The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and once again the UConn Huskies are not ranked at all. Last week, they had received votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll but that is no longer the case.
The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls and are followed by Syracuse, Missouri, Kansas and Duke in the AP Poll. In the Coaches Poll, the top three is the same with Duke as the No. 4 team and Kansas at No. 5.
The Orange are joined in the top 25 by their Big East brethren the Georgetown Hoyas (10/9), the Marquette Golden Eagles (12/11), the Louisville Cardinals (19/18) and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (23/25).
There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in either poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 15 (Feb. 13), 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 (63) | 25-1 | 1,623 | 1 | 1 | Kentucky (31) | 25-1 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse (2) | 25-1 | 1,559 | 2 | 2 | Syracuse | 25-1 | 744 | 2 |
| 3 | Missouri | 23-2 | 1,498 | 4 | 3 | Missouri | 23-2 | 713 | 4 |
| 4 | Kansas | 20-5 | 1,356 | 7 | 4 | Duke | 21-4 | 649 | 9 |
| 5 | Duke | 21-4 | 1,336 | 10 | 5 | Kansas | 20-5 | 628 | 10 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 21-4 | 1,284 | 3 | 6 | Ohio State | 21-4 | 618 | 3 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 20-5 | 1,283 | 11 | 7 | North Carolina | 21-4 | 592 | 5 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 21-4 | 1,227 | 5 | 8 | Michigan State | 20-5 | 588 | 12 |
| 9 | Baylor | 21-4 | 1,064 | 6 | 9 | Georgetown | 19-5 | 476 | 11 |
| 10 | Georgetown | 19-5 | 983 | 12 | 10 | Baylor | 21-4 | 464 | 6 |
| 11 | UNLV | 22-4 | 976 | 14 | 11 | UNLV | 22-4 | 455 | 16 |
| 12 | Marquette | 21-5 | 810 | 18 | 12 | Florida | 19-6 | 388 | 17 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 20-4 | 688 | 13 | 13 | Marquette | 21-5 | 386 | 19 |
| 14 | Florida | 19-6 | 675 | 8 | 14 | Murray State | 24-1 | 359 | 7 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 19-6 | 635 | 21 | 15 | San Diego State | 20-4 | 284 | 14 |
| 16 | Murray State | 24-1 | 600 | 9 | 16 | Saint Mary’s | 23-3 | 274 | 13 |
| 17 | Michigan | 19-7 | 562 | 22 | 17 | Wisconsin | 19-6 | 255 | 22 |
| 18 | Indiana | 19-6 | 430 | 23 | 18 | Louisville | 20-5 | 236 | 23 |
| 19 | Louisville | 20-5 | 421 | 24 | 19 | Michigan | 19-7 | 190 | 25 |
| 20 | Florida State | 17-7 | 406 | 15 | 20 | Indiana | 19-6 | 188 | 23 |
| 21 | Saint Mary’s | 23-3 | 377 | 16 | 21 | Florida State | 17-7 | 145 | 17 |
| 22 | Virginia | 19-5 | 337 | 19 | 22 | Virginia | 19-5 | 134 | 20 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 17-8 | 231 | NR | 23 | Mississippi State | 19-6 | 95 | 18 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 20-4 | 221 | NR | 24 | Gonzaga | 20-4 | 84 | NR |
| 24 | Wichita State | 22-4 | 221 | NR | 25 | Notre Dame | 17-8 | 76 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Creighton 17, Mississippi State 20, Harvard 25 | Creighton 15, Harvard 21 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Temple 122, Mississippi State 108, Creighton 20, Brigham Young 12, New Mexico 12, Long Beach State 12, Iowa State 10, Southern Miss 7, Harvard 6, Saint Louis 5, California 3, Vanderbilt 2, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Memphis 1 | Wichita State 63, Temple 48, Creighton 30, Harvard 22, Nevada 21, New Mexico 17, Long Beach State 17, California 15, Southern Miss 12, Drexel 11, Middle Tennessee 8, Iowa State 7, Saint Louis 4, Virginia Commonwealth 3, Texas-Arlington 1 | ||||||||
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