AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and it should come to no one’s surprise that the UConn Huskies are not ranked in either poll. In fact, they are playing for their NCAA Tournament life over the final four games of the season.

The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls. They are followed by the Syracuse Orange, Missouri Tigers, Kansas Jayhawks and Duke Blue Devils (puke) in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the top three is the same as the AP but Duke (puke again) is No. 4 and Kansas No. 5.

Joining the Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are the Georgetown Hoyas (9/8), Marquette Golden Eagles (10/10), Louisville Cardinals (17/17) and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (20/18).

There are no teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in either poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 16 (Feb. 20), 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  
1 Kentucky (63) 26-1 1,623 1 1 Kentucky (31) 26-1 775 1
2 Syracuse (2) 27-1 1,559 2 2 Syracuse 27-1 744 2
3 Missouri 25-2 1,498 3 3 Missouri 25-2 713 3
4 Kansas 22-5 1,377 4 4 Duke 23-4 662 4
5 Duke 23-4 1,359 5 5 Kansas 22-5 644 5
6 Michigan State 22-5 1,317 7 6 Michigan State 22-5 613 8
7 North Carolina 23-4 1,261 8 7 North Carolina 23-4 592 7
8 Ohio State 22-5 1,139 6 8 Georgetown 20-5 539 9
9 Georgetown 20-5 1,085 10 9 Ohio State 22-5 504 6
10 Marquette 22-5 1,013 12 10 Marquette 22-5 485 13
11 Michigan 20-7 869 17 11 Florida 21-6 454 12
12 Florida 21-6 860 14 12 Murray State 26-1 416 14
13 Baylor 22-5 859 9 13 Michigan 20-7 377 19
14 Murray State 26-1 765 16 14 Baylor 22-5 374 10
15 Florida State 19-7 620 20 15 Wisconsin 20-7 292 17
16 Wisconsin 20-7 615 15 16 Florida State 19-7 290 21
17 Louisville 21-6 495 19 17 Louisville 21-6 277 18
18 New Mexico 22-4 469 NR 18 Notre Dame 19-8 223 25
19 Wichita State 24-4 467 24 19 Wichita State 24-4 183 NR
20 Notre Dame 19-8 457 23 20 UNLV 22-6 174 11
21 UNLV 22-6 325 11 21 New Mexico 22-4 142 NR
22 Temple 21-5 281 NR 22 Temple 21-5 114 NR
23 Indiana 20-7 246 18 23 Saint Mary’s 23-5 101 16
24 San Diego State 20-6 176 13 24 Indiana 20-7 81 20
25 Virginia 20-6 153 22 25 San Diego State 20-6 76 15
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Saint Mary’s 21, Gonzaga 24 Virginia 22, Mississippi State 23, Gonzaga 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Creighton 76, Gonzaga 47, Brigham Young 29, Saint Louis 25, Drexel 13, Harvard 12, Vanderbilt 12, California 11, Saint Mary’s 7, Long Beach State 4, Virginia Commonwealth 1 Virginia 73, Creighton 51, California 21, Gonzaga 13, Saint Louis 11, Mississippi State 10, Harvard 10, Drexel 9, Vanderbilt 9, Kansas State 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Long Beach State 3, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Weber State 2, Nevada 1, Iowa State 1

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