Category Archives: Men’s Basketball

2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 16 (Feb. 20)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and it should come to no one’s surprise that the UConn Huskies are not ranked in either poll. In fact, they are playing for their NCAA Tournament life over the final four games of the season.

The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls. They are followed by the Syracuse Orange, Missouri Tigers, Kansas Jayhawks and Duke Blue Devils (puke) in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the top three is the same as the AP but Duke (puke again) is No. 4 and Kansas No. 5.

Joining the Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are the Georgetown Hoyas (9/8), Marquette Golden Eagles (10/10), Louisville Cardinals (17/17) and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (20/18).

There are no teams 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 16 (Feb. 20), 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  
1 Kentucky (63) 26-1 1,623 1 1 Kentucky (31) 26-1 775 1
2 Syracuse (2) 27-1 1,559 2 2 Syracuse 27-1 744 2
3 Missouri 25-2 1,498 3 3 Missouri 25-2 713 3
4 Kansas 22-5 1,377 4 4 Duke 23-4 662 4
5 Duke 23-4 1,359 5 5 Kansas 22-5 644 5
6 Michigan State 22-5 1,317 7 6 Michigan State 22-5 613 8
7 North Carolina 23-4 1,261 8 7 North Carolina 23-4 592 7
8 Ohio State 22-5 1,139 6 8 Georgetown 20-5 539 9
9 Georgetown 20-5 1,085 10 9 Ohio State 22-5 504 6
10 Marquette 22-5 1,013 12 10 Marquette 22-5 485 13
11 Michigan 20-7 869 17 11 Florida 21-6 454 12
12 Florida 21-6 860 14 12 Murray State 26-1 416 14
13 Baylor 22-5 859 9 13 Michigan 20-7 377 19
14 Murray State 26-1 765 16 14 Baylor 22-5 374 10
15 Florida State 19-7 620 20 15 Wisconsin 20-7 292 17
16 Wisconsin 20-7 615 15 16 Florida State 19-7 290 21
17 Louisville 21-6 495 19 17 Louisville 21-6 277 18
18 New Mexico 22-4 469 NR 18 Notre Dame 19-8 223 25
19 Wichita State 24-4 467 24 19 Wichita State 24-4 183 NR
20 Notre Dame 19-8 457 23 20 UNLV 22-6 174 11
21 UNLV 22-6 325 11 21 New Mexico 22-4 142 NR
22 Temple 21-5 281 NR 22 Temple 21-5 114 NR
23 Indiana 20-7 246 18 23 Saint Mary’s 23-5 101 16
24 San Diego State 20-6 176 13 24 Indiana 20-7 81 20
25 Virginia 20-6 153 22 25 San Diego State 20-6 76 15
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Saint Mary’s 21, Gonzaga 24 Virginia 22, Mississippi State 23, Gonzaga 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Creighton 76, Gonzaga 47, Brigham Young 29, Saint Louis 25, Drexel 13, Harvard 12, Vanderbilt 12, California 11, Saint Mary’s 7, Long Beach State 4, Virginia Commonwealth 1 Virginia 73, Creighton 51, California 21, Gonzaga 13, Saint Louis 11, Mississippi State 10, Harvard 10, Drexel 9, Vanderbilt 9, Kansas State 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Long Beach State 3, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Weber State 2, Nevada 1, Iowa State 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 15 (Feb. 13)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and once again the UConn Huskies are not ranked at all. Last week, they had received votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll but that is no longer the case.

The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls and are followed by Syracuse, Missouri, Kansas and Duke in the AP Poll. In the Coaches Poll, the top three is the same with Duke as the No. 4 team and Kansas at No. 5.

The Orange are joined in the top 25 by their Big East brethren the Georgetown Hoyas (10/9), the Marquette Golden Eagles (12/11), the Louisville Cardinals (19/18) and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (23/25).

