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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 15 (Feb. 11)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and after being among the others receiving votes last week, the UConn Huskies have fallen out.

Once again, we have a split No. 1.

The Indiana Hoosiers remained as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll and are followed by the Puke Blue Devils, Miami (FL) Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines and Gonzaga Bulldogs. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, Puke is No. 1 and is followed by Indiana, Gonzaga, Miami (FL) and Michigan.

The Big East teams in the top 25 are the Syracuse Orange (6/7), Louisville Cardinals (12/12), Georgetown Hoyas (15/15), Pittsburgh Panthers (16/17), Marquette Golden Eagles (18/20) and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (21/21).

The Cincinnati Bearcats are the only Big East teams among the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 15 (Feb. 11), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Indiana (26) 21-3 1,559 1 1 Duke (18) 21-2 744 4
2 Duke (20) 21-2 1,515 4 2 Indiana (6) 21-3 717 1
3 Miami (FL) (17) 19-3 1,499 8 3 Gonzaga (1) 23-2 681 6
4 Michigan 21-3 1,428 3 4 Miami (FL) (5) 19-3 674 11
5 Gonzaga (2) 23-2 1,371 6 5 Michigan (1) 21-3 663 3
6 Syracuse 20-3 1,293 9 6 Florida 19-3 628 2
7 Florida 19-3 1,286 2 7 Syracuse 20-3 608 9
8 Michigan State 20-4 1,178 12 8 Michigan State 20-4 582 8
9 Arizona 20-3 1,062 7 9 Arizona 20-3 491 7
10 Kansas State 19-4 1,012 13 10 Butler 20-4 460 14
11 Butler 20-4 943 14 11 Kansas State 19-4 455 15
12 Louisville 19-5 842 11 12 Louisville 19-5 393 12
13 Ohio State 17-6 828 10 13 Kansas 19-4 364 5
14 Kansas 19-4 823 5 14 Ohio State 17-6 353 10
15 Georgetown 17-4 679 20 15 Georgetown 17-4 329 21
16 Pittsburgh 20-5 591 23 16 Oklahoma State 17-5 259 24
17 Oklahoma State 17-5 587 22 17 Pittsburgh 20-5 246 25
18 Marquette 17-5 493 24 18 New Mexico 20-4 203 16
19 New Mexico 20-4 433 15 19 Wisconsin 17-7 150 NR
20 Wisconsin 17-7 305 NR 20 Marquette 17-5 144 NR
21 Notre Dame 19-5 264 25 21 Notre Dame 19-5 140 NR
22 Memphis 20-3 193 NR 22 San Diego State 18-5 120 25
23 Oregon 19-5 137 19 23 Creighton 20-5 102 13
24 Colorado State 19-4 125 NR 24 Colorado State 19-4 79 NR
25 Kentucky 17-6 87 NR 25 Memphis 20-3 76 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Creighton 16, Cincinnati 17, Minnesota 18, Missouri 21 Cincinnati 17, Minnesota 18, Oregon 19, Missouri 20, Wichita State 22, Ole Miss 23
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Minnesota 80, Missouri 69, Cincinnati 68, Saint Mary's 62, Creighton 56, San Diego State 53, Louisiana Tech 43, Virginia Commonwealth 35, Saint Louis 34, Illinois 26, North Carolina State 24, Akron 12, UCLA 8, UNLV 6, Indiana State 5, Virginia 4, Wichita State 3, Belmont 2, Oklahoma 1, Ole Miss 1 Missouri 72, Oregon 63, Virginia Commonwealth 63, Cincinnati 38, Minnesota 28, Saint Mary's 27, Kentucky 27, Louisiana Tech 18, Saint Louis 13, Ole Miss 11, Middle Tennessee 11, Illinois 10, Akron 9, UNLV 8, Wichita State 8, UCLA 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Virginia 1, Belmont 1, Oklahoma 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 14 (Feb. 4)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and we find the UConn Huskies back among the others receiving votes but just in the AP Poll.

There's no split No. 1's this week as the Indiana Hoosiers return to the top of the polls. They are followed by the Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Puke Blue Devils and Kansas Jayhawks in the top five of both polls.

