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2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 13 (Jan. 31)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

After going 1-1 last week, the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team slipped one spot in the AP Poll to No. 6 and two spots in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll to No. 7.

The top five this week looks a little different with the Kansas Jayhawks, Texas Longhorns, Pittsburgh Panthers and Duke Blue Devils (barf) rounding out the top five in both polls.

Joining the Huskies and Panthers from the Big East in the top ten are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9/8). Also in the top 25 from the Big East are the Villanova Wildcats (12/12), Georgetown Hoyas (13/14), Louisville Cardinals (15/13) and the Syracuse Orange (17,17).

The West Virginia Mountaineers are ranked No. 25 in the AP Poll but are the second team receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.  The Marquette Golden Eagles are the only team from the Big East to be among the others receiving votes in both polls while the Cincinnati Bearcats and St. John’s Red Storm are only receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a full look at both polls, 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 PREV RK TEAM REC PTS PREV
1 Ohio State (65) 22-0 1,625 1 1 Ohio State (31) 22-0 775 1
2 Kansas 20-1 1,519 6 2 Kansas 20-1 732 6
3 Texas 18-3 1,500 7 3 Texas 18-3 710 8
4 Pittsburgh 20-2 1,433 2 4 Pittsburgh 20-2 675 2
5 Duke 19-2 1,284 3 5 Duke 19-2 623 3
6 Connecticut 17-3 1,275 5 6 San Diego State 21-1 592 4
7 San Diego State 21-1 1,218 4 7 Connecticut 17-3 587 5
8 Brigham Young 20-2 1,159 9 8 Notre Dame 17-4 535 14
9 Notre Dame 17-4 1,116 15 9 Brigham Young 20-2 522 9
10 Kentucky 16-4 1,037 14 10 Purdue 18-4 478 12
11 Purdue 18-4 922 12 11 Kentucky 16-4 453 16
12 Villanova 17-4 860 8 12 Villanova 17-4 416 7
13 Georgetown 16-5 806 21 13 Louisville 17-4 403 19
14 Missouri 17-4 790 11 14 Georgetown 16-5 365 20
15 Louisville 17-4 740 23 15 Missouri 17-4 358 13
16 Texas A&M 17-3 660 13 16 Texas A&M 17-3 334 11
17 Syracuse 18-4 598 9 17 Syracuse 18-4 239 10
18 Minnesota 16-5 487 16 18 Wisconsin 15-5 220 15
19 Wisconsin 15-5 387 17 19 Washington 15-5 190 17
20 Washington 15-5 384 18 20 Minnesota 16-5 186 18
21 Arizona 18-4 358 NR 21 Utah State 20-2 178 25
22 Utah State 20-2 176 NR 22 Arizona 18-4 161 NR
23 Vanderbilt 15-5 124 19 23 Florida 16-5 51 23
23 North Carolina 15-5 124 NR 24 Illinois 14-7 45 21
25 West Virginia 14-6 109 NR 24 Vanderbilt 15-5 45 22
Dropped out: Dropped out:
Illinois 20, Florida State 22, Florida 24, Michigan State, 25 St. Mary’s, 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Xavier 92, Florida 80, Illinois 49, Florida State 43, Cincinnati 31, Virginia Commonwealth 24, Marquette 23, Temple 15, Duquesne 15, Penn State 14, Coastal Carolina 8, UNLV 7, Wichita State 6, Saint Mary’s 6, Tennessee 4, Northern Iowa 3, Cleveland State 3, Belmont 3, Colorado State 2, Nebraska 2, Old Dominion 1, St. John’s 1, Harvard 1, Washington State 1 North Carolina 38, West Virginia 36, Saint Mary’s 33, Xavier 18, UNLV 13, Virginia Commonwealth 9, Cleveland State 9, Florida State 7, Tennessee 7, Nebraska 6, Coastal Carolina 6, Temple 4, Northern Iowa 3, Missouri State 3, Duquesne 2, Marquette 2, Valparaiso 2, Wichita State 2, UTEP 1, Baylor 1

2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 24)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

After going 2-0 last week, the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team has moved up three spots in both polls after being ranked No. 8/8 last week. Joining the Huskies in the top five in order are The Ohio State Buckeyes, Pittsburgh Panthers, Duke Blue Devils and San Diego State Aztecs.