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

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 15 (Feb. 13), 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) 25-1 1,623 1 1 Kentucky (31) 25-1 775 1
2 Syracuse (2) 25-1 1,559 2 2 Syracuse 25-1 744 2
3 Missouri 23-2 1,498 4 3 Missouri 23-2 713 4
4 Kansas 20-5 1,356 7 4 Duke 21-4 649 9
5 Duke 21-4 1,336 10 5 Kansas 20-5 628 10
6 Ohio State 21-4 1,284 3 6 Ohio State 21-4 618 3
7 Michigan State 20-5 1,283 11 7 North Carolina 21-4 592 5
8 North Carolina 21-4 1,227 5 8 Michigan State 20-5 588 12
9 Baylor 21-4 1,064 6 9 Georgetown 19-5 476 11
10 Georgetown 19-5 983 12 10 Baylor 21-4 464 6
11 UNLV 22-4 976 14 11 UNLV 22-4 455 16
12 Marquette 21-5 810 18 12 Florida 19-6 388 17
13 San Diego State 20-4 688 13 13 Marquette 21-5 386 19
14 Florida 19-6 675 8 14 Murray State 24-1 359 7
15 Wisconsin 19-6 635 21 15 San Diego State 20-4 284 14
16 Murray State 24-1 600 9 16 Saint Mary’s 23-3 274 13
17 Michigan 19-7 562 22 17 Wisconsin 19-6 255 22
18 Indiana 19-6 430 23 18 Louisville 20-5 236 23
19 Louisville 20-5 421 24 19 Michigan 19-7 190 25
20 Florida State 17-7 406 15 20 Indiana 19-6 188 23
21 Saint Mary’s 23-3 377 16 21 Florida State 17-7 145 17
22 Virginia 19-5 337 19 22 Virginia 19-5 134 20
23 Notre Dame 17-8 231 NR 23 Mississippi State 19-6 95 18
24 Gonzaga 20-4 221 NR 24 Gonzaga 20-4 84 NR
24 Wichita State 22-4 221 NR 25 Notre Dame 17-8 76 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Creighton 17, Mississippi State 20, Harvard 25 Creighton 15, Harvard 21
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Temple 122, Mississippi State 108, Creighton 20, Brigham Young 12, New Mexico 12, Long Beach State 12, Iowa State 10, Southern Miss 7, Harvard 6, Saint Louis 5, California 3, Vanderbilt 2, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Memphis 1 Wichita State 63, Temple 48, Creighton 30, Harvard 22, Nevada 21, New Mexico 17, Long Beach State 17, California 15, Southern Miss 12, Drexel 11, Middle Tennessee 8, Iowa State 7, Saint Louis 4, Virginia Commonwealth 3, Texas-Arlington 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 14 (Feb. 6)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and for the second straight week, the UConn Huskies are not ranked.

After being among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll last week, this week they have dropped out. They are there though in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll having received six votes.

The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls and are followed by the Syracuse Orange, The Ohio State Buckeyes, Missouri Tigers and North Carolina Tar Heels in both as well.

