, DePaul, Duquesne, Fairfield, LaSalle, Loyola (IL), Loyola (MD), Loyola-Marymount, Niagara, Sacred Heart, St. Bonaventure, and St. Louis.

Destined for Hoops Hell: Holy Cross, Manhattan, Mt. St. Mary’s, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA), St. Joseph’s, St. Peter’s, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Seattle.

“Benedict’s Bum” (worst Catholic team in America): Fordham (2-18).

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