Syracuse is the highest ranked Big East team in both polls at 9/9 and are they joined by the Louisville Cardinals (11/12), Cincinnati Bearcats (17/17), Georgetown Hoyas (20/21) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (23/25).

The Marquette Golden Eagles are ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are No. 25. They are both among the others receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 14 (Feb. 4), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Indiana (58) 20-2 1,615 3 1 Indiana (25) 20-2 766 3
2 Florida (7) 18-2 1,536 4 2 Florida (6) 18-2 742 4
3 Michigan 20-2 1,490 1 3 Michigan 20-2 690 2
4 Duke 19-2 1,413 5 4 Duke 19-2 683 5
5 Kansas 19-2 1,350 2 5 Kansas 19-2 654 1
6 Gonzaga 21-2 1,249 7 6 Gonzaga 21-2 614 7
7 Arizona 19-2 1,248 8 7 Arizona 19-2 601 8
8 Miami (FL) 17-3 1,132 14 8 Michigan State 18-4 518 9
9 Syracuse 18-3 1,091 6 9 Syracuse 18-3 514 6
10 Ohio State 17-4 1,033 11 10 Ohio State 17-4 502 11
11 Louisville 18-4 1,018 12 11 Miami (FL) 17-3 485 15
12 Michigan State 18-4 994 13 12 Louisville 18-4 470 13
13 Kansas State 17-4 782 18 13 Creighton 20-3 369 17
14 Butler 18-4 774 9 14 Butler 18-4 325 10
15 New Mexico 19-3 660 20 15 Kansas State 17-4 314 21
16 Creighton 20-3 578 21 16 New Mexico 19-3 295 22
17 Cincinnati 18-4 552 24 17 Cincinnati 18-4 265 23
18 Minnesota 17-5 454 23 18 Minnesota 17-5 194 24
19 Oregon 18-4 390 10 19 Oregon 18-4 179 12
20 Georgetown 16-4 364 NR 20 Missouri 16-5 143 18
21 Missouri 16-5 245 17 21 Georgetown 16-4 138 NR
22 Oklahoma State 15-5 235 NR 22 Wichita State 19-4 83 14
23 Pittsburgh 18-5 207 NR 23 Ole Miss 17-4 69 16
24 Marquette 15-5 137 25 24 Oklahoma State 15-5 57 NR
25 Notre Dame 18-4 132 NR 25 Pittsburgh 18-5 54 NR
– 25 San Diego State 16-5 54 20
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Wichita State 15, Ole Miss 16, North Carolina State 19, San Diego State 22 North Carolina State 19, Marquette 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Ole Miss 75, North Carolina State 64, Colorado State 49, Wichita State 49, Memphis 44, Wisconsin 28, Saint Mary's 27, Louisiana Tech 24, Kentucky 21, San Diego State 17, UNLV 13, UCLA 8, Saint Louis 8, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Virginia 4, Akron 4, Connecticut 2, Belmont 1 Notre Dame 47, Colorado State 38, Marquette 38, Virginia Commonwealth 33, Wisconsin 25, North Carolina State 24, Memphis 19, Saint Mary's 18, Southern Miss 13, UNLV 12, Belmont 7, Louisiana Tech 6, Middle Tennessee 4, Kentucky 4, UCLA 4, Oklahoma 2, Akron 2, Saint Louis 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 13 (Jan. 28)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain out of the polls.

There's a split in the polls as to whom the No. 1 team is.

In the AP Poll, the Michigan Wolverines are ranked No. 1. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Kansas Jayhawks are No. 1.

The Wolverines are followed by Kansas, Indiana Hoosiers, Florida Gators and Duke Blue Devils in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Poll, Kansas is followed by Michigan, Indiana, Florida and Duke.

Teams from the Big East that are ranked are Syracuse (6/6), Louisville Cardinals (12/13), Cincinnati Bearcats (24/23) and Marquette Golden Eagles (25/25).