Joining the Orange in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (12/11), Marquette Golden Eagles (18/19) and Louisville Cardinals (24/23).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish is the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 14 (Feb. 6), 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) 23-1 1,623 1 1 Kentucky (31) 23-1 775 1
2 Syracuse (2) 23-1 1,553 2 2 Syracuse 23-1 740 2
3 Ohio State 20-3 1,493 3 3 Ohio State 20-3 715 3
4 Missouri 21-2 1,415 4 4 Missouri 21-2 673 4
5 North Carolina 20-3 1,352 5 5 North Carolina 20-3 639 6
6 Baylor 21-2 1,318 6 6 Baylor 21-2 635 6
7 Kansas 18-5 1,170 8 7 Florida 19-4 536 11
8 Florida 19-4 1,066 12 7 Murray State 23-0 536 9
9 Murray State 23-0 1,055 10 9 Duke 19-4 525 5
10 Duke 19-4 1,037 7 10 Kansas 18-5 480 8
11 Michigan State 18-5 1,032 9 11 Georgetown 18-4 454 14
12 Georgetown 18-4 919 14 12 Michigan State 18-5 444 10
13 San Diego State 20-3 728 17 13 Saint Mary’s 22-2 382 16
14 UNLV 21-4 702 11 14 San Diego State 20-3 332 17
15 Florida State 16-6 694 21 15 Creighton 21-3 316 12
16 Saint Mary’s 22-2 635 18 16 UNLV 21-4 302 13
17 Creighton 21-3 600 13 17 Florida State 16-6 247 24
18 Marquette 19-5 469 15 18 Mississippi State 18-5 241 19
19 Virginia 18-4 448 16 19 Marquette 19-5 239 15
20 Mississippi State 18-5 401 22 20 Virginia 18-4 192 18
21 Wisconsin 18-6 384 19 21 Harvard 20-2 153 23
22 Michigan 17-7 253 23 22 Wisconsin 18-6 133 20
23 Indiana 18-6 227 20 23 Indiana 18-6 93 20
24 Louisville 18-5 112 NR 23 Louisville 18-5 93 25
25 Harvard 20-2 105 NR 25 Michigan 17-7 79 22
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Gonzaga 24, Vanderbilt 25 None
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Notre Dame 83, Iowa State 71, Southern Miss 51, Temple 41, Gonzaga 35, Wichita State 31, Long Beach State 6, New Mexico 5, Kansas State 3, Iona 2, Cleveland State 2, Vanderbilt 2, Brigham Young 1, Miami (FL) 1 Notre Dame 19, Gonzaga 14, New Mexico 13, Iowa State 10, Nevada 9, Southern Miss 9, Long Beach State 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Connecticut 6, Temple 6, Vanderbilt 5, California 5, Wichita State 5, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Saint Louis 2, Cleveland State 1, Drexel 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 13 (Jan. 30)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and after losing three straight games, the UConn Huskies have dropped out of both polls. They are now among the others receiving votes in both polls.

The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team and are followed by Syracuse, Ohio State, Missouri and North Carolina in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the Wildcats are followed by Syracuse, Ohio State, Missouri and Duke.

Joining the Orange in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (14/14) and Marquette Golden Eagles (15/15). The Louisville Cardinals are ranked No. 25 in the coaches poll but are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

Joining UConn in the others among receiving votes in both polls are the West Virginia Mountaineers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 13 (Jan. 30), 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) 21-1 1,623 1 1 Kentucky (31) 21-1 775 1
2 Syracuse (2) 22-1 1,550 3 2 Syracuse 22-1 730 4
3 Ohio State 19-3 1,498 4 3 Ohio State 19-3 726 3
4 Missouri 19-2 1,363 2 4 Missouri 19-2 635 2
5 North Carolina 18-3 1,331 7 5 Duke 18-3 631 6
6 Baylor 19-2 1,310 6 6 Baylor 19-2 622 7
7 Duke 18-3 1,250 8 6 North Carolina 18-3 622 8
8 Kansas 17-4 1,178 5 8 Kansas 17-4 548 5
9 Michigan State 17-4 1,098 10 9 Murray State 21-0 511 9
10 Murray State 21-0 979 11 10 Michigan State 17-4 456 11
11 UNLV 20-3 936 12 11 Florida 17-4 445 13
12 Florida 17-4 861 14 12 Creighton 20-2 426 14
13 Creighton 20-2 803 15 13 UNLV 20-3 399 15
14 Georgetown 16-4 762 9 14 Georgetown 16-4 355 10
15 Marquette 18-4 682 17 15 Marquette 18-4 323 18
16 Virginia 17-3 578 19 16 Saint Mary’s 21-2 284 20
17 San Diego State 18-3 566 13 17 San Diego State 18-3 264 12
18 Saint Mary’s 21-2 472 21 18 Virginia 17-3 253 21
19 Wisconsin 17-5 415 25 19 Mississippi State 17-5 193 16
20 Indiana 17-5 395 16 20 Indiana 17-5 142 17
21 Florida State 14-6 375 23 20 Wisconsin 17-5 142 25
22 Mississippi State 17-5 329 18 22 Michigan 16-6 120 22
23 Michigan 16-6 305 20 23 Harvard 18-2 116 23
24 Gonzaga 17-3 141 NR 24 Florida State 14-6 85 NR
25 Vanderbilt 16-5 102 NR 25 Louisville 17-5 68 25
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Kansas State 22, Connecticut 24 Connecticut 19, Kansas State 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Harvard 69, Louisville 65, Kansas State 40, West Virginia 12, Wichita State 9, Nevada 6, Notre Dame 6, Southern Miss 5, Long Beach State 3, Iowa State 3, Connecticut 2, Iona 2, Illinois 1 Gonzaga 65, Vanderbilt 36, Connecticut 21, Nevada 18, Kansas State 15, Iowa State 9, Middle Tennessee 9, Wichita State 7, West Virginia 6, New Mexico 6, Southern Miss 4, Long Beach State 3, California 2, Temple 2, Notre Dame 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 23)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball polls came out earlier on Monday and after two losses, the UConn Huskies find themselves dropping in the polls.

