The rankings are out and we find the Kansas Jayhawks and Kentucky Wildcats sitting 1-2 in both polls. Fortunately, the writers and coaches were smart enough not to give the UConn Huskies any votes.
AP Top 25 | ESPN/USA Today Poll |
1. Kansas (61) 26-1 1,621 | 1. Kansas (30) 26-1 774 |
2. Kentucky (4) 26-1 1,559 | 2. Kentucky (1) 26-1 745 |
3. Purdue 23-3 1,470 | 3. Purdue 23-3 697 |
4. Syracuse 25-2 1,455 | 4. Syracuse 25-2 682 |
5. Duke 23-4 1,323 | 5. Duke 23-4 654 |
6. Kansas State 22-4 1,302 | 6. Kansas State 22-4 613 |
7. Villanova 22-4 1,189 | 7. West Virginia 21-5 571 |
8. West Virginia 21-5 1,183 | 8. Villanova 22-4 556 |
9. Ohio State 21-7 1,097 | 9. Ohio State 21-7 461 |
10. New Mexico 25-3 997 | 10. Butler 25-4 446 |
11. Georgetown 18-7 846 | 11. Brigham Young 25-3 430 |
12. Pittsburgh 21-6 806 | 12. New Mexico 25-3 413 |
13. Brigham Young 25-3 795 | 13. Georgetown 18-7 392 |
14. Michigan State 21-7 794 | 14. Michigan State 21-7 373 |
15. Butler 25-4 673 | 15. Gonzaga 22-5 322 |
16. Vanderbilt 20-6 599 | 16. Pittsburgh 21-6 319 |
17. Wisconsin 20-7 528 | 17. Tennessee 20-6 294 |
18. Gonzaga 22-5 506 | 18. Temple 22-5 232 |
19. Tennessee 20-6 480 | 19. Wisconsin 20-7 216 |
20. Temple 22-5 452 | 20. Vanderbilt 20-6 212 |
21. Texas 21-6 445 | 21. Texas 21-6 177 |
22. Texas A&M 19-7 225 | 22. Northern Iowa 24-3 119 |
23. Richmond 22-6 202 | 23. Texas A&M 19-7 88 |
24. Baylor 20-6 147 | 24. Richmond 22-6 76 |
25. Northern Iowa 24-3 128 | 25. UTEP 20-5 37 |
Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes |
UTEP 86, Virginia Tech 76, Maryland 57, Missouri 17, Illinois 14, Xavier 13, Marquette 11, Louisville 9, Mississippi State 5, Oklahoma State 4, Utah State 4, Wake Forest 2, Murray State 2, Cornell 2, Clemson 1. | Baylor 33, Virginia Tech 33, Maryland 31, Utah State 18, Cornell 17, Xavier 14, Clemson 11, UNLV 8, Missouri 7, Georgia Tech 2, Murray State 1, Saint Mary’s 1. |
Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings |
Wake Forest 23. | Baylor 22. |