The Georgetown Hoyas, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Pittsburgh Panthers are the Big East teams among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 13 (Jan. 28), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Michigan (51) 19-1 1,611 2 1 Kansas (16) 18-1 760 2
2 Kansas (13) 18-1 1,572 3 2 Michigan (14) 19-1 757 3
3 Indiana 18-2 1,457 7 3 Indiana 18-2 686 8
4 Florida (1) 16-2 1,420 8 4 Florida (1) 16-2 685 7
5 Duke 17-2 1,328 1 5 Duke 17-2 644 1
6 Syracuse 18-2 1,322 3 6 Syracuse 18-2 624 4
7 Gonzaga 19-2 1,177 10 7 Gonzaga 19-2 580 10
8 Arizona 17-2 1,160 6 8 Arizona 17-2 557 6
9 Butler 17-3 1,023 9 9 Michigan State 17-4 459 11
10 Oregon 18-2 969 16 10 Butler 17-3 447 9
11 Ohio State 15-4 945 14 11 Ohio State 15-4 438 15
12 Louisville 16-4 905 5 12 Oregon 18-2 435 19
13 Michigan State 17-4 897 13 13 Louisville 16-4 422 5
14 Miami (FL) 15-3 894 25 14 Wichita State 19-2 340 21
15 Wichita State 19-2 621 20 15 Miami (FL) 15-3 326 NR
16 Ole Miss 17-2 473 23 16 Ole Miss 17-2 252 24
17 Missouri 15-4 464 22 17 Creighton 18-3 249 12
18 Kansas State 15-4 463 11 18 Missouri 15-4 234 22
19 North Carolina State 16-4 431 18 19 North Carolina State 16-4 194 18
20 New Mexico 17-3 333 15 20 San Diego State 16-4 171 25
21 Creighton 18-3 312 17 21 Kansas State 15-4 166 13
22 San Diego State 16-4 302 NR 22 New Mexico 17-3 159 17
23 Minnesota 15-5 281 12 23 Cincinnati 16-4 134 20
24 Cincinnati 16-4 220 21 24 Minnesota 15-5 87 14
25 Marquette 14-4 216 NR 25 Marquette 14-4 75 NR
Dropped from poll: Dropped from poll:
Virginia Commonwealth 19, Notre Dame 24 Virginia Commonwealth 16, Notre Dame 23
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Georgetown 121, UNLV 56, Wisconsin 45, UCLA 34, Arizona State 14, Notre Dame 12, Pittsburgh 10, Louisiana Tech 8, Villanova 6, Baylor 5, Iowa State 4, Memphis 4, Virginia Commonwealth 4, La Salle 3, Saint Mary's 2, Colorado State 1 Georgetown 33, UNLV 32, Virginia Commonwealth 27, Wisconsin 25, Pittsburgh 18, Notre Dame 13, UCLA 10, Southern Miss 7, Baylor 7, Colorado State 6, Saint Mary's 5, La Salle 3, Oklahoma State 3, Arizona State 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Louisiana Tech 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 21)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out for the week and after being among the others receiving votes, the UConn Huskies have once again fallen out.

The Puke Blue Devils are back on top in both polls. They are followed by the Michigan Wolverines, Kansas Jayhawks, Syracuse Orange and Louisville Cardinals in the AP Poll. In the Coaches Poll, the top five is the same with the exception of Kansas being No. 2 and Michigan No. 3.

Joining Syracuse and Louisville from the Big East in the top 25 are the Cincinnati Bearcats (21/20) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (24/23).

