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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 5 (Dec. 3)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies are still sitting on the outside. They are among the others receiving votes in both polls.

The Indiana Hoosiers remain as the No. 1 team in the land and are followed by the Duke Blue Devils, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange and Louisville Cardinals in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches' Poll, the top four is the same with the Florida Gators in the fifth spot.

Joining the Orange and Cardinals (5/6) in the top 25 from the Big East are the Cincinnati Bearcats (11/12), Georgetown Hoyas (15/23) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22/25).

Joining UConn in the others receiving votes in both polls from the Big East are the Pitt Panthers. The Marquette Golden Eagles are amongst the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

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AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Indiana (45) 8-0 1,605 1 1 Indiana (25) 8-0 768 1
2 Duke (20) 8-0 1,577 2 2 Duke (6) 8-0 749 2
3 Michigan 7-0 1,467 3 3 Michigan 7-0 701 3
4 Syracuse 5-0 1,384 6 4 Syracuse 5-0 660 5
5 Louisville 6-1 1,332 5 5 Florida 6-0 629 7
6 Florida 6-0 1,324 7 6 Louisville 6-1 612 6
7 Ohio State 5-1 1,254 4 7 Ohio State 5-1 598 4
8 Arizona 5-0 1,190 9 8 Arizona 5-0 564 9
9 Kansas 6-1 1,079 10 9 Kansas 6-1 534 10
10 Gonzaga 8-0 1,054 12 10 Gonzaga 8-0 522 12
11 Cincinnati 7-0 919 17 11 Missouri 6-1 427 15
12 Missouri 6-1 866 16 12 Cincinnati 7-0 415 16
13 Illinois 8-0 654 22 13 Creighton 7-1 299 11
14 Minnesota 8-1 584 21 14 Illinois 8-0 283 22
15 Georgetown 5-1 545 20 15 San Diego State 5-1 270 21
16 Creighton 7-1 469 11 16 North Carolina 6-2 248 13
17 San Diego State 5-1 410 23 17 Michigan State 6-2 222 14
18 New Mexico 8-0 402 25 18 UNLV 5-1 210 20
19 Michigan State 6-2 347 13 19 Kentucky 4-3 196 8
20 North Carolina 6-2 321 14 20 New Mexico 8-0 182 23
21 UNLV 5-1 285 24 21 Minnesota 8-1 149 NR
22 Notre Dame 7-1 278 NR 22 Oklahoma State 5-1 122 17
23 Oklahoma State 5-1 263 15 23 Georgetown 5-1 121 25
24 Wichita State 8-0 245 NR 24 North Carolina State 4-2 115 18
25 North Carolina State 4-2 234 18 25 Notre Dame 7-1 92 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Kentucky 8, Colorado 19 Colorado 19, UCLA 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Kentucky 186, Virginia Tech 170, Pittsburgh 164, Oregon 155, Alabama 96, Connecticut 92, Baylor 49, Colorado 44, Boise State 22, Butler 18, Maryland 9, Temple 9, Miami (FL) 7, Wyoming 5, Colorado State 5, Murray State 4, LSU 1, Marquette 1 Pittsburgh 89, Wichita State 47, Colorado 41, Oregon 40, Virginia Tech 38, Connecticut 38, Alabama 27, Baylor 18, Wyoming 9, Kansas State 8, Murray State 7, Butler 6, Miami (FL) 5, Ole Miss 5, Memphis 3, Colorado State 3, Boise State 2, Virginia Commonwealth 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 4 (Nov. 26)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and after two weeks in the polls (one in the Coaches Poll), the UConn Huskies have fallen out of the top 25 in both. They are among the others receiving votes though.

The Indiana Hoosiers remain as the No. 1 team in the land and are followed by the Duke Blue Devils (barf), Michigan Wolverines, The Ohio State Buckeyes and Louisville Cardinals in the top five of the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the top four is the same with the Syracuse Orange No. 5.