UConn and Pitt are joined in the top 10 of both polls by Big East brethren Villanova (8/7) and Syracuse (9/10).  Also in the top 25 from the Big East are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15/14) and Georgetown Hoyas (21/20).

The Cincinnati Bearcats and West Virginia Mountaineers are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a full look at both polls, 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 PREV RK TEAM REC PTS PREV
1 Ohio State (63) 20-0 1,623 1 1 Ohio State (31) 20-0 775 1
2 Pittsburgh (1) 19-1 1,528 5 2 Pittsburgh 19-1 727 4
3 Duke (1) 18-1 1,490 4 3 Duke 18-1 712 5
4 San Diego State 20-0 1,386 6 4 San Diego State 20-0 677 6
5 Connecticut 16-2 1,314 8 5 Connecticut 16-2 624 8
6 Kansas 18-1 1,293 2 6 Kansas 18-1 618 2
7 Texas 16-3 1,267 10 7 Villanova 17-2 580 7
8 Villanova 17-2 1,199 7 8 Texas 16-3 563 11
9 Syracuse 18-2 1,095 3 9 Brigham Young 19-1 533 9
9 Brigham Young 19-1 1,095 9 10 Syracuse 18-2 498 3
11 Missouri 17-3 887 13 11 Texas A&M 17-2 436 10
12 Purdue 17-3 881 14 12 Purdue 17-3 421 13
13 Texas A&M 17-2 847 11 13 Missouri 17-3 398 14
14 Kentucky 15-4 709 12 14 Notre Dame 16-4 364 16
15 Notre Dame 16-4 691 16 15 Wisconsin 15-4 323 17
16 Minnesota 14-4 656 15 16 Kentucky 15-4 307 12
17 Wisconsin 15-4 614 18 17 Washington 15-4 271 20
18 Washington 15-4 584 20 18 Minnesota 14-4 264 19
19 Vanderbilt 14-4 317 NR 19 Louisville 15-4 173 15
20 Illinois 14-6 279 23 20 Georgetown 14-5 140 23
21 Georgetown 14-5 276 23 21 Illinois 14-6 136 22
22 Florida State 15-5 218 NR 22 Vanderbilt 14-4 74 NR
23 Louisville 15-4 203 19 23 Florida 15-4 67 NR
24 Florida 15-4 169 NR 24 Saint Mary’s 17-3 58 21
25 Michigan State 12-7 97 17 25 Utah State 18-2 57 NR
Dropped From Rankings: Dropped From Rankings:
West Virginia 21, Saint Mary’s 22, Cincinnati 25 Michigan State 18, Kansas State 24, Arizona 25
Others receiving votes Others receiving votes
Cincinnati 85, Arizona 68, West Virginia 62, Saint Mary’s 55, Utah State 53, Georgia 23, Xavier 12, Memphis 11, Virginia Tech 8, Temple 7, Missouri State 6, UNLV 4, Tennessee 3, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Baylor 2, Coastal Carolina 2, Duquesne 1, Belmont 1, Penn State 1, Harvard 1 Michigan State 53, Arizona 52, Florida State 47, Cincinnati 30, Georgia 17, West Virginia 17, UNLV 11, Missouri State 8, Temple 7, Xavier 3, Cleveland State 3, Coastal Carolina 3, Kansas State 2, Memphis 2, North Carolina 2, Baylor 1, Belmont 1

2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 17)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

In just a half hour or so, the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team will take on the No. 7/7 Villanova Wildcats after moving up two spots in the AP Poll to No. 8 and one spot in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll also to No. 8.

Joining the Huskies and Wildcats in the top 10 of both polls are the Syracuse Orange (3/3) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (5/4). Also in the top 25 from the Big East in both polls are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (16/16), Louisville Cardinals (19/15) and Georgetown Hoyas (T23/23). Also ranked in the AP Poll are the West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 21 and Cincinnati Bearcats at No. 25.