The Marquette Golden Eagles, Pitt Panthers and Georgetown Hoyas are the only teams from the Big East amongst the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 21), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Duke (39) 16-1 1,578 3 1 Duke (20) 16-1 755 3
2 Michigan (11) 17-1 1,539 5 2 Kansas (8) 16-1 732 4
3 Kansas (7) 16-1 1,486 4 3 Michigan (1) 17-1 712 5
3 Syracuse (8) 17-1 1,486 6 4 Syracuse (2) 17-1 699 6
5 Louisville 16-2 1,348 1 5 Louisville 16-2 633 1
6 Arizona 16-1 1,270 7 6 Arizona 16-1 609 7
7 Indiana 16-2 1,211 2 7 Florida 14-2 588 9
8 Florida 14-2 1,181 10 8 Indiana 16-2 576 2
9 Butler 16-2 1,146 13 9 Butler 16-2 523 13
10 Gonzaga 17-2 994 8 10 Gonzaga 17-2 454 8
11 Kansas State 15-2 927 16 11 Michigan State 16-3 439 17
12 Minnesota 15-3 905 9 12 Creighton 17-2 376 10
13 Michigan State 16-3 831 18 13 Kansas State 15-2 372 18
14 Ohio State 13-4 701 11 14 Minnesota 15-3 343 12
15 New Mexico 16-2 659 19 15 Ohio State 13-4 342 11
16 Oregon 16-2 624 21 16 Virginia Commonwealth 16-3 305 19
17 Creighton 17-2 611 12 17 New Mexico 16-2 304 21
18 North Carolina State 15-3 587 14 18 North Carolina State 15-3 234 15
19 Virginia Commonwealth 16-3 433 22 19 Oregon 16-2 211 NR
20 Wichita State 17-2 363 NR 20 Cincinnati 16-3 179 24
21 Cincinnati 16-3 322 NR 21 Wichita State 17-2 145 NR
22 Missouri 13-4 234 17 22 Missouri 13-4 130 16
23 Ole Miss 15-2 172 NR 23 Notre Dame 15-3 84 20
24 Notre Dame 15-3 123 20 24 Ole Miss 15-2 69 NR
25 Miami (FL) 13-3 93 NR 25 San Diego State 14-4 60 14
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
San Diego State 15, Illinois 23, UCLA 24, Marquette 25 Illinois 22, UNLV 23, UCLA 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Marquette 92, Wisconsin 55, UCLA 41, UNLV 32, Wyoming 28, San Diego State 26, Colorado State 7, Memphis 6, Georgetown 4, Iowa State 3, North Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Pittsburgh 1, Bucknell 1 Miami (FL) 49, Wisconsin 42, UNLV 23, Marquette 20, Wyoming 17, Colorado State 16, Oklahoma State 7, Pittsburgh 5, UCLA 5, Iowa State 5, Bucknell 3, Illinois 3, Georgetown 2, Stephen F. Austin 2, Saint Mary's 1, Middle Tennessee 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 14)

AP & USA Today Coaches Poll

When the UConn Huskies men's basketball team takes on the Louisville Cardinals on Monday night, they'll be taking on the new No. 1 team in both polls.

UConn did return to the others receiving votes of both polls after being out last week.

The Cardinals are followed by the Indiana Hoosiers, Puke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan Wolverines in both polls.

Joining Louisville in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (6/6) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (20/20).

The Marquette Golden Eagles are ranked No. 25 in the AP Poll but are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches' Poll. The Cincinnati Bearcats are ranked No. 24 in the Coaches' Poll but are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

The Huskies are joined by the Georgetown Hoyas among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Pittsburgh Panthers are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 14), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Louisville (36) 15-1 1,591 3 1 Louisville (18) 15-1 753 4
2 Indiana (13) 15-1 1,527 5 2 Indiana (6) 15-1 718 5
3 Duke (14) 15-1 1,501 1 3 Duke (7) 15-1 707 1
4 Kansas (1) 14-1 1,416 6 4 Kansas 14-1 680 6
5 Michigan (1) 16-1 1,415 2 5 Michigan 16-1 678 2
6 Syracuse 16-1 1,284 7 6 Syracuse 16-1 619 7
7 Arizona 15-1 1,205 4 7 Arizona 15-1 574 3
8 Gonzaga 16-1 1,141 9 8 Gonzaga 16-1 552 8
9 Minnesota 15-2 1,041 8 9 Florida 12-2 526 9
10 Florida 12-2 1,019 11 10 Creighton 16-1 489 11
11 Ohio State 13-3 939 15 11 Ohio State 13-3 436 14
12 Creighton 16-1 896 13 12 Minnesota 15-2 433 10
13 Butler 14-2 855 14 13 Butler 14-2 370 17
14 North Carolina State 14-2 836 20 14 San Diego State 14-2 366 15
15 San Diego State 14-2 704 16 15 North Carolina State 14-2 321 21
16 Kansas State 13-2 670 18 16 Missouri 12-3 298 12
17 Missouri 12-3 598 10 17 Michigan State 14-3 286 18
18 Michigan State 14-3 426 22 18 Kansas State 13-2 243 23
19 New Mexico 15-2 368 25 19 Virginia Commonwealth 14-3 178 24
20 Notre Dame 14-2 295 17 20 Notre Dame 14-2 155 16
21 Oregon 14-2 238 NR 21 New Mexico 15-2 147 NR
22 Virginia Commonwealth 14-3 212 NR 22 Illinois 14-4 125 13
23 Illinois 14-4 199 12 23 UNLV 14-3 109 19
24 UCLA 14-3 185 NR 24 Cincinnati 14-3 80 20
25 Marquette 12-3 177 NR 25 UCLA 14-3 38 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Georgetown 19, Cincinnati 21, Wichita State 23, UNLV 24 Georgetown 22, Wyoming 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Cincinnati 121, Connecticut 70, Georgetown 56, Ole Miss 55, UNLV 26, Wisconsin 25, Boise State 9, Miami (FL) 9, Wichita State 6, Temple 5, Pittsburgh 2, Baylor 1, Utah State 1, Wyoming 1 Oregon 37, Georgetown 32, Marquette 23, Wisconsin 23, Wichita State 19, Ole Miss 14, Wyoming 13, Connecticut 10, Miami (FL) 8, Oklahoma State 8, Boise State 2, Bucknell 2, Utah State 2, Iowa State 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 10 (Jan. 7)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and with their loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles, the UConn Huskies have fallen out of the others receiving votes completely.