Joining the Cardinals (5/6) and Orange (6/5) in the top 25 of both polls from the Big East are the Cincinnati Bearcats (17/16) and Georgetown Hoyas (20/25).

Joining UConn from the Big East in the others receiving votes are the Pittsburgh Panthers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Marquette Golden Eagles.

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AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Indiana (47) 6-0 1,606 1 1 Indiana (27) 6-0 769 1
2 Duke (18) 6-0 1,554 5 2 Duke (4) 6-0 723 5
3 Michigan 5-0 1,421 4 3 Michigan 5-0 691 4
4 Ohio State 4-0 1,416 3 4 Ohio State 4-0 689 3
5 Louisville 5-1 1,347 2 5 Syracuse 4-0 630 6
6 Syracuse 4-0 1,323 6 6 Louisville 5-1 615 2
7 Florida 5-0 1,227 7 7 Florida 5-0 573 8
8 Kentucky 4-1 1,180 8 8 Kentucky 4-1 557 7
9 Arizona 3-0 1,076 10 9 Arizona 3-0 520 10
10 Kansas 4-1 937 12 10 Kansas 4-1 484 11
11 Creighton 6-0 926 14 11 Creighton 6-0 463 12
12 Gonzaga 6-0 854 17 12 Gonzaga 6-0 440 16
13 Michigan State 5-1 818 15 13 North Carolina 5-1 355 9
14 North Carolina 5-1 718 9 14 Michigan State 5-1 320 19
15 Oklahoma State 5-0 668 20 15 Missouri 5-1 319 14
16 Missouri 5-1 665 13 16 Cincinnati 6-0 295 20
17 Cincinnati 6-0 571 22 17 Oklahoma State 5-0 261 22
18 North Carolina State 4-1 553 16 18 North Carolina State 4-1 240 15
19 Colorado 5-0 478 23 19 Colorado 5-0 172 NR
20 Georgetown 4-1 257 NR 20 UNLV 3-1 144 18
21 Minnesota 6-1 197 NR 21 San Diego State 4-1 139 25
22 Illinois 7-0 185 NR 22 Illinois 7-0 103 NR
23 San Diego State 4-1 182 25 23 New Mexico 6-0 68 NR
24 UNLV 3-1 175 18 24 UCLA 4-2 62 13
25 New Mexico 6-0 141 NR 25 Georgetown 4-1 56 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
UCLA 11, Memphis 19, Connecticut 21, Baylor 24 Memphis 17, Baylor 21, Connecticut 23, Wisconsin 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Alabama 108, Wichita State 99, Connecticut 93, UCLA 85, Pittsburgh 55, Oregon 44, Notre Dame 42, Memphis 23, Butler 20, Wisconsin 16, California 12, Florida State 10, Saint Joseph's 9, Ohio 8, Marquette 7, Murray State 5, Temple 5, Baylor 4, Tennessee 3, Virginia Commonwealth 1, Colorado State 1 Minnesota 48, Pittsburgh 41, Connecticut 38, Alabama 38, Notre Dame 36, Florida State 26, Wisconsin 24, Wichita State 16, Memphis 16, California 14, Murray State 13, Kansas State 12, Oregon 12, Saint Joseph's 10, Ohio 10, Saint Mary's 8, Tennessee 5, Butler 5, Marquette 4, Baylor 3, Maryland 2, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Texas 1, Colorado State 1, Davidson 1, Ole Miss 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 3 (Nov. 19)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and we find our UConn Huskies ranked in both polls this week. They come in at No. 21 in the AP Poll and No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The Indiana Hoosiers remain on top of both of both polls and are followed by the Louisville Cardinals, The Ohio State Buckeyes, Duke Blue Devils and Michigan Wolverines in both polls.

Joining Louisville and UConn in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (6/6) and Cincinnati Bearcats (20/22).

