Paw Prints Men's Basketball

The first Men’s Basketball Associated Press (AP) Poll is out and once again we see the UConn Huskies sitting No. 2 behind the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Big East is well represented here again as 7 teams are in the top 25 and 4 in the top 9 (Louisville, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame).

“It is obviously a nice honor, one that I am not sure we are quite deserving of at this point but certainly something we hope to develop into as the season moves on,” Huskies coach Jim Calhoun said today. “We have three of the top players in our league and in the nation, very accomplished and experienced players in A.J. (Price), Hasheem (Thabeet) and Jeff (Adrien), and I think that is a big reason that people see us as one of the top teams in the country at this point.”

Here is a full look at the poll.

NCAA Division I: AP Top 25
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 North Carolina (72) 0-0 1,800 1
2 Connecticut 0-0 1,661 16
3 Louisville 0-0 1,638 13
4 UCLA 0-0 1,487 3
5 Pittsburgh 0-0 1,319 17
6 Michigan State 0-0 1,311 18
7 Texas 0-0 1,259 7
8 Duke 0-0 1,250 9
9 Notre Dame 0-0 1,243 15
10 Gonzaga 0-0 1,162 24
11 Purdue 0-0 1,099 20
12 Oklahoma 0-0 987 NR
13 Memphis 0-0 977 2
14 Tennessee 0-0 920 5
15 Arizona State 0-0 645 NR
16 Marquette 0-0 592 25
17 Miami (FL) 0-0 570 NR
18 USC 0-0 414 NR
19 Florida 0-0 403 NR
20 Davidson 0-0 347 23
21 Wake Forest 0-0 312 NR
22 Georgetown 0-0 311 8
23 Villanova 0-0 256 NR
24 Kansas 0-0 233 4
25 Wisconsin 0-0 196 6
Others Receiving Votes
Xavier 154, UNLV 143, Baylor 128, Saint Mary’s 112, Syracuse 83, Kentucky 75, Ohio State 64, LSU 31, Texas A&M 30, Washington 19, West Virginia 17, Virginia Tech 16, Brigham Young 16, Alabama 16, Siena 13, Washington State 11, Vanderbilt 11, Clemson 11, Arizona 11, Temple 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Creighton 7, Butler 7, New Mexico 3, Cleveland State 2, UAB 2, Stanford 2, San Diego 1, American University 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Saint Joseph’s 1, Drake 1, Miami (OH) 1.

After the jump is the side-by-side of the AP and USA Today/Coaches Poll and how it will appear here during the season.

AP Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. North Carolina (72) 0-0 1,800 1. North Carolina (31) 0-0 775
2. Connecticut 0-0 1,661 2. Connecticut 0-0 707
3. Louisville 0-0 1,638 3. Louisville 0-0 694
4. UCLA 0-0 1,487 4. UCLA 0-0 650
5. Pittsburgh 0-0 1,319 5. Duke 0-0 578
6. Michigan State 0-0 1,311 6. Pittsburgh 0-0 576
7. Texas 0-0 1,259 7. Michigan State 0-0 572
8. Duke 0-0 1,250 8. Texas 0-0 538
9. Notre Dame 0-0 1,243 9. Notre Dame 0-0 525
10. Gonzaga 0-0 1,162 10. Purdue 0-0 465
11. Purdue 0-0 1,099 11. Gonzaga 0-0 437
12. Oklahoma 0-0 987 12. Memphis 0-0 425
13. Memphis 0-0 977 13. Tennessee 0-0 408
14. Tennessee 0-0 920 14. Oklahoma 0-0 387
15. Arizona State 0-0 645 15. Arizona State 0-0 304
16. Marquette 0-0 592 16. Miami (FL) 0-0 233
17. Miami (FL) 0-0 570 17. Marquette 0-0 219
18. USC 0-0 414 18. Georgetown 0-0 175
19. Florida 0-0 403 19. Florida 0-0 161
20. Davidson 0-0 347 20. Davidson 0-0 158
21. Wake Forest 0-0 312 21. USC 0-0 153
22. Georgetown 0-0 311 21. Wisconsin 0-0 153
23. Villanova 0-0 256 23. Kansas 0-0 130
24. Kansas 0-0 233 24. Wake Forest 0-0 129
25. Wisconsin 0-0 196 25. Villanova 0-0 122
Others Receiving Votes Others Receiving Votes
Xavier 154, UNLV 143, Baylor 128, Saint Mary’s 112, Syracuse 83, Kentucky 75, Ohio State 64, LSU 31, Texas A&M 30, Washington 19, West Virginia 17, Virginia Tech 16, Brigham Young 16, Alabama 16, Siena 13, Washington State 11, Vanderbilt 11, Clemson 11, Arizona 11, Temple 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Creighton 7, Butler 7, New Mexico 3, Cleveland State 2, UAB 2, Stanford 2, San Diego 1, American University 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Saint Joseph’s 1, Drake 1, Miami (OH) 1. UNLV 60, Saint Mary’s 59, Ohio State 54, Baylor 47, Xavier 27, Syracuse 23, Texas A&M 19, LSU 19, Arizona 18, Virginia Tech 15, Brigham Young 13, West Virginia 10, Washington 8, Siena 8, Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 7, Oklahoma State 4, Clemson 2, Washington State 1.