The St. John’s Red Storm are the only Big East team receiving votes in the AP Poll while West Virginia and Cincinnati are the only Big East teams receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.

For a full look at both polls, 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 PREV RK TEAM REC PTS PREV
1 Ohio State (49) 18-0 1,606 2 1 Ohio State (28) 18-0 772 2
2 Kansas (6) 17-0 1,526 3 2 Kansas (2) 17-0 738 3
3 Syracuse (8) 18-0 1,523 4 3 Syracuse (1) 18-0 715 4
4 Duke (1) 16-1 1,393 1 4 Pittsburgh 17-1 653 5
5 Pittsburgh (1) 17-1 1,382 5 5 Duke 16-1 641 1
6 San Diego State 19-0 1,294 6 6 San Diego State 19-0 633 6
7 Villanova 16-1 1,265 7 7 Villanova 16-1 594 7
8 Connecticut 14-2 1,148 10 8 Connecticut 14-2 531 9
9 Brigham Young 17-1 1,057 11 9 Brigham Young 17-1 529 10
10 Texas 14-3 1,015 12 10 Texas A&M 16-1 491 13
11 Texas A&M 16-1 996 14 11 Texas 14-3 454 14
12 Kentucky 14-3 975 13 12 Kentucky 14-3 439 15
13 Missouri 15-3 758 15 13 Purdue 15-3 371 8
14 Purdue 15-3 672 8 14 Missouri 15-3 337 12
15 Minnesota 14-4 513 NR 15 Louisville 14-3 276 17
16 Notre Dame 14-4 495 9 16 Notre Dame 14-4 266 11
17 Michigan State 12-5 467 NR 17 Wisconsin 13-4 207 21
18 Wisconsin 13-4 448 20 18 Michigan State 12-5 187 24
19 Louisville 14-3 438 18 19 Minnesota 14-4 183 25
20 Washington 13-4 409 17 20 Washington 13-4 182 18
21 West Virginia 12-4 266 NR 21 Saint Mary’s 16-2 153 NR
22 Saint Mary’s 16-2 195 NR 22 Illinois 13-5 120 16
23 Georgetown 13-5 146 22 23 Georgetown 13-5 119 19
23 Illinois 13-5 146 16 24 Kansas State 13-5 66 20
25 Cincinnati 16-2 125 25 25 Arizona 15-3 60 NR
Dropped Out: Dropped Out:
Temple 19, Kansas State 21, UCF 23, Georgia 24 UCF 22, Temple 23
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Temple 99, Georgia 89, Kansas State 86, Gonzaga 84, Colorado 78, UNLV 76, Arizona 70, Florida State 64, Vanderbilt 46, Florida 42, St. John’s 27, Missouri State 25, Utah State 22, Baylor 18, UCF 10, Southern Miss 8, Marquette 7, Wichita State 6, James Madison 4, Butler 2, North Carolina 2, Penn State 1, Coastal Carolina 1 West Virginia 54, Georgia 52, Temple 44, Cincinnati 42, Gonzaga 39, Utah State 24, Colorado 23, UCF 18, UNLV 8, Vanderbilt 8, Baylor 8, Missouri State 8, Florida 8, Wichita State 8, Florida State 4, Southern Miss 3, Butler 3, James Madison 2, Memphis 1, Belmont 1

2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 10 (Jan. 10)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

After a 1-1 week that saw games against two top-15 opponents, the UConn Huskies have dropped two spots in the AP Poll to No. 10 while in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the Huskies stayed at No. 9. The top seven teams are the same from last week.

Also joining the Huskies from the Big East in the top 10 are the Syracuse Orange (4/4), Pittsburgh Panthers (5/5) and Villanova Wildcats (7/7). The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are No. 10 in the AP Poll but are No. 11 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.

Also in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (18/17) and Georgetown Hoyas (22/19). The Cincinnati Bearcats are No. 25 in the AP Poll but dropped out of the ESPN/USA Today Poll and are the second highest team in the others receiving votes there.

The West Virginia Mountaineers are the only other team from the Big East in the others receiving votes in both polls.

