The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and for some reason, the UConn Huskies have fallen in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll after beating a ranked Harvard team last week.

They held steady at No. 9 in the AP Poll while dropping to No. 10 in the coaches’ poll.

After some upsets over the weekend, the Syracuse Orange have ascended to the top of both polls. They 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, Cardinals and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Marquette Golden Eagles (11/11), Pittsburgh Panthers (15/14) and Georgetown Hoyas (16/17).

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

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The NCAA men’s basketball polls are out for the week and the UConn Huskies find themselves as the No. 9 team in both polls. Ironically enough, they dropped one spot in the AP Poll despite beating Arkansas on Saturday.

The Kentucky Wildcats find themselves No. 1 again this week and are followed by Ohio State, Syracuse, North Carolina and Louisville in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, they are followed by Ohio State, Syracuse, Louisville and Duke.

Joining the Orange, Cardinals and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Marquette Golden Eagles (11/11), Pittsburgh Panthers (15/14) and Georgetown Hoyas (18/21).

There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll and only the Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes from the Big East in the Coaches’ Poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 5 (Dec. 5), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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The NCAA Men’s College Basketball rankings are out and after falling to UCF in the Battle 4 Atlantis, the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team falls to No. 8 in the AP Poll and No. 10 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. They had been ranked No. 4 in both polls since the preseason.

With the North Carolina Tar Heels falling to UNLV last week, the Kentucky Wildcats have taken over the top spot in both polls. They are followed by Ohio State, Duke, Syracuse and North Carolina in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, they are followed by Ohio State, Syracuse, Duke and North Carolina.

Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (6/6), Marquette Golden Eagles (16/16) and Pittsburgh Panthers (17/17).

The Georgetown Hoyas and Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

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The NCAA college basketball polls are out for the second time since the preseason and the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team still finds themselves as the No. 4 team in the country in both polls.

The top five remains the same from last week in both polls as the North Carolina Tar Heels are still No. 1. The Tar Heels are followed by the Kentucky Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, UConn and Syracuse Orange.

Joining the Huskies and Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are the Louisville Cardinals (7/7), Marquette Golden Eagles (16/17) and Pittsburgh Panthers (17/16).

The Cincinnati Bearcats, Villanova Wildcats and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Georgetown Hoyas and West Virginia Mountaineers are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 3 (Nov. 21), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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The NCAA college basketball polls are out for the first time since the preseason and the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team still finds themselves as the No. 4 team in the country in both polls.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are No. 1 in both polls and the top five from the preseason is still the same. The Tar Heels are followed by the Kentucky Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, UConn and Syracuse Orange.

Joining the Huskies and Orange in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (8/7), Pittsburgh Panthers (9/9), Cincinnati Bearcats (20/20) and the Marquette Golden Eagles (21/19).

The Villanova Wildcats and West Virginia Mountaineers are the only Big East schools among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Georgetown Hoyas and St. John’s Red Storm are among the others receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 2 (Nov. 14), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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By the Numbers: 11 Reasons to Watch ESPNU on 11-11-11

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   The first College Basketball Live of the 2011-12 season airs at 6:30 p.m.

2. Two coaches with 1,802 wins between the pair and a combined 78 years of coaching experience reflect on it all with Rece Davis in A Conversation with Legends: Coach K and Bob Knight airing at 4:30 p.m.

3. ESPN’s voice of the NBA, Mike Breen, will be doing college basketball play-by-play for the first time this season on ESPNU. The first of Breen’s 3 Duke home games alongside Doris Burke tips-off with Belmont at Duke on ESPNU at 9 p.m.

4. The Home Court for College Hoops, ESPNU will air four live studio shows surrounding all of the 11-11-11 basketball action, including a two-hour Basketball Signing Day Special beginning at 1 p.m.

5. Columbia men’s basketball had a 5-9 record playing away games last year. Dave O’Brien and Bill Raftery will let you know where the team’s first away game stat falls when Columbia travels to No. 4 Connecticut, airing on ESPNU at 7 p.m.

6. Capping off a week of six conference preview shows – Pac-12, BIG EAST, ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 – The Experts give their national input with the Men’s College Basketball Preview Show at 3 p.m.

7. Duke men’s basketball has been listed in the top 10 of the last 75 Associated Press polls, most recently clinching No. 7 in the preseason poll. The Blue Devils’ first regular-season game, against Belmont, airs on ESPNU at 9 p.m.  Should the Blue Devils win, Coach K will be one win shy of tying Knight’s career record.

8. In addition to the games on ESPNU, the network will include highlights during SportsCenterU of eight teams featured exclusively on ESPN3 on 11-11-11: Northern Illinois at Purdue, Loyola (Maryland) at Wake Forest and Oral Roberts at West Virginia.

9. Connecticut is currently the home of nine NCAA National Championship banners between the men’s and women’s basketball programs. Watch the third men’s banner rise to the UConn rafters prior to the BIG EAST evening matchup during College Basketball Live at 6:30 p.m.

10. Krzyzewski – 10 total letters, 70% of his name is made up of consonants, strikingly close to his current 76% wins to loss record.  Two wins away from tying Knight for men’s basketball career wins, ESPNU airs Coach K Record Climb Preview at 6 p.m.

11. More than 11 hours of football programming on 11-11-11 including an afternoon block of studio programming with College Football Live at 4 p.m., ESPNU Film Room at 5 p.m. and 1^st and Ten at 5:30 p.m.

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ESPNU Programing Highlights on 11-11-11:

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The AP Top 25 Preseason Poll for the 2011-12 men’s college basketball season is out and just like the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll, the UConn Huskies find themselves at No. 4 in the nation. Two writers actually gave UConn two first place votes.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are on top and followed by Kentucky, Ohio State, UConn and Syracuse.

Joining the Huskies and Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are Louisville (9), Pittsburgh (10), Cincinnati (21) and Marquette (22). Villanova and West Virginia are among the others receiving votes.

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The ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Preseason Poll is out for men’s basketball and the UConn Huskies find themselves as the No. 4 team in the land. They finished last season as the No. 1 team after not being ranked at the start of the season.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are on top and followed by Kentucky, Ohio State, UConn and Syracuse.

Besides UConn and Syracuse, the Big East is represented in the poll by Louisville (8), Pittsburgh (11), Marquette (21) and Cincinnati (22). Villanova, West Virginia, St. John’s and Notre Dame are among the others receiving votes.

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When the final men’s college basketball rankings came out yesterday, I was shocked to see the UConn Huskies weren’t picked as the unanimous No. 1 team in the land in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. I even took to Twitter to say that some asinine coach decided not to vote for the Huskies.

And now courtesy of the Hartford Courant, we know that coach’s name. It’s Mike Adras of Northern Arizona, who actually voted Ohio State No. 1,  Kansas No. 2 and UConn No. 3 based on the entire season. Honestly, whatever floats his bubble.

All that matters to me is the fact that the 2011 National Championship trophy is sitting in a display case at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT.

Joining the Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the No. 12 Pitt Panthers, No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, No. 18 Syracuse Orange, No. 20 Marquette Golden Eagles and the No. 22 Louisville Cardinals. West Virginia, St. John’s, Cincinnati and Georgetown were among the others receiving votes.

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Here is the One Shining Moment video played after the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Championship on Monday night at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX.

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