AP & ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men’s basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies have moved up one spot in both polls to start the new year as the No. 8 team.

The Syracuse Orange remain No. 1 but after that, there are changes to the top five in both polls. In the AP Poll, the Orange are followed by Kentucky, North Carolina, Baylor and Duke. In the Coaches Poll, they are followed by Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina and Baylor.

Joining the Orange and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (9/9), Louisville Cardinals (11/10) and Marquette Golden Eagles (20/20).

After dropping out of both polls, the Pittsburgh Panthers are among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Seton Hall Pirates are also among the others receiving votes in both polls as well.

For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings for Week 9 (Jan. 2), 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 (60) 15-0 1,618 1 1 Syracuse (30) 15-0 774 1
2 Kentucky (5) 13-1 1,554 3 2 Kentucky (1) 13-1 739 3
3 North Carolina 13-2 1,451 5 3 Duke 12-1 679 5
4 Baylor 13-0 1,389 6 4 North Carolina 13-2 670 6
5 Duke 12-1 1,354 7 5 Baylor 13-0 638 7
6 Ohio State 13-2 1,277 2 6 Missouri 13-0 620 8
7 Missouri 13-0 1,255 8 7 Ohio State 13-2 593 2
8 Connecticut 12-1 1,199 9 8 Connecticut 12-1 580 9
9 Georgetown 12-1 1,072 12 9 Georgetown 12-1 515 12
10 Michigan State 13-2 992 16 10 Louisville 12-2 454 4
11 Louisville 12-2 977 4 11 Michigan State 13-2 442 17
12 Indiana 13-1 974 13 12 Indiana 13-1 423 15
13 Florida 11-3 753 10 13 Michigan 12-2 368 16
14 Kansas 10-3 663 17 14 Florida 11-3 367 10
15 Mississippi State 13-2 644 15 15 Kansas 10-3 318 18
16 Michigan 12-2 641 18 16 Mississippi State 13-2 300 14
17 UNLV 15-2 611 19 17 UNLV 15-2 263 20
18 Wisconsin 12-3 506 11 18 Murray State 14-0 236 21
19 Murray State 14-0 454 20 19 Wisconsin 12-3 230 11
20 Marquette 12-2 447 14 20 Marquette 12-2 196 13
21 Virginia 12-1 292 23 21 Harvard 12-1 156 23
22 Harvard 12-1 269 24 22 Kansas State 11-1 127 25
23 Kansas State 11-1 229 NR 23 Virginia 12-1 125 24
24 San Diego State 12-2 196 25 24 Creighton 11-2 67 19
25 Gonzaga 11-2 121 NR 25 San Diego State 12-2 60 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Creighton 21, Pittsburgh 22 Pittsburgh 22
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Creighton 86, Ohio 28, Stanford 12, Vanderbilt 8, Xavier 8, Pittsburgh 8, Purdue 6, Saint Louis 6, New Mexico 6, Cincinnati 6, Texas A&M 4, Saint Mary’s 3, Seton Hall 2, California 2, Alabama 1, Wagner 1 Gonzaga 57, Saint Mary’s 17, Vanderbilt 16, Middle Tennessee 9, New Mexico 9, Stanford 7, Pittsburgh 6, Purdue 3, Seton Hall 3, Alabama 3, Southern Miss 2, Saint Louis 2, Illinois 1

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