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.
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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 (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 | ||||||||