The Pitt Panthers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Marquette Golden Eagles are among the others receiving  votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 3 (Nov. 19), 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 (46) 3-0 1,602 1 1 Indiana (26) 3-0 770 1
2 Louisville (19) 3-0 1,579 2 2 Louisville (5) 3-0 745 2
3 Ohio State 3-0 1,404 4 3 Ohio State 3-0 666 4
4 Michigan 3-0 1,388 5 4 Michigan 3-0 643 5
5 Duke 3-0 1,372 9 5 Duke 3-0 642 9
6 Syracuse 2-0 1,291 8 6 Syracuse 2-0 603 8
7 Florida 3-0 1,203 10 7 Kentucky 2-1 547 3
8 Kentucky 2-1 1,166 3 8 Florida 3-0 541 10
9 North Carolina 3-0 1,064 11 9 North Carolina 3-0 488 11
10 Arizona 2-0 983 12 10 Arizona 2-0 482 12
11 UCLA 3-0 845 13 11 Kansas 2-1 458 7
12 Kansas 2-1 797 7 12 Creighton 3-0 390 13
13 Missouri 3-0 794 14 13 UCLA 3-0 377 14
14 Creighton 3-0 721 15 14 Missouri 3-0 363 15
15 Michigan State 2-1 692 21 15 North Carolina State 3-1 323 6
16 North Carolina State 3-1 600 6 16 Gonzaga 3-0 305 19
17 Gonzaga 3-0 559 19 17 Memphis 2-0 288 16
18 UNLV 2-0 556 18 18 UNLV 2-0 254 18
19 Memphis 2-0 548 17 19 Michigan State 2-1 239 22
20 Oklahoma State 4-0 449 NR 20 Cincinnati 3-0 117 24
21 Connecticut 4-0 321 23 21 Baylor 4-1 116 17
22 Cincinnati 3-0 265 24 22 Oklahoma State 4-0 113 NR
23 Colorado 4-0 237 NR 23 Connecticut 4-0 101 NR
24 Baylor 4-1 202 16 24 Wisconsin 2-1 79 20
25 San Diego State 2-1 98 25 25 San Diego State 2-1 77 23
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Notre Dame 20, Wisconsin 22 Notre Dame 21, Texas 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Minnesota 93, Wisconsin 60, Pittsburgh 43, Notre Dame 40, Texas 25, Saint Joseph's 24, Florida State 15, Alabama 13, Marquette 13, Wichita State 13, Saint Mary's 9, Ohio 7, Kansas State 7, Xavier 7, New Mexico 6, Bucknell 5, Murray State 4, Northern Iowa 2, Tennessee 2, Maryland 1 Texas 61, Colorado 59, Notre Dame 31, Pittsburgh 28, Minnesota 23, Saint Mary's 18, New Mexico 16, Kansas State 15, Alabama 12, Virginia Commonwealth 12, Marquette 11, Florida State 11, Murray State 10, Bucknell 9, Maryland 9, Ohio 5, Tennessee 5, Stanford 4, Saint Joseph's 3, Belmont 3, Colorado State 2, South Alabama 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 1 (Nov. 12)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The first NCAA men's basketball rankings are out for the week and fresh off their upset win over the Michigan State Spartans, the UConn Huskies find themselves ranked.

After not being ranked in the preseason polls, UConn comes in at No. 23 in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Huskies are the top team among the others receiving votes.

The Indiana Hoosiers are the No. 1 team and are followed by the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats, The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines in the top five of both polls.

Joining UConn and Louisville in the top 25 are the Syracuse Orange (8/8), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (20/21) and Cincinnati Bearcats (24/24).

