Katie Drexelius and No. 17 Regis Jesuit won their games last week, but dropped in the rankings due to some unlucky circumstances.
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The Mounties are riding a 26-game winning streak heading into the Alabama playoffs, which begin Monday.
17. (13) Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.) 15-1Regis Jesuit dropped because the team that it lost to, No. 12 Fairmont, got knocked off and dropped in the rankings. Sometimes life just doesn't seem fair …
18. (18) Columbus North (Columbus, Ind.) 22-0Indiana teams can't play any school that's more than 300 miles from the state's border, even if the school comes to Indiana, so Columbus North's national options are limited. But a state title means more, and the playoffs start next week.
19. (19) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 16-3Three easy league games will be O'Dowd routs — but No. 20 St. Mary's of Stockton comes to Oakland Feb. 9.
20. (20) St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) 20-1The Rams' unrelenting press — which never lets up, regardless of margin — creates tempo and easy baskets, which is why St. Mary's lowest output of 2013 is 64 points. And the Rams have scored more than 83 eight times.
