The NCAA men’s basketball polls are out for the week and the UConn Huskies find themselves as the No. 9 team in both polls. Ironically enough, they dropped one spot in the AP Poll despite beating Arkansas on Saturday.
The Kentucky Wildcats find themselves No. 1 again this week and are followed by Ohio State, Syracuse, North Carolina and Louisville in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, they are followed by Ohio State, Syracuse, Louisville and Duke.
Joining the Orange, Cardinals and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Marquette Golden Eagles (11/11), Pittsburgh Panthers (15/14) and Georgetown Hoyas (18/21).
There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll and only the Cincinnati Bearcats are among the others receiving votes from the Big East in the Coaches’ Poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 5 (Dec. 5), 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 (47) | 8-0 | 1,606 | 1 | 1 | Kentucky (19) | 8-0 | 763 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State (18) | 8-0 | 1,575 | 2 | 2 | Ohio State (11) | 8-0 | 754 | 2 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 8-0 | 1,491 | 4 | 3 | Syracuse (1) | 8-0 | 713 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 1,328 | 5 | 4 | Louisville | 7-0 | 654 | 6 |
| 5 | Louisville | 7-0 | 1,325 | 6 | 5 | Duke | 7-1 | 611 | 4 |
| 6 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1,283 | 7 | 6 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 594 | 5 |
| 7 | Duke | 7-1 | 1,264 | 3 | 7 | Baylor | 7-0 | 582 | 8 |
| 8 | Xavier | 6-0 | 1,133 | 11 | 8 | Xavier | 6-0 | 538 | 11 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 7-1 | 1,120 | 8 | 9 | Connecticut | 7-1 | 533 | 10 |
| 10 | Missouri | 7-0 | 1,009 | 13 | 10 | Missouri | 7-0 | 511 | 13 |
| 11 | Marquette | 7-0 | 982 | 16 | 11 | Marquette | 7-0 | 468 | 16 |
| 12 | Florida | 5-2 | 923 | 10 | 12 | Florida | 5-2 | 419 | 9 |
| 13 | Kansas | 5-2 | 833 | 15 | 13 | Kansas | 5-2 | 385 | 14 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 665 | 9 | 14 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 359 | 17 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 660 | 17 | 15 | Alabama | 7-1 | 326 | 12 |
| 16 | Alabama | 7-1 | 635 | 12 | 16 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 306 | 7 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 8-1 | 493 | 21 | 17 | Creighton | 7-0 | 222 | 22 |
| 18 | Georgetown | 7-1 | 491 | NR | 18 | Mississippi State | 8-1 | 208 | 24 |
| 19 | Creighton | 7-0 | 352 | NR | 19 | Michigan | 6-2 | 164 | 15 |
| 20 | Michigan | 6-2 | 312 | 14 | 20 | Memphis | 4-2 | 154 | 21 |
| 21 | Memphis | 4-2 | 216 | 22 | 21 | Georgetown | 7-1 | 136 | NR |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 199 | 25 | 22 | Gonzaga | 5-1 | 96 | 18 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 5-1 | 197 | 19 | 22 | Illinois | 8-0 | 96 | NR |
| 24 | Illinois | 8-0 | 193 | NR | 24 | Harvard | 8-0 | 95 | NR |
| 25 | Harvard | 8-0 | 191 | NR | 25 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 79 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| UNLV 18, Vanderbilt 20, Saint Louis 23, California 24 | Vanderbilt 19, UNLV 20, California 23, Saint Louis 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| UNLV 188, Vanderbilt 141, Michigan State 135, San Diego State 50, Virginia 26, Saint Louis 25, Stanford 23, Purdue 12, California 11, Cleveland State 9, Florida State 7, Kansas State 6, Arizona 5, Indiana 4, Murray State 2, Northern Iowa 2, Oregon State 2, UC Santa Barbara 1 | UNLV 62, Vanderbilt 61, California 32, San Diego State 30, Michigan State 29, Indiana 23, Saint Louis 18, Northwestern 8, Murray State 8, Stanford 7, Kansas State 4, Purdue 4, Saint Mary’s 4, Virginia 4, Washington 3, Cincinnati 3, Cleveland State 3, Tulane 2, Arizona 2, George Mason 1, Northern Iowa 1 | ||||||||
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