The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies come in at No. 9 in both polls. They dropped one spot in the AP Poll and held steady in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
The Syracuse Orange are ranked No. 1 in both polls and are followed by Ohio State, Kentucky, Louisville and North Carolina in the AP Poll. In the coaches’ poll, they are followed by Ohio State, Kentucky, Louisville and Duke.
Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (12/12), Marquette Golden Eagles (14/13) and the Pitt Panthers (22/22).
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 for Week 8 (Dec. 26), 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 (54) | 13-0 | 1,611 | 1 | 1 | Syracuse (30) | 13-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State (5) | 12-1 | 1,507 | 2 | 2 | Ohio State (1) | 12-1 | 719 | 2 |
| 3 | Kentucky (4) | 11-1 | 1,480 | 3 | 3 | Kentucky | 11-1 | 702 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville (2) | 12-0 | 1,386 | 4 | 4 | Louisville | 12-0 | 674 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 11-2 | 1,366 | 5 | 5 | Duke | 10-1 | 639 | 5 |
| 6 | Baylor | 12-0 | 1,299 | 6 | 6 | North Carolina | 11-2 | 623 | 6 |
| 7 | Duke | 10-1 | 1,281 | 7 | 7 | Baylor | 12-0 | 587 | 7 |
| 8 | Missouri | 12-0 | 1,149 | 9 | 8 | Missouri | 12-0 | 574 | 8 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 10-1 | 1,143 | 8 | 9 | Connecticut | 10-1 | 538 | 9 |
| 10 | Florida | 10-2 | 1,050 | 11 | 10 | Florida | 10-2 | 501 | 12 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 898 | 13 | 11 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 434 | 14 |
| 12 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 851 | 16 | 12 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 400 | 16 |
| 13 | Indiana | 12-0 | 820 | 17 | 13 | Marquette | 11-1 | 359 | 10 |
| 14 | Marquette | 11-1 | 775 | 10 | 14 | Mississippi State | 12-1 | 347 | 17 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 12-1 | 718 | 18 | 15 | Indiana | 12-0 | 337 | 18 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 613 | 19 | 16 | Michigan | 10-2 | 290 | 19 |
| 17 | Kansas | 8-3 | 548 | 12 | 17 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 270 | 20 |
| 18 | Michigan | 10-2 | 504 | 20 | 18 | Kansas | 8-3 | 250 | 11 |
| 19 | UNLV | 13-2 | 473 | 21 | 19 | Creighton | 10-1 | 193 | 21 |
| 20 | Murray State | 13-0 | 342 | 22 | 20 | UNLV | 13-2 | 179 | 23 |
| 21 | Creighton | 10-1 | 254 | 23 | 21 | Murray State | 13-0 | 169 | 22 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 238 | 15 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 159 | 13 |
| 23 | Virginia | 10-1 | 214 | 24 | 23 | Harvard | 10-1 | 92 | 25 |
| 24 | Harvard | 10-1 | 121 | NR | 24 | Virginia | 10-1 | 48 | NR |
| 25 | San Diego State | 11-2 | 119 | NR | 25 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 45 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Xavier 14, Illinois 25 | Xavier 15, Illinois 24 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Kansas State 105, Illinois 70, Saint Louis 55, Gonzaga 48, Xavier 42, Ohio 20, Stanford 10, Wichita State 9, Texas A&M 3, Alabama 2, Wagner 1 | San Diego State 39, Illinois 36, Xavier 27, Saint Louis 22, Stanford 11, Gonzaga 10, Saint Mary’s 5, Ohio 5, Saint Joseph’s 3, Middle Tennessee 3, Alabama 3, Brigham Young 3, Cleveland State 2, West Virginia 1, Wichita State 1, Southern Miss 1 | ||||||||
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