They fell 11 spots in the AP Poll to No. 24 after being ranked No. 13 last week. The dropoff in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll wasn’t as extreme although they did fall eight spots to No. 19 after being ranked 11th there.

With the Syracuse Orange falling last weekend, the Kentucky Wildcats are on top of both polls. They are followed by the Missouri Tigers, Syracuse, The Ohio State Buckeyes and Kansas Jayhawks. In the coaches poll, the top two are the same followed by Ohio State, Syracuse and Kansas.

Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (9/10) and Marquette Golden Eagles (17/18). The Louisville Cardinals are in a tie for No. 25 in the coaches poll and are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Cincinnati Bearcats are also among the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 23), 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) 19-1 1,620 2 1 Kentucky (31) 19-1 775 2
2 Missouri (2) 18-1 1,532 5 2 Missouri 18-1 725 5
3 Syracuse (2) 20-1 1,506 1 3 Ohio State 17-3 687 6
4 Ohio State 17-3 1,411 6 4 Syracuse 20-1 686 1
5 Kansas 16-3 1,383 7 5 Kansas 16-3 660 7
6 Baylor 17-2 1,234 3 6 Duke 16-3 571 4
7 North Carolina 16-3 1,232 8 7 Baylor 17-2 569 3
8 Duke 16-3 1,176 4 8 North Carolina 16-3 565 8
9 Georgetown 16-3 1,045 10 9 Murray State 20-0 502 10
10 Michigan State 16-4 1,009 9 10 Georgetown 16-3 498 12
11 Murray State 20-0 925 12 11 Michigan State 16-4 453 9
12 UNLV 18-3 886 14 12 San Diego State 17-2 403 16
13 San Diego State 17-2 832 16 13 Florida 15-4 396 14
14 Florida 15-4 709 17 14 Creighton 18-2 343 18
15 Creighton 18-2 682 19 15 UNLV 18-3 337 20
16 Indiana 16-4 609 11 16 Mississippi State 16-4 236 15
17 Marquette 16-4 517 21 17 Indiana 16-4 230 13
18 Mississippi State 16-4 422 18 18 Marquette 16-4 213 22
19 Virginia 15-3 414 15 19 Connecticut 14-5 203 11
20 Michigan 15-5 396 20 20 Saint Mary’s 19-2 193 23
21 Saint Mary’s 19-2 345 24 21 Virginia 15-3 171 17
22 Kansas State 14-4 252 25 22 Michigan 15-5 165 19
23 Florida State 13-6 244 NR 23 Harvard 16-2 99 24
24 Connecticut 14-5 203 13 24 Kansas State 14-4 80 NR
25 Wisconsin 16-5 182 NR 25 Louisville 15-5 49 21
– 25 Wisconsin 16-5 49 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Illinois 22, Louisville 23 Illinois 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
West Virginia 96, Gonzaga 82, Vanderbilt 40, Louisville 35, Harvard 32, Wichita State 28, Cincinnati 20, Illinois 11, Middle Tennessee 9, Dayton 3, Iona 2, Long Beach State 1 Florida State 41, Gonzaga 34, West Virginia 33, Wichita State 29, Middle Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 20, Nevada 12, Illinois 6, Cincinnati 4, Southern Miss 3, UCF 3, Iowa State 2, Dayton 1, New Mexico 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 16)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and after going 2-0 last week, the UConn Huskies have moved up in both polls.

