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.
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| 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 | ||||||||
