AP & ESPN/USA Today polls

After going 1-1 last week, the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team has fallen four spots to No. 10 in the latest AP Poll and two spots to No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The top five remains the same in both polls.

Joining the Huskies from the Big East in the top 10 of both polls are the Pittsburgh Panthers (4/4), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8/7) and the Villanova Wildcats (9/10). Also in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (11/11), Syracuse Orange (12/13), and the Louisville Cardinals (16/15).

The West Virginia Mountaineers are ranked No. 25 in the AP Poll but are the first team receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll while the Marquette Golden Eagles are 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 (65) 24-0 1,625 1 1 Ohio State (31) 24-0 775 1
2 Kansas 22-1 1,519 2 2 Kansas 22-1 732 2
3 Texas 20-3 1,509 3 3 Texas 20-3 721 3
4 Pittsburgh 21-2 1,438 4 4 Pittsburgh 21-2 678 4
5 Duke 21-2 1,341 5 5 Duke 21-2 642 5
6 San Diego State 23-1 1,259 7 6 San Diego State 23-1 614 6
7 Brigham Young 22-2 1,212 8 7 Notre Dame 19-4 575 8
8 Notre Dame 19-4 1,185 9 8 Brigham Young 22-2 564 9
9 Villanova 19-4 1,047 12 9 Connecticut 18-4 496 7
10 Connecticut 18-4 1,040 6 10 Villanova 19-4 495 12
11 Georgetown 18-5 1,009 13 11 Georgetown 18-5 447 14
12 Syracuse 20-4 919 17 12 Purdue 18-5 401 10
13 Wisconsin 17-5 790 19 13 Syracuse 20-4 369 17
14 Purdue 18-5 754 11 14 Wisconsin 17-5 361 18
15 Arizona 20-4 630 21 15 Louisville 18-5 350 13
16 Louisville 18-5 604 15 16 Arizona 20-4 273 22
17 Florida 18-5 534 NR 17 Utah State 22-2 257 21
18 Kentucky 16-6 519 10 18 Kentucky 16-6 246 11
19 Missouri 18-5 511 14 19 Florida 18-5 243 23
20 North Carolina 17-5 461 23 20 Missouri 18-5 234 15
21 Utah State 22-2 347 22 21 North Carolina 17-5 165 NR
22 Texas A&M 17-5 231 16 22 Texas A&M 17-5 128 16
23 Vanderbilt 16-6 128 23 23 Saint Mary’s 20-4 64 NR
24 Temple 17-5 110 NR 24 Vanderbilt 16-6 39 24
25 West Virginia 15-7 93 25 25 Minnesota 16-7 37 20
Dropped out: Dropped out:
Minnesota 18, Washington 20 Washington 19, Illinois 24
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Minnesota 88, Wichita State 29, Coastal Carolina 26, Cincinnati 22, Saint Mary’s 22, Alabama 21, George Mason 19, Washington 15, Marquette 12, Xavier 12, Florida State 11, Belmont 5, Illinois 5, UCLA 5, UNLV 5, Baylor 4, Colorado State 2, UTEP 2, Tennessee 2, Missouri State 1, Duquesne 1, Cleveland State 1 West Virginia 29, Temple 27, Washington 21, Coastal Carolina 15, George Mason 13, Xavier 13, Wichita State 12, UCLA 9, Alabama 8, Florida State 6, UTEP 4, Illinois 3, Virginia Commonwealth 3, Marquette 2, Valparaiso 2, UNLV 2

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