The Pittsburgh Panthers and Marquette Golden Eagles are among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Georgetown Hoyas are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 1 (Nov. 12), 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 (46) 1-0 1,598 1 1 Indiana (25) 1-0 768 1
2 Louisville (18) 1-0 1,572 2 2 Louisville (4) 1-0 740 2
3 Kentucky (1) 1-0 1,438 3 3 Kentucky (2) 1-0 701 3
4 Ohio State 1-0 1,339 4 4 Ohio State 1-0 648 4
5 Michigan 1-0 1,327 5 5 Michigan 1-0 638 5
6 North Carolina State 1-0 1,278 6 6 North Carolina State 1-0 601 6
7 Kansas 1-0 1,222 7 7 Kansas 1-0 583 7
8 Syracuse 1-0 1,163 9 8 Syracuse 1-0 522 9
9 Duke 1-0 1,109 8 9 Duke 1-0 515 8
10 Florida 1-0 1,007 10 10 Florida 1-0 465 10
11 North Carolina 2-0 944 11 11 North Carolina 2-0 447 12
12 Arizona 1-0 882 12 12 Arizona 1-0 426 11
13 UCLA 1-0 746 13 13 Creighton 1-0 360 15
14 Missouri 1-0 716 15 14 UCLA 1-0 351 13
15 Creighton 1-0 678 16 15 Missouri 1-0 319 17
16 Baylor 2-0 578 19 16 Memphis 0-0 310 16
17 Memphis 0-0 570 17 17 Baylor 2-0 270 18
18 UNLV 0-0 538 18 18 UNLV 0-0 241 19
19 Gonzaga 1-0 437 21 19 Gonzaga 1-0 221 22
20 Notre Dame 1-0 343 22 20 Wisconsin 1-0 212 21
21 Michigan State 0-1 325 14 21 Notre Dame 1-0 143 23
22 Wisconsin 1-0 324 23 22 Michigan State 0-1 135 14
23 Connecticut 1-0 262 NR 23 San Diego State 0-1 66 20
24 Cincinnati 1-0 152 24 24 Cincinnati 1-0 63 NR
25 San Diego State 0-1 128 20 25 Texas 1-0 60 24
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Marquette 11, Saint Mary's 24, Florida State 25 Marquette 10, Murray State 16, New Mexico 23, Florida State 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Virginia Commonwealth 75, Murray State 64, Minnesota 58, Pittsburgh 36, Saint Louis 32, Saint Joseph's 30, Butler 22, Texas 20, Tennessee 18, Marquette 18, Kansas State 12, Miami (FL) 9, Saint Mary's 8, West Virginia 7, New Mexico 7, Florida State 7, Ohio 6, Alabama 5, Davidson 4, Northern Iowa 4, Stanford 4, Bucknell 1, Georgetown 1, Maryland 1 Connecticut 58, Virginia Commonwealth 54, Murray State 34, Kansas State 19, Pittsburgh 15, Saint Mary's 13, New Mexico 11, Marquette 11, Saint Louis 8, Tennessee 8, Minnesota 7, Santa Clara 6, Colorado State 4, Iowa State 3, Florida State 3, Stanford 3, Georgia 2, Bucknell 2, Colorado 2, Maryland 2, Saint Joseph's 2, Ohio 1, Middle Tennessee 1, South Alabama 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – AP Top 25 Preseason (Nov. 7)

On Thursday, I posted the first men's college basketball preseason poll from the USA Today Coaches Poll. Well on Friday, the preseason AP Poll came out.

AP Poll And like the Coaches Poll, the Indiana Hoosiers are the No. 1 team. In fact the top five in the AP Poll is the same as the Coaches Poll.

The Hoosiers are followed by the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats, The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines in the top 25.

Joining Louisville in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (9), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22) and Cincinnati Bearcats (24).

The Pittsburgh Panthers, Marquette Golden Eagles and Georgetown Hoyas are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes.

