| | | Every week, you whine about the Power Rankings on ESPN.com's NFL, NBA, NHL and baseball pages: "Why can't they all be in one convenient place?" Well, now you can gripe about Page 2's Power Poll, too.
We're sticking our neck out with a weekly look at the 10 hottest "teams" in all of sports -- and our five weaklings of the week. Plus, our momentum meter will predict future trends.
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| 1. The Forces of Evil |
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Surprisingly, neither Art Modell nor Ray Lewis acknowledged Satan in their thank-you speeches. |
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| 2. U.S. Tennis Dads |
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Pushy papas everywhere were vindicated by success of Jennifer Capriati, Andre Agassi and the Williams sisters at the Australian Open. |
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| 3. Tony Siragusa and his stomach |
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Proving that fat is beautiful and funny, Siragusa became a media darling during Super Bowl hype week. |
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| 4. CBS and Survivor |
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Only the much-anticipated return of "Survivor," the show that changed television forever, could keep people watching Super Bowl XXXV, the show that ruined football forever.
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| 5. All golfers not named Tiger Woods |
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The conspiracy continues to be successful. Last weekend it was Mark Calcavecchia's turn to win. |
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| 6. Missouri men's basketball |
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Tigers have Jayhawks by the tail. Missouri's 75-66 victory over Kansas on Monday was the Tigers' fifth straight at home when the Jayhawks came in ranked in the Top 25. |
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| 7. Colorado Avalanche |
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Dominating the NHL: Seven wins in a row, unbeaten in 10 and points in 16 straight (only loss was in OT). |
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| 8. Minnesota Timberwolves |
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The future is now for T'Wolves, who have won seven straight, playing in the shadow of the Joe Smith fiasco. |
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| 9. UNLV |
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Hard to tell who the winner is, but we'll give the edge to UNLV, which as of now won't get Rick Pitino and his baggage. But he might change his mind. |
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| 10. Washington Wizards |
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Wiz are finally trying to be like Mike, winning five straight, nearly half their season's total. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Super Bowl punters. |
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