For the fourth straight week, I've lost my lunch. Oops, I mean the Duke Blue Devils are the No.1 team.

They are followed by Michigan Wolverines, Louisville Cardinals, Arizona Wildcats and Indiana Hoosiers in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the top five is the same with Arizona at No. 3 and Louisville at No. 4.

Joining Louisville in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (7/7), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (17/16), Georgetown Hoyas (19/22) and the Cincinnati Bearcats (21/20).

The Pittsburgh Panthers are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 10 (Jan. 7), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Duke (62) 14-0 1,622 1 1 Duke (30) 14-0 774 1
2 Michigan (3) 15-0 1,553 2 2 Michigan (1) 15-0 744 2
3 Louisville 13-1 1,447 4 3 Arizona 14-0 691 3
4 Arizona 14-0 1,442 3 4 Louisville 13-1 677 4
5 Indiana 13-1 1,381 5 5 Indiana 13-1 649 5
6 Kansas 12-1 1,322 6 6 Kansas 12-1 640 6
7 Syracuse 14-1 1,211 7 7 Syracuse 14-1 585 7
8 Minnesota 14-1 1,121 9 8 Gonzaga 15-1 511 10
9 Gonzaga 15-1 1,064 10 9 Florida 10-2 496 9
10 Missouri 11-2 1,006 12 10 Minnesota 14-1 488 13
11 Florida 10-2 922 13 11 Creighton 14-1 469 11
12 Illinois 14-2 881 11 12 Missouri 11-2 447 12
13 Creighton 14-1 789 16 13 Illinois 14-2 366 14
14 Butler 12-2 761 17 14 Ohio State 11-3 355 8
15 Ohio State 11-3 710 8 15 San Diego State 12-2 314 17
16 San Diego State 12-2 591 19 16 Notre Dame 13-1 285 19
17 Notre Dame 13-1 547 21 17 Butler 12-2 274 20
18 Kansas State 12-2 472 25 18 Michigan State 12-3 190 18
19 Georgetown 10-2 441 15 19 UNLV 13-2 170 24
20 North Carolina State 12-2 438 23 20 Cincinnati 13-2 165 15
21 Cincinnati 13-2 375 14 21 North Carolina State 12-2 153 25
22 Michigan State 12-3 267 18 22 Georgetown 10-2 138 16
23 Wichita State 14-1 135 NR 23 Kansas State 12-2 131 NR
24 UNLV 13-2 113 NR 24 Virginia Commonwealth 12-3 85 NR
25 New Mexico 13-2 102 20 25 Wyoming 13-0 70 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Oklahoma State 22, Pittsburgh 24 Oklahoma State 21, Pittsburgh 22, New Mexico 23
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Virginia Commonwealth 94, Wyoming 87, Oklahoma State 64, Marquette 41, UCLA 41, Maryland 29, Kentucky 27, Temple 13, Oregon 11, North Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 1 New Mexico 48, Wichita State 47, Kentucky 43, Oklahoma State 34, Maryland 10, Pittsburgh 7, North Carolina 5, UCLA 3, Marquette 3, Colorado State 2, Saint Mary's 2, Temple 1, Arizona State 1, Utah State 1, Virginia 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Dec. 31)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain among the others receiving votes for yet another week.