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AP Top 25
RK Team 2011-12 Rec Pts Last year's final ranking
1 Indiana (43) 27-9 1,592 16
2 Louisville (20) 30-10 1,568 17
3 Kentucky (2) 38-2 1,453 1
4 Ohio State 31-8 1,292 7
5 Michigan 24-10 1,290 13
6 North Carolina State 24-13 1,270 NR
7 Kansas 32-7 1,210 6
8 Duke 27-7 1,094 8
9 Syracuse 34-3 1,062 2
10 Florida 26-11 936 25
11 North Carolina 32-6 904 4
12 Arizona 23-12 902 NR
13 UCLA 19-14 840 NR
14 Michigan State 29-8 789 5
15 Missouri 30-5 664 3
16 Creighton 29-6 622 19
17 Memphis 26-9 539 NR
18 UNLV 26-9 488 23
19 Baylor 30-8 486 9
20 San Diego State 26-8 463 22
21 Gonzaga 26-7 384 NR
22 Notre Dame 22-12 297 NR
23 Wisconsin 26-10 285 14
24 Cincinnati 26-11 120 NR
25 Florida State 25-10 101 10
Dropped from rankings:
Marquette 11, Murray State 12, Georgetown 15, Wichita State 18, Vanderbilt 20, New Mexico 21, Saint Mary's 24
Others receiving votes:
Murray State 59, Virginia Commonwealth 58, Texas 46, Saint Louis 46, Minnesota 40, Butler 33, Pittsburgh 32, Saint Joseph's 25, Marquette 23, Tennessee 15, Oklahoma State 14, Kansas State 12, Georgetown 9, New Mexico 9, Ohio 9, Miami (FL) 8, Saint Mary's 6, West Virginia 6, Davidson 5, Drexel 5, Northern Iowa 5, Valparaiso 3, Stanford 2, Lehigh 2, Colorado State 1, Oral Roberts 1

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – USA Today Coaches Poll Preseason (Nov. 7)

USA Today Coaches Poll

I'm usually on top of these things but I did miss the fact that the first NCAA Men's Basketball Preseason Poll came out eight days ago.

Back on October 17, the USA Today Coaches Poll came out and in it, we find the Indiana Hoosiers as the No. 1 team to start off the 2012-13 season.

They are followed in the poll by the Louisville Cardinals, the defending champions Kentucky Wildcats, The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines.

Joining Louisville from the Big East in the top 25 are the Syracuse Orange (9) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (24). The Cincinnati Bearcats, Pittsburgh Panthers and Marquette Golden Eagles are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes.

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USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank Team 2011-12 record Pts Last year's final ranking
1 Indiana (21) 27-9 761 13
2 Louisville (5) 30-10 738 4
3 Kentucky (5) 38-2 718 1
4 Ohio State 31-8 617 3
5 Michigan 24-10 605 22
6 North Carolina State 24-13 581 20
7 Kansas 32-7 563 2
8 Duke 27-7 516 14
9 Syracuse 34-3 502 5
10 Florida 26-11 422 9
11 Arizona 23-12 411 NR
12 North Carolina 32-6 401 6
13 UCLA 19-14 396 NR
14 Michigan State 29-8 391 7
15 Creighton 29-6 325 21
16 Memphis 26-9 307 NR
17 Missouri 30-5 289 11
18 Baylor 30-8 266 8
19 UNLV 26-9 203 NR
20 San Diego State 26-8 196 NR
21 Wisconsin 26-10 191 12
22 Gonzaga 26-7 166 NR
23 Notre Dame 22-12 122 NR
24 Florida State 25-10 61 15
24 Texas 20-14 61 NR
Dropped from rankings:
Marquette 10, Murray State 16, Georgetown 17, Cincinnati 18, Vanderbilt 19, New Mexico 23, Xavier 24, Ohio 25
Others receiving votes:
Saint Louis 58, Virginia Commonwealth 40, Cincinnati 33, Murray State 30, Kansas State 13, Saint Mary's 11, New Mexico 10, Tennessee 10, Minnesota 9, Pittsburgh 9, Marquette 8, Stanford 7, Oklahoma State 6, Butler 6, Colorado State 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Saint Joseph's 2, Drexel 2, Georgia 2, Miami (FL) 2, Marshall 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Postseason (Apr. 2)

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

With the Kentucky Wildcats winning the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, it should come as no surprise that they finished the season as the No. 1 team in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The AP does not release a poll after the tournament.