They jumped four spots in the AP Poll to No. 13 and went up five spots in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll to No. 11.

The Syracuse Orange remain No. 1 in both polls and are followed by the Kentucky Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Missouri Tigers in both of them as well.

Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (10/12), Marquette Golden Eagles (21/22) and Louisville Cardinals (23/21).

The Seton Hall Pirates and West Virginia Mountaineers are the only Big East teams 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 11 (Jan. 16), 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 Syracuse (60) 19-0 1,619 1 1 Syracuse (31) 19-0 775 1
2 Kentucky (4) 17-1 1,558 2 2 Kentucky 17-1 742 2
3 Baylor (1) 17-0 1,503 4 3 Baylor 17-0 714 4
4 Duke 15-2 1,380 8 4 Duke 15-2 654 6
5 Missouri 16-1 1,335 9 5 Missouri 16-1 629 9
6 Ohio State 16-3 1,312 5 6 Ohio State 16-3 619 5
7 Kansas 14-3 1,218 10 7 Kansas 14-3 591 10
8 North Carolina 15-3 1,172 3 8 North Carolina 15-3 569 3
9 Michigan State 15-3 1,119 6 9 Michigan State 15-3 509 7
10 Georgetown 14-3 884 11 10 Murray State 18-0 449 14
11 Indiana 15-3 858 7 11 Connecticut 14-3 416 16
12 Murray State 18-0 825 15 12 Georgetown 14-3 410 11
13 Connecticut 14-3 807 17 13 Indiana 15-3 358 8
14 UNLV 16-3 651 12 14 Florida 14-4 304 19
15 Virginia 14-2 649 16 15 Mississippi State 15-3 288 20
16 San Diego State 15-2 621 22 16 San Diego State 15-2 282 22
17 Florida 14-4 596 19 17 Virginia 14-2 269 17
18 Mississippi State 15-3 590 20 18 Creighton 16-2 260 21
19 Creighton 16-2 471 23 19 Michigan 14-4 259 13
20 Michigan 14-4 461 13 20 UNLV 16-3 252 12
21 Marquette 14-4 278 25 21 Louisville 14-4 130 15
22 Illinois 15-3 257 NR 22 Marquette 14-4 119 24
23 Louisville 14-4 208 14 23 Saint Mary’s 17-2 100 NR
24 Saint Mary’s 17-2 167 NR 24 Harvard 15-2 61 25
25 Kansas State 12-4 102 18 25 Illinois 15-3 58 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Gonzaga 21, Seton Hall 24 Kansas State 18, Gonzaga 23
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Vanderbilt 101, Wisconsin 90, Seton Hall 79, Gonzaga 64, New Mexico 61, Harvard 22, Cincinnati 17, Stanford 16, West Virginia 16, Alabama 10, Wichita State 3, Iona 2, Florida State 1, Northwestern 1, Wagner 1 Vanderbilt 47, Kansas State 46, New Mexico 41, Wisconsin 27, Middle Tennessee 21, Gonzaga 21, Seton Hall 16, West Virginia 13, Wichita State 13, Alabama 7, Nevada 3, California 2, Brigham Young 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 10 (Jan. 9)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and as expected with the two losses last week, the UConn Huskies have dropped in the polls. They fell nine spots in the AP Poll to No. 17 and eight spots in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll to No. 16.

The Syracuse Orange remain as the No. 1 team in the land and with some shuffling in the top 10, the top five of each poll is the same. The Orange are followed by the Kentucky Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Baylor Bears and Ohio State Buckeyes.

Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (11/11), Louisville Cardinals (14/15) and Marquette Golden Eagles (25/24).

