Coupled with their win over Villanova on Saturday night and the top three teams in the polls losing, the Syracuse Orange are the new No. 1 team in the land as the regular season winds down.
Joining the Orange from the Big East in the top 10 are Villanova and West Virginia. Georgetown and Pittsburgh also find themselves in the top 25 as well.
A full look at the polls after the jump.
AP Top 25 | ESPN/USA Today Poll |
1. Syracuse (59) 27-2 1,618 | 1. Syracuse (23) 27-2 766 |
2. Kansas (6) 27-2 1,550 | 2. Kansas (7) 27-2 741 |
3. Kentucky 27-2 1,493 | 3. Kentucky 27-2 698 |
4. Duke 25-4 1,415 | 4. Duke (1) 25-4 694 |
5. Kansas State 24-4 1,377 | 5. Kansas State 24-4 659 |
6. Ohio State 23-7 1,232 | 6. Purdue 24-4 585 |
7. Purdue 24-4 1,169 | 7. Ohio State 23-7 559 |
8. New Mexico 27-3 1,151 | 8. West Virginia 22-6 526 |
9. Villanova 23-5 1,143 | 9. Villanova 23-5 509 |
10. West Virginia 22-6 1,024 | 10. New Mexico 27-3 494 |
11. Michigan State 22-7 960 | 11. Butler 26-4 480 |
12. Butler 26-4 762 | 12. Michigan State 22-7 429 |
13. Vanderbilt 22-6 741 | 13. Tennessee 21-7 346 |
14. Brigham Young 26-4 633 | 14. Gonzaga 24-5 341 |
15. Wisconsin 21-7 625 | 15. Brigham Young 26-4 337 |
16. Tennessee 21-7 615 | 16. Temple 24-5 293 |
17. Pittsburgh 22-7 612 | 17. Wisconsin 21-7 258 |
18. Gonzaga 24-5 554 | 18. Pittsburgh 22-7 255 |
19. Georgetown 19-8 548 | 19. Vanderbilt 22-6 246 |
20. Temple 24-5 547 | 20. Georgetown 19-8 240 |
21. Baylor 22-6 393 | 21. UTEP 22-5 121 |
22. Maryland 21-7 249 | 22. Baylor 22-6 104 |
23. Texas A&M 20-8 210 | 23. Maryland 21-7 102 |
24. UTEP 22-5 124 | 24. Texas A&M 20-8 92 |
25. Xavier 21-7 101 | 25. Texas 22-7 43 |
Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes |
Texas 94, Richmond 44, Northern Iowa 32, Oklahoma State 24, Marquette 21, Missouri 13, Illinois 10, Utah State 9, Virginia Tech 8, Mississippi State 7, UAB 6, Cornell 5, Louisville 4, Notre Dame 1, Old Dominion 1. | Northern Iowa 40, Xavier 28, Utah State 24, Cornell 15, Clemson 10, Virginia Tech 9, Richmond 8, Saint Mary’s 6, UNLV 6, Oklahoma State 6, California 2, Marquette 2, Murray State 1. |
Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings |
Texas 21, Richmond 23, Northern Iowa 25. | Northern Iowa 22, Richmond 24. |