The NCAA men’s basketball polls came out earlier on Monday and after two losses, the UConn Huskies find themselves dropping in the polls.
They fell 11 spots in the AP Poll to No. 24 after being ranked No. 13 last week. The dropoff in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll wasn’t as extreme although they did fall eight spots to No. 19 after being ranked 11th there.
With the Syracuse Orange falling last weekend, the Kentucky Wildcats are on top of both polls. They are followed by the Missouri Tigers, Syracuse, The Ohio State Buckeyes and Kansas Jayhawks. In the coaches poll, the top two are the same followed by Ohio State, Syracuse and Kansas.
Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (9/10) and Marquette Golden Eagles (17/18). The Louisville Cardinals are in a tie for No. 25 in the coaches poll and are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.
The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Cincinnati Bearcats are also among the others receiving votes in both polls.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 23), 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 | Kentucky (61) | 19-1 | 1,620 | 2 | 1 | Kentucky (31) | 19-1 | 775 | 2 |
| 2 | Missouri (2) | 18-1 | 1,532 | 5 | 2 | Missouri | 18-1 | 725 | 5 |
| 3 | Syracuse (2) | 20-1 | 1,506 | 1 | 3 | Ohio State | 17-3 | 687 | 6 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 17-3 | 1,411 | 6 | 4 | Syracuse | 20-1 | 686 | 1 |
| 5 | Kansas | 16-3 | 1,383 | 7 | 5 | Kansas | 16-3 | 660 | 7 |
| 6 | Baylor | 17-2 | 1,234 | 3 | 6 | Duke | 16-3 | 571 | 4 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 1,232 | 8 | 7 | Baylor | 17-2 | 569 | 3 |
| 8 | Duke | 16-3 | 1,176 | 4 | 8 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 565 | 8 |
| 9 | Georgetown | 16-3 | 1,045 | 10 | 9 | Murray State | 20-0 | 502 | 10 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 16-4 | 1,009 | 9 | 10 | Georgetown | 16-3 | 498 | 12 |
| 11 | Murray State | 20-0 | 925 | 12 | 11 | Michigan State | 16-4 | 453 | 9 |
| 12 | UNLV | 18-3 | 886 | 14 | 12 | San Diego State | 17-2 | 403 | 16 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 17-2 | 832 | 16 | 13 | Florida | 15-4 | 396 | 14 |
| 14 | Florida | 15-4 | 709 | 17 | 14 | Creighton | 18-2 | 343 | 18 |
| 15 | Creighton | 18-2 | 682 | 19 | 15 | UNLV | 18-3 | 337 | 20 |
| 16 | Indiana | 16-4 | 609 | 11 | 16 | Mississippi State | 16-4 | 236 | 15 |
| 17 | Marquette | 16-4 | 517 | 21 | 17 | Indiana | 16-4 | 230 | 13 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 16-4 | 422 | 18 | 18 | Marquette | 16-4 | 213 | 22 |
| 19 | Virginia | 15-3 | 414 | 15 | 19 | Connecticut | 14-5 | 203 | 11 |
| 20 | Michigan | 15-5 | 396 | 20 | 20 | Saint Mary’s | 19-2 | 193 | 23 |
| 21 | Saint Mary’s | 19-2 | 345 | 24 | 21 | Virginia | 15-3 | 171 | 17 |
| 22 | Kansas State | 14-4 | 252 | 25 | 22 | Michigan | 15-5 | 165 | 19 |
| 23 | Florida State | 13-6 | 244 | NR | 23 | Harvard | 16-2 | 99 | 24 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 14-5 | 203 | 13 | 24 | Kansas State | 14-4 | 80 | NR |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 16-5 | 182 | NR | 25 | Louisville | 15-5 | 49 | 21 |
| – | 25 | Wisconsin | 16-5 | 49 | NR | ||||
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Illinois 22, Louisville 23 | Illinois 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| West Virginia 96, Gonzaga 82, Vanderbilt 40, Louisville 35, Harvard 32, Wichita State 28, Cincinnati 20, Illinois 11, Middle Tennessee 9, Dayton 3, Iona 2, Long Beach State 1 | Florida State 41, Gonzaga 34, West Virginia 33, Wichita State 29, Middle Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 20, Nevada 12, Illinois 6, Cincinnati 4, Southern Miss 3, UCF 3, Iowa State 2, Dayton 1, New Mexico 1 | ||||||||
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