The final regular season NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and after starting the season as the No. 4 team in the country, the UConn Huskies are not among the final top 25’s or the others receiving votes in either poll. The good news though is that they are in the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The Kentucky Wildcats continue to be the No. 1 team and are followed by the Syracuse Orange, Missouri Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan State Spartans in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the top three is the same with Michigan State fourth and North Carolina fifth.
Joining the Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are the Marquette Golden Eagles (11/11), Georgetown Hoyas (15/15), Louisville Cardinals (18/19).
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes in both polls.
The Big East sent nine teams to the 2012 NCAA Touranment. They are Syracuse, UConn, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, West Virginia and South Florida.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Postseason (Mar. 12), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Kentucky (61) | 32-2 | 1,621 | 1 | 1 | Kentucky (30) | 32-2 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse (1) | 31-2 | 1,545 | 2 | 2 | Syracuse | 31-2 | 730 | 2 |
| 3 | Missouri (2) | 30-4 | 1,459 | 5 | 3 | Missouri (1) | 30-4 | 715 | 5 |
| 4 | North Carolina (1) | 29-5 | 1,403 | 4 | 4 | Michigan State | 27-7 | 660 | 8 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 27-7 | 1,386 | 8 | 5 | North Carolina | 29-5 | 652 | 4 |
| 6 | Kansas | 27-6 | 1,330 | 3 | 6 | Kansas | 27-6 | 586 | 3 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 1,229 | 7 | 7 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 578 | 7 |
| 8 | Duke | 27-6 | 1,158 | 6 | 8 | Duke | 27-6 | 557 | 6 |
| 9 | Baylor | 27-7 | 1,064 | 12 | 9 | Murray State | 30-1 | 502 | 10 |
| 10 | Florida State | 24-9 | 972 | 17 | 10 | Baylor | 27-7 | 481 | 11 |
| 11 | Marquette | 25-7 | 912 | 9 | 11 | Marquette | 25-7 | 452 | 9 |
| 12 | Murray State | 30-1 | 871 | 11 | 12 | Florida State | 24-9 | 442 | 17 |
| 13 | Michigan | 24-9 | 808 | 10 | 13 | Wisconsin | 24-9 | 348 | 12 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 24-9 | 766 | 14 | 14 | Michigan | 24-9 | 319 | 13 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 23-8 | 726 | 13 | 15 | Georgetown | 23-8 | 307 | 14 |
| 16 | Indiana | 25-8 | 576 | 15 | 16 | Saint Mary’s | 27-5 | 268 | 18 |
| 17 | Louisville | 26-9 | 558 | NR | 17 | Indiana | 25-8 | 252 | 15 |
| 18 | Wichita State | 27-5 | 517 | 16 | 18 | Louisville | 26-9 | 245 | NR |
| 19 | Creighton | 28-5 | 373 | 19 | 19 | Wichita State | 27-5 | 231 | 16 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 24-10 | 334 | NR | 20 | Creighton | 28-5 | 199 | 22 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 27-6 | 318 | NR | 21 | Florida | 23-10 | 189 | 19 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 26-7 | 223 | 18 | 22 | New Mexico | 27-6 | 125 | NR |
| 23 | UNLV | 26-8 | 201 | 20 | 23 | San Diego State | 26-7 | 99 | 21 |
| 24 | Saint Mary’s | 27-5 | 187 | NR | 24 | Vanderbilt | 24-10 | 94 | NR |
| 25 | Florida | 23-10 | 146 | 22 | 25 | UNLV | 26-8 | 79 | 20 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Temple 21, Notre Dame 23, Gonzaga 24, Iowa State 25 | Notre Dame 23, Temple 24, Gonzaga 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Temple 103, Cincinnati 89, Notre Dame 85, Memphis 59, Gonzaga 47, Iowa State 13, Virginia Commonwealth 12, Drexel 11, Virginia 9, Long Beach State 5, Harvard 4, Kansas State 3, St. Bonaventure 1 | Notre Dame 48, Memphis 40, Temple 24, Cincinnati 22, Gonzaga 20, Virginia Commonwealth 13, Kansas State 6, Virginia 5, Long Beach State 3, Harvard 3, Iowa State 2, Saint Louis 2, North Carolina State 2, Montana 1 | ||||||||
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