The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and guess what folks, the UConn Huskies still aren’t ranked.
The Kentucky Wildcats remain as the No. 1 team in both polls and are followed the Syracuse Orange, Kansas Jayhawks, Duke Blue Devils and Michigan State Spartans in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, the top two are the same and they are followed by Duke, Kansas and Michigan State.
Joining the Orange in the top 25 from the Big East are the Marquette Golden Eagles (8/7), Georgetown Hoyas (11/12), Louisville Cardinals (19/18), and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (20/19).
There are no team 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 17 (Feb. 27), 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) | 28-1 | 1,623 | 1 | 1 | Kentucky (31) | 28-1 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse (2) | 29-1 | 1,562 | 2 | 2 | Syracuse | 29-1 | 744 | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas | 24-5 | 1,459 | 4 | 3 | Duke | 25-4 | 690 | 4 |
| 4 | Duke | 25-4 | 1,409 | 5 | 4 | Kansas | 24-5 | 683 | 5 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 24-5 | 1,372 | 6 | 5 | Michigan State | 24-5 | 650 | 6 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 25-4 | 1,314 | 7 | 6 | North Carolina | 25-4 | 627 | 7 |
| 7 | Missouri | 25-4 | 1,253 | 3 | 7 | Marquette | 24-5 | 568 | 10 |
| 8 | Marquette | 24-5 | 1,150 | 10 | 8 | Missouri | 25-4 | 566 | 3 |
| 9 | Baylor | 24-5 | 1,055 | 13 | 9 | Murray State | 28-1 | 480 | 12 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 23-6 | 1,036 | 8 | 10 | Baylor | 24-5 | 475 | 14 |
| 11 | Georgetown | 21-6 | 906 | 9 | 11 | Ohio State | 23-6 | 470 | 9 |
| 12 | Murray State | 28-1 | 885 | 14 | 12 | Georgetown | 21-6 | 439 | 8 |
| 13 | Michigan | 21-8 | 766 | 11 | 13 | Florida | 22-7 | 354 | 11 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 21-8 | 764 | 16 | 14 | Wichita State | 26-4 | 352 | 19 |
| 15 | Wichita State | 26-4 | 754 | 19 | 15 | Wisconsin | 21-8 | 341 | 15 |
| 16 | Florida | 22-7 | 638 | 12 | 16 | Michigan | 21-8 | 306 | 13 |
| 17 | UNLV | 24-6 | 531 | 21 | 17 | UNLV | 24-6 | 281 | 20 |
| 18 | Indiana | 22-7 | 444 | 23 | 18 | Louisville | 22-7 | 202 | 17 |
| 19 | Louisville | 22-7 | 426 | 17 | 19 | Notre Dame | 20-9 | 184 | 18 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 20-9 | 357 | 20 | 20 | Indiana | 22-7 | 178 | 24 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 22-6 | 304 | 24 | 21 | Saint Mary’s | 25-5 | 163 | 23 |
| 22 | Florida State | 19-9 | 252 | 15 | 22 | Florida State | 19-9 | 119 | 16 |
| 23 | Temple | 22-6 | 158 | 22 | 23 | San Diego State | 22-6 | 111 | 25 |
| 24 | Virginia | 21-7 | 142 | 25 | 24 | Creighton | 25-5 | 80 | NR |
| 25 | Creighton | 25-5 | 140 | NR | 25 | Temple | 22-6 | 53 | 22 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| New Mexico 18 | New Mexico 21 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Gonzaga 115, Iowa State 80, Saint Mary’s 62, New Mexico 60, Drexel 41, Vanderbilt 23, Virginia Commonwealth 9, Long Beach State 8, Brigham Young 6, Harvard 5, Memphis 5, Purdue 3, California 3, Kansas State 2, Southern Miss 2, Alabama 1 | Gonzaga 48, Drexel 30, Virginia 30, New Mexico 23, Vanderbilt 13, Middle Tennessee 8, Iowa State 8, Long Beach State 6, Kansas State 5, Mississippi State 5, Washington 2, Weber State 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1, Nevada 1, Memphis 1, California 1, Harvard 1 | ||||||||
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