For a full look at both polls, hit the read more button below.

AP Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PREV RK TEAM REC PTS PREV
1 Duke (65) 15-0 1,625 1 1 Duke (31) 15-0 775 1
2 Ohio State 16-0 1,549 2 2 Ohio State 16-0 742 2
3 Kansas 15-0 1,489 3 3 Kansas 15-0 713 3
4 Syracuse 16-0 1,443 4 4 Syracuse 16-0 682 4
5 Pittsburgh 15-1 1,353 5 5 Pittsburgh 15-1 641 5
6 San Diego State 17-0 1,249 6 6 San Diego State 17-0 618 6
7 Villanova 14-1 1,248 7 7 Villanova 14-1 589 7
8 Purdue 15-1 1,105 11 8 Purdue 15-1 549 10
9 Notre Dame 14-2 1,069 14 9 Connecticut 12-2 494 9
10 Connecticut 12-2 1,058 8 10 Brigham Young 16-1 482 14
11 Brigham Young 16-1 925 15 11 Notre Dame 14-2 450 15
12 Texas 12-3 842 10 12 Missouri 14-2 407 8
13 Kentucky 12-3 808 12 13 Texas A&M 14-1 395 16
14 Texas A&M 14-1 807 16 14 Texas 12-3 354 12
15 Missouri 14-2 781 9 15 Kentucky 12-3 346 11
16 Illinois 13-3 655 20 16 Illinois 13-3 323 20
17 Washington 12-3 540 23 17 Louisville 13-2 224 23
18 Louisville 13-2 345 NR 18 Washington 12-3 193 NR
19 Temple 11-3 232 NR 19 Georgetown 12-4 156 13
20 Wisconsin 12-3 231 NR 20 Kansas State 12-4 122 17
21 Kansas State 12-4 217 17 21 Wisconsin 12-3 95 NR
22 Georgetown 12-4 211 13 22 UCF 14-1 85 18
23 UCF 14-1 170 19 23 Temple 11-3 81 NR
24 Georgia 12-2 145 NR 24 Michigan State 10-5 75 19
25 Cincinnati 15-1 144 24 25 Minnesota 12-4 74 21
Dropped out: Dropped out:
Michigan State 18, Memphis 21, Vanderbilt 22, UNLV 25 Memphis 22, Vanderbilt 24, Cincinnati 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Minnesota 123, Michigan State 118, Baylor 111, Florida 110, UNLV 74, Vanderbilt 74, Oklahoma State 71, Saint Mary’s 49, Memphis 49, North Carolina 31, Gonzaga 29, West Virginia 15, Arizona 6, Old Dominion 4, St. John’s 4, Tennessee 4, Utah State 4, Missouri State 2, Wichita State 2, Virginia Tech 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Richmond 1 Saint Mary’s 65, Cincinnati 64, Baylor 58, Georgia 37, Memphis 36, Vanderbilt 32, UNLV 28, Florida 20, Oklahoma State 17, Utah State 9, Arizona 9, Gonzaga 9, Old Dominion 7, North Carolina 6, West Virginia 5, Nebraska 4, Wichita State 2, Penn State 2

2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Jan. 3)

AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

After falling to the Pittsburgh Panthers in the Big East opener last week, the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team has fallen from fourth in both polls to No. 8 in the AP Top 25 and No. 9 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The top three teams from last week remain the same.

Joining the Huskies in the top ten from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (4/4), Pittsburgh Panthers (5/5) and the Villanova Wildcats (7/7). Also in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (13/13), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15/15) and the Cincinnati Bearcats (24/25). The Louisville Cardinals are ranked No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and are the top team receiving votes in the AP Poll.

For a full look at both polls, click on the read more button below.