The Seton Hall Pirates are ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll but are the third team among the others receiving votes in the coaches poll. The West Virginia Mountaineers are among the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 10 (Jan. 9), 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 Syracuse (60) 17-0 1,618 1 1 Syracuse (30) 17-0 774 1
2 Kentucky (5) 15-1 1,558 2 2 Kentucky (1) 15-1 742 2
3 North Carolina 14-2 1,476 3 3 North Carolina 14-2 702 4
4 Baylor 15-0 1,436 4 4 Baylor 15-0 684 5
5 Ohio State 15-2 1,347 6 5 Ohio State 15-2 649 7
6 Michigan State 14-2 1,263 10 6 Duke 13-2 583 3
7 Indiana 15-1 1,217 12 7 Michigan State 14-2 578 11
8 Duke 13-2 1,186 5 8 Indiana 15-1 552 12
9 Missouri 14-1 1,096 7 9 Missouri 14-1 540 6
10 Kansas 12-3 1,005 14 10 Kansas 12-3 480 15
11 Georgetown 13-2 990 9 11 Georgetown 13-2 425 9
12 UNLV 16-2 852 17 12 UNLV 16-2 374 17
13 Michigan 13-3 715 16 13 Michigan 13-3 351 13
14 Louisville 13-3 704 11 14 Murray State 16-0 341 18
15 Murray State 16-0 628 19 15 Louisville 13-3 321 10
16 Virginia 14-1 607 21 16 Connecticut 12-3 304 8
17 Connecticut 12-3 535 8 17 Virginia 14-1 251 23
18 Kansas State 12-2 482 23 18 Kansas State 12-2 242 22
19 Florida 12-4 463 13 19 Florida 12-4 226 14
20 Mississippi State 13-3 362 15 20 Mississippi State 13-3 181 16
21 Gonzaga 13-2 347 25 21 Creighton 13-2 163 24
22 San Diego State 13-2 313 24 22 San Diego State 13-2 131 25
23 Creighton 13-2 236 NR 23 Gonzaga 13-2 103 NR
24 Seton Hall 14-2 205 NR 24 Marquette 12-4 69 20
25 Marquette 12-4 170 20 25 Harvard 13-2 58 21
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Wisconsin 18, Harvard 22 Wisconsin 19
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Wisconsin 97, Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia 33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary’s 18, Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11, Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa State 1, Wagner 1 Wisconsin 43, Saint Mary’s 39, Seton Hall 36, Vanderbilt 33, New Mexico 25, Middle Tennessee 20, Alabama 18, West Virginia 9, Southern Miss 8, Stanford 5, Wichita State 5, Dayton 4, Illinois 4, Iowa State 1, Nevada 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Jan. 2)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies have moved up one spot in both polls to start the new year as the No. 8 team.

The Syracuse Orange remain No. 1 but after that, there are changes to the top five in both polls. In the AP Poll, the Orange are followed by Kentucky, North Carolina, Baylor and Duke. In the Coaches Poll, they are followed by Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina and Baylor.

Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (9/9), Louisville Cardinals (11/10) and Marquette Golden Eagles (20/20).

