My UConn Huskies men’s team fell a few votes short of getting into the top 25 but the women’s team is holding strong at the top spot despite the loss of Mel Thomas and Kalana Greene. Here’s a look at the rest of the top 25.
| Men’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | LW | Women’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | LW |
| 1. Memphis (20) 19-0 764 | 1 | 1. Connecticut (31) 19-0 775 | 1 |
| 2. Kansas (11) 20-0 755 | 2 | 2. Tennessee 18-1 744 | 2 |
| 3. Duke 17-1 700 | 3 | 3. North Carolina 18-2 707 | 4 |
| 4. North Carolina 19-1 663 | 4 | 4. Rutgers 17-2 665 | 5 |
| 5. UCLA 18-2 650 | 7 | 5. Maryland 22-2 658 | 3 |
| 6. Georgetown 16-2 605 | 9 | 6. Baylor 18-1 620 | 6 |
| 7. Michigan State 18-2 584 | 10 | 7. Stanford 17-3 600 | 7 |
| 8. Tennessee 17-2 567 | 5 | 8. LSU 16-3 558 | 9 |
| 9. Washington State 17-2 515 | 6 | 9. California 17-3 499 | 8 |
| 10. Texas 16-3 473 | 12 | 10. Oklahoma 13-4 484 | 11 |
| 11. Indiana 17-2 450 | 8 | 11. Duke 15-5 474 | 10 |
| 12. Butler 19-2 405 | 14 | 12. West Virginia 16-3 433 | 12 |
| 13. Wisconsin 16-3 395 | 11 | 13. George Washington 16-4 316 | 17 |
| 14. Stanford 16-3 348 | 21 | 14. Georgia 16-4 301 | 14 |
| 15. Xavier 17-4 252 | 22 | 15. Old Dominion 16-3 298 | 18 |
| 16. Marquette 14-4 223 | 20 | 16. Wyoming 18-1 278 | 19 |
| 17. Drake 18-1 220 | 23 | 17. Ohio State 16-4 243 | 15 |
| 18. Vanderbilt 17-3 219 | 13 | 18. Oklahoma State 16-3 222 | 13 |
| 19. Florida 18-3 201 | NR | 19. Pittsburgh 16-3 221 | 21 |
| 20. Saint Mary’s 17-2 183 | 24 | 20. Notre Dame 15-5 195 | 16 |
| 21. Pittsburgh 16-4 165 | 17 | 21. Kansas State 14-5 120 | NR |
| 22. Mississippi 15-3 157 | 15 | 22. Syracuse 16-3 111 | 24 |
| 23. Texas A&M 16-4 136 | 16 | 23. Texas A&M 14-6 110 | 20 |
| 24. Kansas State 14-4 62 | NR | 24. DePaul 15-4 88 | 25 |
| 25. Mississippi State 14-5 60 | NR | 25. Texas 15-5 72 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes | ||
| Arizona 40, Connecticut 35, Notre Dame 35, Baylor 30, Rhode Island 29, USC 29, Villanova 25, West Virginia 25, Louisville 18, Gonzaga 10, Purdue 9, Miami (FL) 8, South Alabama 6, UNLV 5, Arizona State 5, Davidson 3, Clemson 3, Kent State 3, Dayton 2, Brigham Young 2, Houston 1. | Auburn 63, Illinois State 55, Utah 26, Georgia Tech 26, Marist 19, Arizona State 16, Western Kentucky 15, Hartford 14, Liberty 14, Vanderbilt 10, Minnesota 9, Middle Tenn. St. 5, Nebraska 5, N.C. State 3, UTEP 3. | ||
| Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings | ||
| Villanova 18, Dayton 19, Clemson 25. | Auburn 22, Georgia Tech 23. | ||
Although UConn is on the outside looking in, people are starting to realize how tough the Big East really is, and everyone will beat each other up for the rest of the season.
Most definitely TRC. They have already begun doing that.
Pittsburgh’s been hit by injuries, UConn with the suspension but I fully expect a battle with everyone the rest of the season.
The Big East tournament is going to be fun this year.
As long at it’s better than the last 3 ‘Cuse-filled tournaments, I’ll be happy.
UConn just needs to talk all this in stride, stupid losses like PC are going to happen when you play so many in-league games. But I think Calhoun has them on the right track now…just keep the ball in Craig’s hands near the end of the game.