The Duke Blue Devils (there went my dinner I haven't eaten yet) remain the No. 1 team in the country. They are followed by the Michigan Wolverines, Arizona Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals and Indiana Hoosiers in both polls.

Joining the Cardinals in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (7/7), Cincinnati Bearcats (14/15), Georgetown Hoyas (15/16), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19/21) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (24/22).

UConn is the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Dec. 31), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Duke (63) 12-0 1,623 1 1 Duke (30) 12-0 774 1
2 Michigan (2) 13-0 1,547 2 2 Michigan (1) 13-0 744 2
3 Arizona 12-0 1,474 3 3 Arizona 12-0 692 3
4 Louisville 12-1 1,434 4 4 Louisville 12-1 678 3
5 Indiana 12-1 1,378 5 5 Indiana 12-1 654 5
6 Kansas 11-1 1,313 6 6 Kansas 11-1 643 6
7 Syracuse 11-1 1,197 9 7 Syracuse 11-1 575 7
8 Ohio State 10-2 1,079 10 8 Ohio State 10-2 530 10
9 Minnesota 12-1 978 11 9 Florida 9-2 451 11
10 Gonzaga 12-1 946 13 10 Gonzaga 12-1 439 13
11 Illinois 13-1 929 12 11 Creighton 12-1 436 12
12 Missouri 10-2 912 7 12 Missouri 10-2 420 9
13 Florida 9-2 810 14 13 Minnesota 12-1 417 14
14 Cincinnati 12-1 761 8 14 Illinois 13-1 358 15
15 Georgetown 10-1 718 15 15 Cincinnati 12-1 352 8
16 Creighton 12-1 629 16 16 Georgetown 10-1 281 18
17 Butler 10-2 591 18 17 San Diego State 11-2 242 16
18 Michigan State 11-2 447 19 18 Michigan State 11-2 228 19
19 San Diego State 11-2 437 17 19 Notre Dame 12-1 201 20
20 New Mexico 13-1 389 NR 20 Butler 10-2 194 21
21 Notre Dame 12-1 361 21 21 Oklahoma State 10-1 146 22
22 Oklahoma State 10-1 333 22 22 Pittsburgh 12-1 124 24
23 North Carolina State 10-2 270 23 23 New Mexico 13-1 109 NR
24 Pittsburgh 12-1 219 24 24 UNLV 11-2 100 17
25 Kansas State 10-2 149 25 25 North Carolina State 10-2 95 25
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
UNLV 20 Kentucky 23
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
UNLV 52, North Carolina 38, Wyoming 28, Temple 21, Virginia Commonwealth 15, Kentucky 13, Wichita State 11, Connecticut 9, UCLA 6, Maryland 5, Oregon 3 Virginia Commonwealth 36, Kansas State 35, North Carolina 34, Kentucky 31, Wyoming 30, Wichita State 7, Colorado 6, Maryland 5, Connecticut 3, UCLA 2, Bucknell 1, Colorado State 1, Temple 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 8 (Dec. 24)

AP & USA Today Coaches Poll

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain among the others receiving votes in both polls.

The Duke Blue Devils remain No. 1 (there went my Christmas Eve dinner). They are followed by the Michigan Wolverines, Arizona Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals and Indiana Hoosiers in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches' Poll, the top five is the same except for Louisville is No. 3 and Arizona is No. 4.

Joining the Cardinals from the Big East in the top 25 are the Cincinnati Bearcats (8/8), Syracuse Orange (9/7), Georgetown Hoyas (15/18), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (21/20) and Pitt Panthers (24/24).

