After going 0-2 last week to close out the regular season, the UConn Huskies men’s basketball has dropped five spots in the AP Poll to No. 21 and three spots in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll to No. 19. The Ohio State Buckeyes remain No. 1 and are followed by Kansas, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Duke in both polls.
Joining the Huskies, Panthers and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (11/11), Louisville Cardinals (14/14), St. John’s Red Storm (17/18) and Georgetown Hoyas (22/22). The West Virginia Mountaineers are ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll but are the first team receiving votes in the coaches poll.
The Cincinnati Bearcats are ranked No. 25 in the AP Poll and are also among the others receiving votes in the coaches poll. The Villanova Wildcats are also among the others receiving votes in both polls are falling out of both polls this week.
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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 (52) | 29-2 | 1,612 | 1 | 1 | Ohio State (25) | 29-2 | 767 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas (13) | 29-2 | 1,569 | 2 | 2 | Kansas (6) | 29-2 | 748 | 2 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 27-4 | 1,493 | 4 | 3 | Pittsburgh | 27-4 | 702 | 5 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 25-5 | 1,416 | 8 | 4 | Notre Dame | 25-5 | 678 | 7 |
| 5 | Duke | 27-4 | 1,265 | 4 | 5 | Duke | 27-4 | 595 | 4 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 24-6 | 1,209 | 13 | 6 | San Diego State | 29-2 | 592 | 9 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 29-2 | 1,197 | 9 | 7 | North Carolina | 24-6 | 560 | 13 |
| 8 | Brigham Young | 28-3 | 1,187 | 3 | 8 | Brigham Young | 28-3 | 546 | 3 |
| 9 | Purdue | 25-6 | 1,108 | 6 | 9 | Purdue | 25-6 | 537 | 6 |
| 10 | Texas | 25-6 | 1,081 | 7 | 10 | Texas | 25-6 | 518 | 8 |
| 11 | Syracuse | 25-6 | 984 | 12 | 11 | Syracuse | 25-6 | 492 | 12 |
| 12 | Florida | 24-6 | 931 | 14 | 12 | Florida | 24-6 | 456 | 14 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 23-7 | 870 | 10 | 13 | Wisconsin | 23-7 | 396 | 10 |
| 14 | Louisville | 23-8 | 794 | 11 | 14 | Louisville | 23-8 | 364 | 11 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 22-8 | 639 | 20 | 15 | Arizona | 25-6 | 285 | 18 |
| 16 | Arizona | 25-6 | 562 | 18 | 16 | Kentucky | 22-8 | 274 | 23 |
| 17 | St. John’s | 20-10 | 462 | 15 | 17 | Utah State | 28-3 | 237 | 21 |
| 18 | Xavier | 24-6 | 437 | 23 | 18 | St. John’s | 20-10 | 230 | 15 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 22-9 | 345 | NR | 19 | Connecticut | 21-9 | 165 | 16 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 20-10 | 294 | NR | 20 | Xavier | 24-6 | 150 | NR |
| 21 | Connecticut | 21-9 | 281 | 16 | 21 | Texas A&M | 23-7 | 146 | 22 |
| 22 | Georgetown | 21-9 | 244 | 17 | 22 | Georgetown | 21-9 | 117 | 17 |
| 23 | Utah State | 28-3 | 234 | 25 | 23 | Kansas State | 22-9 | 113 | NR |
| 24 | Temple | 24-6 | 209 | NR | 24 | Vanderbilt | 21-9 | 80 | 20 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 24-7 | 202 | NR | 25 | Temple | 24-6 | 77 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Villanova 19, Vanderbilt 21, Missouri 22, Texas A&M 24 | Villanova 19, Missouri 24, George Mason 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Texas A&M 177, Vanderbilt 101, Villanova 64, UCLA 40, UNLV 29, Missouri 22, George Mason 12, Old Dominion 11, Alabama 10, Belmont 9, Butler 9, Gonzaga 6, Saint Mary’s 4, Virginia Commonwealth 3, UAB 2, Harvard 1 | West Virginia 64, Villanova 43, UCLA 36, Cincinnati 31, Missouri 23, UNLV 16, George Mason 14, Saint Mary’s 11, UAB 4, Boston College 3, Florida State 2, Alabama 1, Harvard 1, Washington 1 | ||||||||