After dropping out of both polls, the Pittsburgh Panthers are among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Seton Hall Pirates are also among the others receiving votes in both polls as well.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 9 (Jan. 2), 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 Syracuse (60) 15-0 1,618 1 1 Syracuse (30) 15-0 774 1
2 Kentucky (5) 13-1 1,554 3 2 Kentucky (1) 13-1 739 3
3 North Carolina 13-2 1,451 5 3 Duke 12-1 679 5
4 Baylor 13-0 1,389 6 4 North Carolina 13-2 670 6
5 Duke 12-1 1,354 7 5 Baylor 13-0 638 7
6 Ohio State 13-2 1,277 2 6 Missouri 13-0 620 8
7 Missouri 13-0 1,255 8 7 Ohio State 13-2 593 2
8 Connecticut 12-1 1,199 9 8 Connecticut 12-1 580 9
9 Georgetown 12-1 1,072 12 9 Georgetown 12-1 515 12
10 Michigan State 13-2 992 16 10 Louisville 12-2 454 4
11 Louisville 12-2 977 4 11 Michigan State 13-2 442 17
12 Indiana 13-1 974 13 12 Indiana 13-1 423 15
13 Florida 11-3 753 10 13 Michigan 12-2 368 16
14 Kansas 10-3 663 17 14 Florida 11-3 367 10
15 Mississippi State 13-2 644 15 15 Kansas 10-3 318 18
16 Michigan 12-2 641 18 16 Mississippi State 13-2 300 14
17 UNLV 15-2 611 19 17 UNLV 15-2 263 20
18 Wisconsin 12-3 506 11 18 Murray State 14-0 236 21
19 Murray State 14-0 454 20 19 Wisconsin 12-3 230 11
20 Marquette 12-2 447 14 20 Marquette 12-2 196 13
21 Virginia 12-1 292 23 21 Harvard 12-1 156 23
22 Harvard 12-1 269 24 22 Kansas State 11-1 127 25
23 Kansas State 11-1 229 NR 23 Virginia 12-1 125 24
24 San Diego State 12-2 196 25 24 Creighton 11-2 67 19
25 Gonzaga 11-2 121 NR 25 San Diego State 12-2 60 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Creighton 21, Pittsburgh 22 Pittsburgh 22
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Creighton 86, Ohio 28, Stanford 12, Vanderbilt 8, Xavier 8, Pittsburgh 8, Purdue 6, Saint Louis 6, New Mexico 6, Cincinnati 6, Texas A&M 4, Saint Mary’s 3, Seton Hall 2, California 2, Alabama 1, Wagner 1 Gonzaga 57, Saint Mary’s 17, Vanderbilt 16, Middle Tennessee 9, New Mexico 9, Stanford 7, Pittsburgh 6, Purdue 3, Seton Hall 3, Alabama 3, Southern Miss 2, Saint Louis 2, Illinois 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 8 (Dec. 26)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies come in at No. 9 in both polls. They dropped one spot in the AP Poll and held steady in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.

The Syracuse Orange are ranked No. 1 in both polls and are followed by Ohio State, Kentucky, Louisville and North Carolina in the AP Poll. In the coaches’ poll, they are followed by Ohio State, Kentucky, Louisville and Duke.

Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (12/12), Marquette Golden Eagles (14/13) and the Pitt Panthers (22/22).

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

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 8 (Dec. 26), 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 Syracuse (54) 13-0 1,611 1 1 Syracuse (30) 13-0 774 1
2 Ohio State (5) 12-1 1,507 2 2 Ohio State (1) 12-1 719 2
3 Kentucky (4) 11-1 1,480 3 3 Kentucky 11-1 702 3
4 Louisville (2) 12-0 1,386 4 4 Louisville 12-0 674 4
5 North Carolina 11-2 1,366 5 5 Duke 10-1 639 5
6 Baylor 12-0 1,299 6 6 North Carolina 11-2 623 6
7 Duke 10-1 1,281 7 7 Baylor 12-0 587 7
8 Missouri 12-0 1,149 9 8 Missouri 12-0 574 8
9 Connecticut 10-1 1,143 8 9 Connecticut 10-1 538 9
10 Florida 10-2 1,050 11 10 Florida 10-2 501 12
11 Wisconsin 11-2 898 13 11 Wisconsin 11-2 434 14
12 Georgetown 10-1 851 16 12 Georgetown 10-1 400 16
13 Indiana 12-0 820 17 13 Marquette 11-1 359 10
14 Marquette 11-1 775 10 14 Mississippi State 12-1 347 17
15 Mississippi State 12-1 718 18 15 Indiana 12-0 337 18
16 Michigan State 11-2 613 19 16 Michigan 10-2 290 19
17 Kansas 8-3 548 12 17 Michigan State 11-2 270 20
18 Michigan 10-2 504 20 18 Kansas 8-3 250 11
19 UNLV 13-2 473 21 19 Creighton 10-1 193 21
20 Murray State 13-0 342 22 20 UNLV 13-2 179 23
21 Creighton 10-1 254 23 21 Murray State 13-0 169 22
22 Pittsburgh 11-2 238 15 22 Pittsburgh 11-2 159 13
23 Virginia 10-1 214 24 23 Harvard 10-1 92 25
24 Harvard 10-1 121 NR 24 Virginia 10-1 48 NR
25 San Diego State 11-2 119 NR 25 Kansas State 10-1 45 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Xavier 14, Illinois 25 Xavier 15, Illinois 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Kansas State 105, Illinois 70, Saint Louis 55, Gonzaga 48, Xavier 42, Ohio 20, Stanford 10, Wichita State 9, Texas A&M 3, Alabama 2, Wagner 1 San Diego State 39, Illinois 36, Xavier 27, Saint Louis 22, Stanford 11, Gonzaga 10, Saint Mary’s 5, Ohio 5, Saint Joseph’s 3, Middle Tennessee 3, Alabama 3, Brigham Young 3, Cleveland State 2, West Virginia 1, Wichita State 1, Southern Miss 1