UConn is the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 8 (Dec. 24), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Duke (63) 11-0 1,623 1 1 Duke (30) 11-0 774 1
2 Michigan (2) 12-0 1,551 2 2 Michigan (1) 12-0 745 2
3 Arizona 11-0 1,463 4 3 Louisville 11-1 682 5
4 Louisville 11-1 1,422 5 3 Arizona 11-0 682 4
5 Indiana 11-1 1,383 6 5 Indiana 11-1 648 6
6 Kansas 10-1 1,309 9 6 Kansas 10-1 642 8
7 Missouri 10-1 1,157 12 7 Syracuse 10-1 559 3
8 Cincinnati 12-0 1,144 11 8 Cincinnati 12-0 543 11
9 Syracuse 10-1 1,140 3 9 Missouri 10-1 537 12
10 Ohio State 9-2 965 7 10 Ohio State 9-2 480 7
11 Minnesota 12-1 878 13 11 Florida 8-2 406 9
12 Illinois 12-1 875 10 12 Creighton 11-1 395 13
13 Gonzaga 11-1 824 14 13 Gonzaga 11-1 391 14
14 Florida 8-2 772 8 14 Minnesota 12-1 345 16
15 Georgetown 10-1 674 15 15 Illinois 12-1 330 10
16 Creighton 11-1 589 17 16 San Diego State 11-1 327 15
17 San Diego State 11-1 557 18 17 UNLV 11-1 240 18
18 Butler 9-2 512 19 18 Georgetown 10-1 217 21
19 Michigan State 11-2 416 20 19 Michigan State 11-2 207 19
20 UNLV 11-1 382 21 20 Notre Dame 12-1 181 22
21 Notre Dame 12-1 337 22 21 Butler 9-2 136 25
22 Oklahoma State 10-1 318 24 22 Oklahoma State 10-1 129 24
23 North Carolina State 9-2 264 25 23 Kentucky 8-3 108 23
24 Pittsburgh 12-1 189 NR 24 Pittsburgh 12-1 97 NR
25 Kansas State 9-2 152 NR 25 North Carolina State 9-2 87 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
New Mexico 16, North Carolina 23 New Mexico 17, North Carolina 19
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
New Mexico 66, Kentucky 37, Temple 36, Wyoming 28, Virginia Commonwealth 16, North Carolina 16, Wichita State 11, Maryland 7, Oregon 6, Connecticut 6 New Mexico 62, North Carolina 34, Kansas State 22, Virginia Commonwealth 22, Wyoming 20, Connecticut 6, Oregon 6, Temple 5, Maryland 3, Colorado 3, Wichita State 3, Colorado State 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 7 (Dec. 17)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain among the others receiving votes in both polls.

The Duke Blue Devils (I just threw up in my mouth) are the new No. 1 team in the land. They are followed by the Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange, Arizona Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals in the AP Poll. In the ESPN USA Today Coaches Poll, the top three is the same with Louisville at No. 4 and Arizona at No. 5.

Joining Syracuse and Louisville from the Big East in the top 25 are the Cincinnati Bearcats (11/11), Georgetown Hoyas (15/21) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22/22).

The Pitt Panthers join UConn among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Marquette Golden Eagles are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 7 (Dec. 17), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Duke (62) 9-0 1,622 2 1 Duke (30) 9-0 774 2
2 Michigan (3) 11-0 1,543 3 2 Michigan (1) 11-0 743 3
3 Syracuse 9-0 1,465 4 3 Syracuse 9-0 695 4
4 Arizona 8-0 1,371 8 4 Louisville 9-1 640 6
5 Louisville 9-1 1,362 6 5 Arizona 8-0 632 8
6 Indiana 9-1 1,321 1 6 Indiana 9-1 627 1
7 Ohio State 8-1 1,249 7 7 Ohio State 8-1 595 7
8 Florida 7-1 1,163 5 8 Kansas 8-1 552 9
9 Kansas 8-1 1,110 9 9 Florida 7-1 532 5
10 Illinois 12-0 1,044 10 10 Illinois 12-0 482 10
11 Cincinnati 10-0 967 11 11 Cincinnati 10-0 460 12
12 Missouri 8-1 886 12 12 Missouri 8-1 451 11
13 Minnesota 11-1 730 13 13 Creighton 10-1 351 13
14 Gonzaga 10-1 710 14 14 Gonzaga 10-1 339 14
15 Georgetown 9-1 579 15 15 San Diego State 8-1 296 15
16 New Mexico 11-0 548 17 16 Minnesota 11-1 273 16
17 Creighton 10-1 530 16 17 New Mexico 11-0 219 20
18 San Diego State 8-1 493 18 18 UNLV 8-1 216 17
19 Butler 8-2 361 NR 19 North Carolina 8-2 187 18
20 Michigan State 9-2 343 19 19 Michigan State 9-2 187 19
21 UNLV 8-1 315 20 21 Georgetown 9-1 180 21
22 Notre Dame 9-1 291 22 22 Notre Dame 9-1 125 24
23 North Carolina 8-2 256 21 23 Kentucky 7-3 98 22
24 Oklahoma State 8-1 244 24 24 Oklahoma State 8-1 94 23
25 North Carolina State 7-2 198 25 25 Butler 8-2 89 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Wichita State 23 North Carolina State 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Oregon 176, Pittsburgh 158, Kentucky 41, Wyoming 14, Marquette 8, Virginia Commonwealth 7, Wichita State 6, Connecticut 4, Murray State 4, Miami (FL) 3, Maryland 2, Bucknell 1 North Carolina State 84, Pittsburgh 74, Oregon 45, Virginia Commonwealth 11, Wyoming 8, Connecticut 6, Wichita State 5, Murray State 3, Oklahoma 2