As we might have expected, the UConn Huskies didn’t finished the season ranked or among the others receiving votes. But there are some teams from the Big East that are ranked.

The teams from the Big East in the final poll of the season are the No. 4 Louisville Wildcats, No. 5 Syracuse Orange, No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles, No. 17 Georgetown Hoyas and No. 18 Cincinnati Bearcats.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Pitt Panthers and South Florida Bulls are among the others receiving votes.

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ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Kentucky (31) 37-2 775 1
2 Kansas 32-6 744 6
3 Ohio State 31-8 705 7
4 Louisville 30-10 661 18
5 Syracuse 34-3 641 2
6 North Carolina 32-6 624 5
7 Michigan State 29-8 566 4
8 Baylor 30-8 564 10
9 Florida 26-11 506 21
10 Marquette 27-8 464 11
11 Missouri 30-5 425 3
12 Wisconsin 26-10 424 13
13 Indiana 27-9 382 17
14 Duke 27-7 336 8
15 Florida State 25-10 325 12
16 Murray State 31-2 283 9
17 Georgetown 24-9 242 15
18 Cincinnati 26-11 216 NR
19 Vanderbilt 25-11 161 24
20 North Carolina State 24-13 146 NR
21 Creighton 29-6 129 20
22 Michigan 24-10 119 14
23 New Mexico 28-7 107 22
24 Xavier 23-13 92 NR
25 Ohio 29-8 91 NR
Dropped from rankings
Saint Mary’s 16, Wichita State 19, San Diego State 23, UNLV 25
Others receiving votes:
Gonzaga 67, Wichita State 56, Saint Mary’s 54, Virginia Commonwealth 51, San Diego State 23, Kansas State 22, Purdue 17, Stanford 17, Notre Dame 16, UNLV 12, Temple 4, Saint Louis 4, Pittsburgh 2, Iowa State 1, South Florida 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Postseason (Mar. 12)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The final regular season NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and after starting the season as the No. 4 team in the country, the UConn Huskies are not among the final top 25’s or the others receiving votes in either poll. The good news though is that they are in the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The Kentucky Wildcats continue to be the No. 1 team and are followed by the Syracuse Orange, Missouri Tigers,  North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan State Spartans in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the top three is the same with Michigan State fourth and North Carolina fifth.

Joining the Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are the Marquette Golden Eagles (11/11), Georgetown Hoyas (15/15), Louisville Cardinals (18/19).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes in both polls.

