The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and after going 2-0 last week, the UConn Huskies have moved up in both polls.
They jumped four spots in the AP Poll to No. 13 and went up five spots in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll to No. 11.
The Syracuse Orange remain No. 1 in both polls and are followed by the Kentucky Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Missouri Tigers in both of them as well.
Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (10/12), Marquette Golden Eagles (21/22) and Louisville Cardinals (23/21).
The Seton Hall Pirates and West Virginia Mountaineers are the only Big East teams among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 16), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Syracuse (60) | 19-0 | 1,619 | 1 | 1 | Syracuse (31) | 19-0 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Kentucky (4) | 17-1 | 1,558 | 2 | 2 | Kentucky | 17-1 | 742 | 2 |
| 3 | Baylor (1) | 17-0 | 1,503 | 4 | 3 | Baylor | 17-0 | 714 | 4 |
| 4 | Duke | 15-2 | 1,380 | 8 | 4 | Duke | 15-2 | 654 | 6 |
| 5 | Missouri | 16-1 | 1,335 | 9 | 5 | Missouri | 16-1 | 629 | 9 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 16-3 | 1,312 | 5 | 6 | Ohio State | 16-3 | 619 | 5 |
| 7 | Kansas | 14-3 | 1,218 | 10 | 7 | Kansas | 14-3 | 591 | 10 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 15-3 | 1,172 | 3 | 8 | North Carolina | 15-3 | 569 | 3 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 15-3 | 1,119 | 6 | 9 | Michigan State | 15-3 | 509 | 7 |
| 10 | Georgetown | 14-3 | 884 | 11 | 10 | Murray State | 18-0 | 449 | 14 |
| 11 | Indiana | 15-3 | 858 | 7 | 11 | Connecticut | 14-3 | 416 | 16 |
| 12 | Murray State | 18-0 | 825 | 15 | 12 | Georgetown | 14-3 | 410 | 11 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 14-3 | 807 | 17 | 13 | Indiana | 15-3 | 358 | 8 |
| 14 | UNLV | 16-3 | 651 | 12 | 14 | Florida | 14-4 | 304 | 19 |
| 15 | Virginia | 14-2 | 649 | 16 | 15 | Mississippi State | 15-3 | 288 | 20 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 15-2 | 621 | 22 | 16 | San Diego State | 15-2 | 282 | 22 |
| 17 | Florida | 14-4 | 596 | 19 | 17 | Virginia | 14-2 | 269 | 17 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 15-3 | 590 | 20 | 18 | Creighton | 16-2 | 260 | 21 |
| 19 | Creighton | 16-2 | 471 | 23 | 19 | Michigan | 14-4 | 259 | 13 |
| 20 | Michigan | 14-4 | 461 | 13 | 20 | UNLV | 16-3 | 252 | 12 |
| 21 | Marquette | 14-4 | 278 | 25 | 21 | Louisville | 14-4 | 130 | 15 |
| 22 | Illinois | 15-3 | 257 | NR | 22 | Marquette | 14-4 | 119 | 24 |
| 23 | Louisville | 14-4 | 208 | 14 | 23 | Saint Mary’s | 17-2 | 100 | NR |
| 24 | Saint Mary’s | 17-2 | 167 | NR | 24 | Harvard | 15-2 | 61 | 25 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 12-4 | 102 | 18 | 25 | Illinois | 15-3 | 58 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Gonzaga 21, Seton Hall 24 | Kansas State 18, Gonzaga 23 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Vanderbilt 101, Wisconsin 90, Seton Hall 79, Gonzaga 64, New Mexico 61, Harvard 22, Cincinnati 17, Stanford 16, West Virginia 16, Alabama 10, Wichita State 3, Iona 2, Florida State 1, Northwestern 1, Wagner 1 | Vanderbilt 47, Kansas State 46, New Mexico 41, Wisconsin 27, Middle Tennessee 21, Gonzaga 21, Seton Hall 16, West Virginia 13, Wichita State 13, Alabama 7, Nevada 3, California 2, Brigham Young 1 | ||||||||
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