AP Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PREV RK TEAM REC PTS PREV
1 Duke (65) 13-0 1,625 1 1 Duke (31) 13-0 775 1
2 Ohio State 14-0 1,551 2 2 Ohio State 14-0 742 2
3 Kansas 13-0 1,491 3 3 Kansas 13-0 714 3
4 Syracuse 15-0 1,437 5 4 Syracuse 15-0 678 5
5 Pittsburgh 13-1 1,358 6 5 Pittsburgh 13-1 639 6
6 San Diego State 15-0 1,198 7 6 San Diego State 15-0 600 7
7 Villanova 12-1 1,187 8 7 Villanova 12-1 577 8
8 Connecticut 11-1 1,168 4 8 Missouri 13-1 536 10
9 Missouri 13-1 1,116 10 9 Connecticut 11-1 516 4
10 Kentucky 11-2 1,052 11 10 Purdue 13-1 489 11
11 Purdue 13-1 930 12 11 Kentucky 11-2 477 12
12 Texas 11-2 902 13 12 Texas 11-2 424 14
13 Georgetown 12-2 834 9 13 Georgetown 12-2 417 9
14 Notre Dame 12-2 688 15 14 Brigham Young 14-1 356 16
15 Brigham Young 14-1 648 16 15 Notre Dame 12-2 316 15
16 Texas A&M 12-1 569 18 16 Texas A&M 12-1 285 18
17 Kansas State 11-3 523 17 17 Kansas State 11-3 271 17
18 Michigan State 9-4 504 20 18 UCF 13-0 204 21
19 UCF 13-0 490 19 19 Michigan State 9-4 203 19
20 Illinois 12-3 328 23 20 Illinois 12-3 142 25
21 Memphis 11-2 313 21 21 Minnesota 11-3 128 13
22 Vanderbilt 11-2 238 24 22 Memphis 11-2 110 20
23 Washington 10-3 173 NR 23 Louisville 11-2 73 22
24 Cincinnati 14-0 159 NR 24 Vanderbilt 11-2 71 NR
25 UNLV 12-2 136 NR 25 Cincinnati 14-0 56 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Minnesota 14, Louisville 22, Temple 25 Baylor 23, Wisconsin 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Louisville 124, Minnesota 96, Temple 74, Wisconsin 55, Baylor 50, Florida 35, Butler 25, Wichita State 17, North Carolina 9, Saint Mary’s 8, Gonzaga 7, Arizona 2, Cleveland State 2, Florida State 2, Georgia 1 Baylor 50, UNLV 50, Washington 44, Wisconsin 39, Temple 26, Wichita State 14, Saint Mary’s 13, Gonzaga 12, Florida 9, Butler 6, Old Dominion 6, Utah State 4, North Carolina 1, Cleveland State 1, Arizona 1

2010 Men’s Basketball AP All-America Teams

The AP announced their Men’s Basketball 2010 All-America Teams on Monday and of course we aren’t going to find any members of the UConn Huskies on it.

Instead, we find five members of the three teams that hail from the Big East. They are Wesley Johnson of Syracuse (1st team), Scottie Reynolds of Villanova (1st team), Da’Sean Butler of West Virginia (2nd team), Greg Monroe of Georgetown (3rd team) and Luke Harangody from Notre Dame (3rd team).

Here are the full teams:

AP All-America First Team

  • John Wall, Freshman, Kentucky
  • DeMarcus Cousins, Freshman, Kentucky
  • Evan Turner, Freshman, Ohio State
  • Wesley Johnson, Junior, Syracuse
  • Scottie Reynolds, Senior, Villanova

AP All-America Second Team

  • James Anderson, Junior, Oklahoma State
  • Sherron Collins, Senior, Kansas
  • Greivis Vazquez, Senior, Maryland
  • John Scheyer, Senior, Duke
  • Da’Sean Butler, Senior, West Virginia

AP All-America Third Team

  • Greg Monroe, Sophomore, Georgetown
  • Cole Aldrich, Junior, Kansas
  • Damion James, Senior, Texas
  • Luke Harangody, Senior, Notre Dame
  • Darington Hobson, Junior, New Mexico

2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings (Mar. 1)

Coupled with their win over Villanova on Saturday night and the top three teams in the polls losing, the Syracuse Orange are the new No. 1 team in the land as the regular season winds down.

Joining the Orange from the Big East in the top 10 are Villanova and West Virginia. Georgetown and Pittsburgh also find themselves in the top 25 as well.

A full look at the polls after the jump.

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