The Big East sent nine teams to the 2012 NCAA Touranment. They are Syracuse, UConn, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, West Virginia and South Florida.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Postseason (Mar. 12), 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 Kentucky (61) 32-2 1,621 1 1 Kentucky (30) 32-2 774 1
2 Syracuse (1) 31-2 1,545 2 2 Syracuse 31-2 730 2
3 Missouri (2) 30-4 1,459 5 3 Missouri (1) 30-4 715 5
4 North Carolina (1) 29-5 1,403 4 4 Michigan State 27-7 660 8
5 Michigan State 27-7 1,386 8 5 North Carolina 29-5 652 4
6 Kansas 27-6 1,330 3 6 Kansas 27-6 586 3
7 Ohio State 27-7 1,229 7 7 Ohio State 27-7 578 7
8 Duke 27-6 1,158 6 8 Duke 27-6 557 6
9 Baylor 27-7 1,064 12 9 Murray State 30-1 502 10
10 Florida State 24-9 972 17 10 Baylor 27-7 481 11
11 Marquette 25-7 912 9 11 Marquette 25-7 452 9
12 Murray State 30-1 871 11 12 Florida State 24-9 442 17
13 Michigan 24-9 808 10 13 Wisconsin 24-9 348 12
14 Wisconsin 24-9 766 14 14 Michigan 24-9 319 13
15 Georgetown 23-8 726 13 15 Georgetown 23-8 307 14
16 Indiana 25-8 576 15 16 Saint Mary’s 27-5 268 18
17 Louisville 26-9 558 NR 17 Indiana 25-8 252 15
18 Wichita State 27-5 517 16 18 Louisville 26-9 245 NR
19 Creighton 28-5 373 19 19 Wichita State 27-5 231 16
20 Vanderbilt 24-10 334 NR 20 Creighton 28-5 199 22
21 New Mexico 27-6 318 NR 21 Florida 23-10 189 19
22 San Diego State 26-7 223 18 22 New Mexico 27-6 125 NR
23 UNLV 26-8 201 20 23 San Diego State 26-7 99 21
24 Saint Mary’s 27-5 187 NR 24 Vanderbilt 24-10 94 NR
25 Florida 23-10 146 22 25 UNLV 26-8 79 20
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Temple 21, Notre Dame 23, Gonzaga 24, Iowa State 25 Notre Dame 23, Temple 24, Gonzaga 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Temple 103, Cincinnati 89, Notre Dame 85, Memphis 59, Gonzaga 47, Iowa State 13, Virginia Commonwealth 12, Drexel 11, Virginia 9, Long Beach State 5, Harvard 4, Kansas State 3, St. Bonaventure 1 Notre Dame 48, Memphis 40, Temple 24, Cincinnati 22, Gonzaga 20, Virginia Commonwealth 13, Kansas State 6, Virginia 5, Long Beach State 3, Harvard 3, Iowa State 2, Saint Louis 2, North Carolina State 2, Montana 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 18 (Mar. 5)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and hey what do ya know, the UConn Huskies aren’t ranked.

The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in the country and are followed by the Syracuse Orange, Kansas Jayhawks, North Carolina Tar Heels and Missouri Tigers in both polls.

Joining the Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are Marquette Golden Eagles (9/9), Georgetown Hoyas (13/14) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (23/23).

The Louisville Cardinals are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 18 (Mar. 5), 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 Kentucky (63) 30-1 1,623 1 1 Kentucky (31) 30-1 775 1
2 Syracuse (2) 30-1 1,561 2 2 Syracuse 30-1 744 2
3 Kansas 26-5 1,482 3 3 Kansas 26-5 703 4
4 North Carolina 27-4 1,442 6 4 North Carolina 27-4 690 6
5 Missouri 27-4 1,343 7 5 Missouri 27-4 620 8
6 Duke 26-5 1,262 4 6 Duke 26-5 604 3
7 Ohio State 25-6 1,251 10 7 Ohio State 25-6 568 11
8 Michigan State 24-7 1,149 5 8 Michigan State 24-7 540 5
9 Marquette 25-6 1,087 8 9 Marquette 25-6 537 7
10 Michigan 23-8 945 13 10 Murray State 30-1 526 9
11 Murray State 30-1 922 12 11 Baylor 25-6 422 10
12 Baylor 25-6 909 9 12 Wisconsin 23-8 417 15
13 Georgetown 22-7 873 11 13 Michigan 23-8 397 16
14 Wisconsin 23-8 853 14 14 Georgetown 22-7 369 12
15 Indiana 24-7 707 18 15 Indiana 24-7 287 20
16 Wichita State 27-5 492 15 16 Wichita State 27-5 241 14
17 Florida State 21-9 468 22 17 Florida State 21-9 199 22
18 San Diego State 24-6 441 21 18 Saint Mary’s 26-5 198 21
19 Creighton 28-5 364 25 19 Florida 22-9 187 13
20 UNLV 25-7 360 17 20 UNLV 25-7 181 17
21 Temple 24-6 343 23 21 San Diego State 24-6 165 23
22 Florida 22-9 305 16 22 Creighton 28-5 164 24
23 Notre Dame 21-10 256 20 23 Notre Dame 21-10 134 19
24 Gonzaga 25-5 170 NR 24 Temple 24-6 112 25
25 Iowa State 22-9 127 NR 25 Gonzaga 25-5 80 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Louisville 19, Virginia 24 Louisville 18
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Saint Mary’s 88, Louisville 84, Drexel 83, New Mexico 64, Virginia 34, Memphis 13, Virginia Commonwealth 6, Vanderbilt 6, Cincinnati 5, Long Beach State 3, Kansas State 2, Harvard 1, Saint Louis 1 Louisville 60, New Mexico 26, Memphis 24, Iowa State 24, Drexel 21, Virginia 18, Kansas State 11, Mississippi State 8, Saint Louis 6, Virginia Commonwealth 3, Nevada 3, Harvard 2, Montana 1, Middle Tennessee 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 17 (Feb. 27)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and guess what folks, the UConn Huskies still aren’t ranked.