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 6 (Dec. 10)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain among the others receiving votes in both polls.

The Indiana Hoosiers are still the No. 1 team in the land. They are followed by the Duke Blue Devils, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange and Florida Gators in both polls.

Joining Syracuse from the Big East in the top 25 are the Louisville Cardinals (6/6), Cincinnati Bearcats (11/12), Georgetown Hoyas (15/21) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22/24).

The Pitt Panthers join UConn among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Marquette Golden Eagles are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 6 (Dec. 10), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Indiana (44) 9-0 1,580 1 1 Indiana (25) 9-0 769 1
2 Duke (20) 9-0 1,551 2 2 Duke (6) 9-0 749 2
3 Michigan 9-0 1,444 3 3 Michigan 9-0 705 3
4 Syracuse 8-0 1,378 4 4 Syracuse 8-0 663 4
5 Florida 7-0 1,319 6 5 Florida 7-0 644 5
6 Louisville 8-1 1,303 5 6 Louisville 8-1 609 6
7 Ohio State 6-1 1,211 7 7 Ohio State 6-1 586 7
8 Arizona 7-0 1,178 8 8 Arizona 7-0 568 8
9 Kansas 7-1 1,087 9 9 Kansas 7-1 537 9
10 Illinois 10-0 991 13 10 Illinois 10-0 465 14
11 Cincinnati 9-0 944 11 11 Missouri 8-1 450 11
12 Missouri 8-1 877 12 12 Cincinnati 9-0 447 12
13 Minnesota 10-1 714 14 13 Creighton 9-1 338 13
14 Gonzaga 9-1 699 10 14 Gonzaga 9-1 325 10
15 Georgetown 7-1 577 15 15 San Diego State 7-1 292 15
16 Creighton 9-1 525 16 16 Minnesota 10-1 225 21
17 New Mexico 10-0 512 18 17 UNLV 7-1 224 18
18 San Diego State 7-1 491 17 18 North Carolina 7-2 222 16
19 Michigan State 8-2 328 19 19 Michigan State 8-2 213 17
20 UNLV 7-1 305 21 20 New Mexico 10-0 207 20
21 North Carolina 7-2 298 20 21 Georgetown 7-1 163 23
22 Notre Dame 8-1 283 22 22 Kentucky 6-3 125 19
23 Wichita State 9-0 280 24 23 Oklahoma State 7-1 116 22
24 Oklahoma State 7-1 251 23 24 Notre Dame 8-1 110 25
25 North Carolina State 6-2 213 25 25 North Carolina State 6-2 93 24
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
None None
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Oregon 177, Pittsburgh 177, Kentucky 44, Wyoming 15, Connecticut 10, Marquette 8, Virginia Commonwealth 6, Maryland 5, Butler 5, Murray State 4, Miami (FL) 3, Alabama 3, Virginia Tech 3, LSU 1 Wichita State 88, Pittsburgh 74, Oregon 32, Connecticut 10, Murray State 10, Wyoming 8, Butler 4, Ole Miss 2, Virginia Commonwealth 2

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