The NCAA men’s basketball polls are out for the week and the Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls.
They are followed by the Wisconsin Badgers, Arizona Wildcats, Duke Blue Devils and Louisville Cardinals in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, they are followed by Duke, Arizona, Wisconsin and Louisville.
The UConn Huskies have dropped out of the AP Poll this week after their loss to the Texas Longhorns on Sunday but remain in the Coaches Poll at No. 23.
Besides UConn, there are no teams from the American Athletic Conference among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. In the Coaches Poll, there are no teams there as well.
AP Top 25 | USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||
RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
1 | Kentucky (62) | 7-0 | 1,622 | 1 | Kentucky (29) | 7-0 | 796 |
2 | Wisconsin (3) | 7-0 | 1,511 | 2 | Duke | 7-0 | 738 |
3 | Arizona | 6-0 | 1,488 | 3 | Arizona (1) | 6-0 | 735 |
4 | Duke | 7-0 | 1,475 | 4 | Wisconsin (2) | 7-0 | 732 |
5 | Louisville | 5-0 | 1,260 | 5 | Louisville | 5-0 | 636 |
6 | Texas | 6-0 | 1,254 | 6 | Virginia | 7-0 | 611 |
7 | Virginia | 7-0 | 1,196 | 7 | Texas | 6-0 | 592 |
8 | Wichita St | 4-0 | 1,165 | 8 | Gonzaga | 6-0 | 586 |
9 | Gonzaga | 6-0 | 1,133 | 9 | Villanova | 6-0 | 540 |
10 | Villanova | 6-0 | 1,075 | 10 | Wichita St | 4-0 | 523 |
11 | Kansas | 5-1 | 1,063 | 11 | Kansas | 5-1 | 493 |
12 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 864 | 12 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 417 |
13 | San Diego St | 5-1 | 784 | 13 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 384 |
14 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 759 | 14 | San Diego St | 5-1 | 380 |
15 | Miami (FL) | 7-0 | 697 | 15 | Miami (FL) | 7-0 | 324 |
16 | West Virginia | 7-0 | 601 | 16 | Michigan | 5-1 | 269 |
17 | Michigan | 5-1 | 454 | 17 | West Virginia | 7-0 | 247 |
18 | Arkansas | 6-0 | 438 | 18 | Michigan St | 5-2 | 201 |
19 | Michigan St | 5-2 | 423 | 19 | Iowa State | 3-1 | 189 |
20 | Iowa State | 3-1 | 330 | 20 | Oklahoma | 4-2 | 152 |
21 | Maryland | 7-0 | 306 | 21 | Arkansas | 6-0 | 138 |
22 | Oklahoma | 4-2 | 254 | 22 | Maryland | 7-0 | 109 |
23 | Butler | 5-1 | 222 | 23 | Connecticut | 3-2 | 62 |
24 | Illinois | 6-0 | 104 | 24 | Florida | 3-3 | 60 |
25 | Utah | 5-1 | 88 | 25 | Illinois | 6-0 | 57 |
Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||
Virginia Commonwealth 14, Florida 18, UCLA 22, Creighton 23, Connecticut 24 |
Virginia Commonwealth 14, UCLA 23, Providence 25 | ||||||
Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||
Northern Iowa 83, Connecticut 76, Oklahoma St 69, Providence 56, Virginia Commonwealth 52, Syracuse 49, Florida 40, Georgetown 30, Creighton 29, Washington 17, NC State 12, Wyoming 10, California 8, Seton Hall 5, St. John’s 5, Nebraska 4, Baylor 3, UCLA 3, Ole Miss 2, Old Dominion 2, TCU 2, Notre Dame 1, Saint Mary’s 1 | Virginia Commonwealth 51, Providence 50, Utah 50, Butler 44, Northern Iowa 33, Oklahoma St 32, Washington 30, Syracuse 29, Creighton 17, Nebraska 17, Georgetown 15, NC State 14, California 11, Stanford 5, Wyoming 5, UTEP 5, Notre Dame 4, Baylor 4, Memphis 3, St. John’s 3, Saint Mary’s 3, TCU 3, UCLA 1 |