The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls and are followed the Syracuse Orange, Kansas Jayhawks, Duke Blue Devils and Michigan State Spartans in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the top two are the same and they are followed by Duke, Kansas and Michigan State.

Joining the Orange in the top 25 from the Big East are the Marquette Golden Eagles (8/7), Georgetown Hoyas (11/12), Louisville Cardinals (19/18), and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (20/19).

There are no team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in either poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 17 (Feb. 27), 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 Kentucky (63) 28-1 1,623 1 1 Kentucky (31) 28-1 775 1
2 Syracuse (2) 29-1 1,562 2 2 Syracuse 29-1 744 2
3 Kansas 24-5 1,459 4 3 Duke 25-4 690 4
4 Duke 25-4 1,409 5 4 Kansas 24-5 683 5
5 Michigan State 24-5 1,372 6 5 Michigan State 24-5 650 6
6 North Carolina 25-4 1,314 7 6 North Carolina 25-4 627 7
7 Missouri 25-4 1,253 3 7 Marquette 24-5 568 10
8 Marquette 24-5 1,150 10 8 Missouri 25-4 566 3
9 Baylor 24-5 1,055 13 9 Murray State 28-1 480 12
10 Ohio State 23-6 1,036 8 10 Baylor 24-5 475 14
11 Georgetown 21-6 906 9 11 Ohio State 23-6 470 9
12 Murray State 28-1 885 14 12 Georgetown 21-6 439 8
13 Michigan 21-8 766 11 13 Florida 22-7 354 11
14 Wisconsin 21-8 764 16 14 Wichita State 26-4 352 19
15 Wichita State 26-4 754 19 15 Wisconsin 21-8 341 15
16 Florida 22-7 638 12 16 Michigan 21-8 306 13
17 UNLV 24-6 531 21 17 UNLV 24-6 281 20
18 Indiana 22-7 444 23 18 Louisville 22-7 202 17
19 Louisville 22-7 426 17 19 Notre Dame 20-9 184 18
20 Notre Dame 20-9 357 20 20 Indiana 22-7 178 24
21 San Diego State 22-6 304 24 21 Saint Mary’s 25-5 163 23
22 Florida State 19-9 252 15 22 Florida State 19-9 119 16
23 Temple 22-6 158 22 23 San Diego State 22-6 111 25
24 Virginia 21-7 142 25 24 Creighton 25-5 80 NR
25 Creighton 25-5 140 NR 25 Temple 22-6 53 22
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
New Mexico 18 New Mexico 21
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Gonzaga 115, Iowa State 80, Saint Mary’s 62, New Mexico 60, Drexel 41, Vanderbilt 23, Virginia Commonwealth 9, Long Beach State 8, Brigham Young 6, Harvard 5, Memphis 5, Purdue 3, California 3, Kansas State 2, Southern Miss 2, Alabama 1 Gonzaga 48, Drexel 30, Virginia 30, New Mexico 23, Vanderbilt 13, Middle Tennessee 8, Iowa State 8, Long Beach State 6, Kansas State 5, Mississippi State 5, Washington 2, Weber State 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1, Nevada 1, Memphis 1, California 1, Harvard 1

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