The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out for the week and the UConn Huskies have moved up one spot in each poll. They come in this week at No. 8 in the AP Poll and No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
The Syracuse Orange are still the No. 1 team in the land and as a matter of fact, the top five teams from last week are the same in both polls. In the AP Poll, the Orange are followed by the Ohio State Buckeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals and North Carolina Tar Heels. In the Coaches’ Poll, the top four is the same as the AP Poll with Duke coming in at No. 5.
Joining the Orange, Cardinals and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Marquette Golden Eagles (10/10), Pittsburgh Panthers (15/13) and Georgetown Hoyas (16/16).
There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll and only the Seton Hall Pirates are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches’ Poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 7 (Dec. 19), 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 | Syracuse (53) | 11-0 | 1,585 | 1 | 1 | Syracuse (30) | 11-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State (5) | 10-1 | 1,474 | 2 | 2 | Ohio State (1) | 10-1 | 713 | 2 |
| 3 | Kentucky (4) | 9-1 | 1,457 | 3 | 3 | Kentucky | 9-1 | 702 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville (2) | 10-0 | 1,364 | 4 | 4 | Louisville | 10-0 | 679 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 9-2 | 1,340 | 5 | 5 | Duke | 9-1 | 637 | 5 |
| 6 | Baylor | 9-0 | 1,271 | 6 | 6 | North Carolina | 9-2 | 623 | 6 |
| 7 | Duke | 9-1 | 1,266 | 7 | 7 | Baylor | 9-0 | 570 | 7 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 9-1 | 1,102 | 9 | 8 | Missouri | 11-0 | 560 | 8 |
| 9 | Missouri | 11-0 | 1,076 | 10 | 9 | Connecticut | 9-1 | 526 | 10 |
| 10 | Marquette | 10-0 | 1,021 | 11 | 10 | Marquette | 10-0 | 503 | 11 |
| 11 | Florida | 8-2 | 946 | 13 | 11 | Kansas | 7-2 | 471 | 12 |
| 12 | Kansas | 7-2 | 939 | 12 | 12 | Florida | 8-2 | 447 | 13 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 746 | 14 | 13 | Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 386 | 14 |
| 14 | Xavier | 8-1 | 728 | 8 | 14 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 361 | 15 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 707 | 15 | 15 | Xavier | 8-1 | 318 | 9 |
| 16 | Georgetown | 9-1 | 644 | 16 | 16 | Georgetown | 9-1 | 301 | 17 |
| 17 | Indiana | 10-0 | 601 | 18 | 17 | Mississippi State | 11-1 | 277 | 16 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 11-1 | 576 | 17 | 18 | Indiana | 10-0 | 245 | 20 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 413 | 21 | 19 | Michigan | 9-2 | 221 | 18 |
| 20 | Michigan | 9-2 | 381 | 20 | 20 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 193 | 23 |
| 21 | UNLV | 11-2 | 251 | NR | 21 | Creighton | 8-1 | 107 | 24 |
| 22 | Murray State | 12-0 | 222 | 24 | 22 | Murray State | 12-0 | 100 | NR |
| 23 | Creighton | 8-1 | 130 | 25 | 23 | UNLV | 11-2 | 68 | NR |
| 24 | Virginia | 9-1 | 102 | NR | 24 | Illinois | 10-1 | 66 | 19 |
| 25 | Illinois | 10-1 | 96 | 19 | 25 | Harvard | 9-1 | 53 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Texas A&M 22, Alabama 23, Vanderbilt 25 | Alabama 21, Texas A&M 22, Vanderbilt 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Harvard 88, San Diego State 67, Stanford 61, Saint Louis 33, Gonzaga 23, Kansas State 22, Texas A&M 18, Wichita State 8, Alabama 8, Cleveland State 7, Northern Iowa 7, Vanderbilt 5, California 5, Northwestern 4, Ohio 3, Long Beach State 2, Indiana State 1 | San Diego State 32, California 28, Texas A&M 25, Virginia 19, Saint Louis 13, Alabama 12, Kansas State 12, Stanford 9, Memphis 7, Saint Mary’s 5, Vanderbilt 3, Saint Joseph’s 3, Gonzaga 3, Northwestern 1, Oklahoma 1, Seton Hall 1 | ||||||||
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