The NCAA college basketball polls are out for the first time since the preseason and the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team still finds themselves as the No. 4 team in the country in both polls.
The North Carolina Tar Heels are No. 1 in both polls and the top five from the preseason is still the same. The Tar Heels are followed by the Kentucky Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, UConn and Syracuse Orange.
Joining the Huskies and Orange in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (8/7), Pittsburgh Panthers (9/9), Cincinnati Bearcats (20/20) and the Marquette Golden Eagles (21/19).
The Villanova Wildcats and West Virginia Mountaineers are the only Big East schools among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Georgetown Hoyas and St. John’s Red Storm are among the others receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 2 (Nov. 14), 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 | North Carolina (62) | 2-0 | 1,620 | 1 | 1 | North Carolina (30) | 2-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 1-0 | 1,519 | 2 | 2 | Kentucky (1) | 1-0 | 732 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State (1) | 1-0 | 1,486 | 3 | 3 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 701 | 3 |
| 4 | Connecticut (2) | 1-0 | 1,429 | 4 | 4 | Connecticut | 1-0 | 669 | 4 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 1-0 | 1,358 | 5 | 5 | Syracuse | 1-0 | 654 | 5 |
| 6 | Duke | 2-0 | 1,274 | 6 | 6 | Duke | 2-0 | 632 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida | 1-0 | 1,132 | 8 | 7 | Louisville | 2-0 | 538 | 8 |
| 8 | Louisville | 2-0 | 1,122 | 9 | 8 | Florida | 1-0 | 519 | 10 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 2-0 | 1,084 | 10 | 9 | Pittsburgh | 2-0 | 502 | 11 |
| 10 | Memphis | 0-0 | 1,017 | 11 | 10 | Memphis | 0-0 | 452 | 9 |
| 11 | Baylor | 2-0 | 962 | 12 | 11 | Kansas | 1-0 | 393 | 13 |
| 12 | Kansas | 1-0 | 835 | 13 | 12 | Baylor | 2-0 | 390 | 12 |
| 13 | Xavier | 1-0 | 806 | 14 | 13 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 359 | 14 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 801 | 15 | 14 | Xavier | 1-0 | 333 | 15 |
| 15 | Arizona | 3-0 | 607 | 16 | 15 | Alabama | 1-0 | 261 | 17 |
| 16 | Alabama | 1-0 | 497 | 19 | 16 | Arizona | 3-0 | 254 | 16 |
| 17 | Michigan | 1-0 | 475 | 18 | 17 | Michigan | 1-0 | 240 | 18 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 1-1 | 454 | 7 | 18 | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 218 | 19 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 444 | 20 | 19 | Marquette | 1-0 | 182 | 21 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 1-0 | 410 | 21 | 20 | Cincinnati | 1-0 | 176 | 22 |
| 21 | Marquette | 1-0 | 406 | 22 | 20 | Vanderbilt | 1-1 | 176 | 7 |
| 22 | Gonzaga | 1-0 | 311 | 23 | 22 | California | 2-0 | 145 | 24 |
| 23 | California | 2-0 | 295 | 24 | 23 | Gonzaga | 1-0 | 126 | 23 |
| 24 | Missouri | 1-0 | 200 | 25 | 24 | Florida State | 1-0 | 103 | NR |
| 25 | Florida State | 1-0 | 132 | NR | 25 | Missouri | 1-0 | 88 | 25 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| No. 17 UCLA | No. 20 UCLA | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Temple 79, Michigan State 78, Washington 47, Cleveland State 43, New Mexico 34, UCLA 34, Belmont 21, Creighton 19, Villanova 19, Texas 18, Drexel 13, UNLV 9, Saint Mary’s 6, Purdue 5, San Diego State 3, George Mason 3, Harvard 3, Butler 3, Long Beach State 3, Utah State 3, Illinois 2, Marshall 1, Minnesota 1, Akron 1, West Virginia 1 | Texas 80, Purdue 55, Temple 54, Washington 49, Villanova 34, New Mexico 27, Creighton 23, UNLV 21, Michigan State 20, Cleveland State 13, George Mason 11, Georgetown 10, UCLA 10, West Virginia 10, St. John’s 8, Oklahoma State 8, Saint Mary’s 6, Butler 6, Drexel 5, Long Beach State 3, Virginia Commonwealth 3, Wichita State 1, Brigham Young 1 | ||||||||
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