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2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 7 (Dec. 19)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and the UConn Huskies have moved up one spot in each poll. They come in this week at No. 8 in the AP Poll and No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.

The Syracuse Orange are still the No. 1 team in the land and as a matter of fact, the top five teams from last week are the same in both polls. In the AP Poll, the Orange are followed by the Ohio State Buckeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals and North Carolina Tar Heels. In the Coaches’ Poll, the top four is the same as the AP Poll with Duke coming in at No. 5.

Joining the Orange, Cardinals and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Marquette Golden Eagles (10/10), Pittsburgh Panthers (15/13) and Georgetown Hoyas (16/16).

There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll and only the Seton Hall Pirates are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches’ Poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 7 (Dec. 19), 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 Syracuse (53) 11-0 1,585 1 1 Syracuse (30) 11-0 774 1
2 Ohio State (5) 10-1 1,474 2 2 Ohio State (1) 10-1 713 2
3 Kentucky (4) 9-1 1,457 3 3 Kentucky 9-1 702 3
4 Louisville (2) 10-0 1,364 4 4 Louisville 10-0 679 4
5 North Carolina 9-2 1,340 5 5 Duke 9-1 637 5
6 Baylor 9-0 1,271 6 6 North Carolina 9-2 623 6
7 Duke 9-1 1,266 7 7 Baylor 9-0 570 7
8 Connecticut 9-1 1,102 9 8 Missouri 11-0 560 8
9 Missouri 11-0 1,076 10 9 Connecticut 9-1 526 10
10 Marquette 10-0 1,021 11 10 Marquette 10-0 503 11
11 Florida 8-2 946 13 11 Kansas 7-2 471 12
12 Kansas 7-2 939 12 12 Florida 8-2 447 13
13 Wisconsin 10-2 746 14 13 Pittsburgh 10-1 386 14
14 Xavier 8-1 728 8 14 Wisconsin 10-2 361 15
15 Pittsburgh 10-1 707 15 15 Xavier 8-1 318 9
16 Georgetown 9-1 644 16 16 Georgetown 9-1 301 17
17 Indiana 10-0 601 18 17 Mississippi State 11-1 277 16
18 Mississippi State 11-1 576 17 18 Indiana 10-0 245 20
19 Michigan State 9-2 413 21 19 Michigan 9-2 221 18
20 Michigan 9-2 381 20 20 Michigan State 9-2 193 23
21 UNLV 11-2 251 NR 21 Creighton 8-1 107 24
22 Murray State 12-0 222 24 22 Murray State 12-0 100 NR
23 Creighton 8-1 130 25 23 UNLV 11-2 68 NR
24 Virginia 9-1 102 NR 24 Illinois 10-1 66 19
25 Illinois 10-1 96 19 25 Harvard 9-1 53 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Texas A&M 22, Alabama 23, Vanderbilt 25 Alabama 21, Texas A&M 22, Vanderbilt 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Harvard 88, San Diego State 67, Stanford 61, Saint Louis 33, Gonzaga 23, Kansas State 22, Texas A&M 18, Wichita State 8, Alabama 8, Cleveland State 7, Northern Iowa 7, Vanderbilt 5, California 5, Northwestern 4, Ohio 3, Long Beach State 2, Indiana State 1 San Diego State 32, California 28, Texas A&M 25, Virginia 19, Saint Louis 13, Alabama 12, Kansas State 12, Stanford 9, Memphis 7, Saint Mary’s 5, Vanderbilt 3, Saint Joseph’s 3, Gonzaga 3, Northwestern 1, Oklahoma 1, Seton Hall 1

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