After falling to the Pittsburgh Panthers in the Big East opener last week, the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team has fallen from fourth in both polls to No. 8 in the AP Top 25 and No. 9 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The top three teams from last week remain the same.
Joining the Huskies in the top ten from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (4/4), Pittsburgh Panthers (5/5) and the Villanova Wildcats (7/7). Also in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (13/13), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15/15) and the Cincinnati Bearcats (24/25). The Louisville Cardinals are ranked No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and are the top team 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 | Duke (65) | 13-0 | 1,625 | 1 | 1 | Duke (31) | 13-0 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 14-0 | 1,551 | 2 | 2 | Ohio State | 14-0 | 742 | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas | 13-0 | 1,491 | 3 | 3 | Kansas | 13-0 | 714 | 3 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 15-0 | 1,437 | 5 | 4 | Syracuse | 15-0 | 678 | 5 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 13-1 | 1,358 | 6 | 5 | Pittsburgh | 13-1 | 639 | 6 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 15-0 | 1,198 | 7 | 6 | San Diego State | 15-0 | 600 | 7 |
| 7 | Villanova | 12-1 | 1,187 | 8 | 7 | Villanova | 12-1 | 577 | 8 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 11-1 | 1,168 | 4 | 8 | Missouri | 13-1 | 536 | 10 |
| 9 | Missouri | 13-1 | 1,116 | 10 | 9 | Connecticut | 11-1 | 516 | 4 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 1,052 | 11 | 10 | Purdue | 13-1 | 489 | 11 |
| 11 | Purdue | 13-1 | 930 | 12 | 11 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 477 | 12 |
| 12 | Texas | 11-2 | 902 | 13 | 12 | Texas | 11-2 | 424 | 14 |
| 13 | Georgetown | 12-2 | 834 | 9 | 13 | Georgetown | 12-2 | 417 | 9 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 12-2 | 688 | 15 | 14 | Brigham Young | 14-1 | 356 | 16 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 14-1 | 648 | 16 | 15 | Notre Dame | 12-2 | 316 | 15 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 12-1 | 569 | 18 | 16 | Texas A&M | 12-1 | 285 | 18 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 11-3 | 523 | 17 | 17 | Kansas State | 11-3 | 271 | 17 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 9-4 | 504 | 20 | 18 | UCF | 13-0 | 204 | 21 |
| 19 | UCF | 13-0 | 490 | 19 | 19 | Michigan State | 9-4 | 203 | 19 |
| 20 | Illinois | 12-3 | 328 | 23 | 20 | Illinois | 12-3 | 142 | 25 |
| 21 | Memphis | 11-2 | 313 | 21 | 21 | Minnesota | 11-3 | 128 | 13 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 11-2 | 238 | 24 | 22 | Memphis | 11-2 | 110 | 20 |
| 23 | Washington | 10-3 | 173 | NR | 23 | Louisville | 11-2 | 73 | 22 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 14-0 | 159 | NR | 24 | Vanderbilt | 11-2 | 71 | NR |
| 25 | UNLV | 12-2 | 136 | NR | 25 | Cincinnati | 14-0 | 56 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Minnesota 14, Louisville 22, Temple 25 | Baylor 23, Wisconsin 24 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Louisville 124, Minnesota 96, Temple 74, Wisconsin 55, Baylor 50, Florida 35, Butler 25, Wichita State 17, North Carolina 9, Saint Mary’s 8, Gonzaga 7, Arizona 2, Cleveland State 2, Florida State 2, Georgia 1 | Baylor 50, UNLV 50, Washington 44, Wisconsin 39, Temple 26, Wichita State 14, Saint Mary’s 13, Gonzaga 12, Florida 9, Butler 6, Old Dominion 6, Utah State 4, North Carolina 1, Cleveland State 1, Arizona 1 | ||||||||
