The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and it should come to no one’s surprise that the UConn Huskies are not ranked in either poll. In fact, they are playing for their NCAA Tournament life over the final four games of the season.
The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls. They are followed by the Syracuse Orange, Missouri Tigers, Kansas Jayhawks and Duke Blue Devils (puke) in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the top three is the same as the AP but Duke (puke again) is No. 4 and Kansas No. 5.
Joining the Orange from the Big East in the top 25 are the Georgetown Hoyas (9/8), Marquette Golden Eagles (10/10), Louisville Cardinals (17/17) and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (20/18).
There are no teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in either poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 16 (Feb. 20), 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 | |
| 1 | Kentucky (63) | 26-1 | 1,623 | 1 | 1 | Kentucky (31) | 26-1 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse (2) | 27-1 | 1,559 | 2 | 2 | Syracuse | 27-1 | 744 | 2 |
| 3 | Missouri | 25-2 | 1,498 | 3 | 3 | Missouri | 25-2 | 713 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas | 22-5 | 1,377 | 4 | 4 | Duke | 23-4 | 662 | 4 |
| 5 | Duke | 23-4 | 1,359 | 5 | 5 | Kansas | 22-5 | 644 | 5 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 22-5 | 1,317 | 7 | 6 | Michigan State | 22-5 | 613 | 8 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 23-4 | 1,261 | 8 | 7 | North Carolina | 23-4 | 592 | 7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 22-5 | 1,139 | 6 | 8 | Georgetown | 20-5 | 539 | 9 |
| 9 | Georgetown | 20-5 | 1,085 | 10 | 9 | Ohio State | 22-5 | 504 | 6 |
| 10 | Marquette | 22-5 | 1,013 | 12 | 10 | Marquette | 22-5 | 485 | 13 |
| 11 | Michigan | 20-7 | 869 | 17 | 11 | Florida | 21-6 | 454 | 12 |
| 12 | Florida | 21-6 | 860 | 14 | 12 | Murray State | 26-1 | 416 | 14 |
| 13 | Baylor | 22-5 | 859 | 9 | 13 | Michigan | 20-7 | 377 | 19 |
| 14 | Murray State | 26-1 | 765 | 16 | 14 | Baylor | 22-5 | 374 | 10 |
| 15 | Florida State | 19-7 | 620 | 20 | 15 | Wisconsin | 20-7 | 292 | 17 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 20-7 | 615 | 15 | 16 | Florida State | 19-7 | 290 | 21 |
| 17 | Louisville | 21-6 | 495 | 19 | 17 | Louisville | 21-6 | 277 | 18 |
| 18 | New Mexico | 22-4 | 469 | NR | 18 | Notre Dame | 19-8 | 223 | 25 |
| 19 | Wichita State | 24-4 | 467 | 24 | 19 | Wichita State | 24-4 | 183 | NR |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 19-8 | 457 | 23 | 20 | UNLV | 22-6 | 174 | 11 |
| 21 | UNLV | 22-6 | 325 | 11 | 21 | New Mexico | 22-4 | 142 | NR |
| 22 | Temple | 21-5 | 281 | NR | 22 | Temple | 21-5 | 114 | NR |
| 23 | Indiana | 20-7 | 246 | 18 | 23 | Saint Mary’s | 23-5 | 101 | 16 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 20-6 | 176 | 13 | 24 | Indiana | 20-7 | 81 | 20 |
| 25 | Virginia | 20-6 | 153 | 22 | 25 | San Diego State | 20-6 | 76 | 15 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Saint Mary’s 21, Gonzaga 24 | Virginia 22, Mississippi State 23, Gonzaga 24 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Creighton 76, Gonzaga 47, Brigham Young 29, Saint Louis 25, Drexel 13, Harvard 12, Vanderbilt 12, California 11, Saint Mary’s 7, Long Beach State 4, Virginia Commonwealth 1 | Virginia 73, Creighton 51, California 21, Gonzaga 13, Saint Louis 11, Mississippi State 10, Harvard 10, Drexel 9, Vanderbilt 9, Kansas State 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Long Beach State 3, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Weber State 2, Nevada 1, Iowa State 1 | ||||||||
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