The USA Today/ESPN Division I poll finds Duke as a unanimous #1. North Carolina, Tenneseee, Connecticut and Ohio State round out the top five.

People have been taking notice of Texas A&M (#16) and Middle Tennessee (#18) but there are some others that definitely deserve a look. For instance, how about George Washington (#9), Bowling Green (#17) and Nebraska (#20)?

The top five shuffled places in the Division II poll: Undefeated Florida Gulf Coast sits atop, followed by North Dakota, Missouri Western State, Washburn and Southern Connecticut State.

An interesting little tidbit recently uncovered. Unlike Division I, the NCAA offers a Regional Rankings that lists the top ten teams in regions across the country. This week's rankings lay out as follows: East: Glenville State. Great Lakes: Lewis. North Central: North Dakotal. Northeast: Southern Connecticut State. South: Florida Gulf Coast. South Atlantic: Clayton State. South Central: Missouri Western State. West: UC San Diego.

It's these regions, not the nationwide poll, that determines who participates in the first two round of the DII championships.

Bowdin stayed at #1 in the Division III poll. Calvin College and Messiah College are #2 and #3, while Payne College University (TX) broke into the top five, landing at #4. Hope College slipped a spot to #5.

Speaking of Division III, talk that's been bubbling around Division III for the last few months -- the possiblity of splitting the Division into two parts -- surfaced in an extensive article in today's New York Times (a great read if you're unfamiliar with DIII).

DIII, mostly made up of small colleges that don't offer athletic scholarships, has seen a huge growth in membership (now at 420). Schools range in enrollment for 400 to 40,000 and on the playing field, and that can create (perceived) mismatches between institutions -- thus the current discussion.

The result could be a new Division IV or a sub-division with a lesser designation. At many Division III institutions, athletics is a leading admissions recruiting tool that has been credited with raising retention rates. Any real or perceived de-emphasis of sports could diminish applicant pools or cause prospective students to decline admission offers — major factors used in the powerful U.S. News and World Report rankings.

Plenty of reprecussions to ponder -- not the least of which might be the impact on NAIA which, notes a parallel Times article, has lost more than 125 members to the NCAA in the 80's and 90's. Don't know much about NAIA? Check out a short history here.

As for this week's top NAIA teams? In Division I, it's undefeated Vanguard (20-0). Division II is still ruled by undefeated Indiana Welsleyan (28-0).

For some high school news, check in with Christopher Lawlor over at USA Today or with Clay at Sports Illustrated and Full Court Press.