The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain among the others receiving votes in both polls.
The Duke Blue Devils remain No. 1 (there went my Christmas Eve dinner). They are followed by the Michigan Wolverines, Arizona Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals and Indiana Hoosiers in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches' Poll, the top five is the same except for Louisville is No. 3 and Arizona is No. 4.
Joining the Cardinals from the Big East in the top 25 are the Cincinnati Bearcats (8/8), Syracuse Orange (9/7), Georgetown Hoyas (15/18), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (21/20) and Pitt Panthers (24/24).
UConn is the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes.
For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 8 (Dec. 24), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Duke (63) | 11-0 | 1,623 | 1 | 1 | Duke (30) | 11-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan (2) | 12-0 | 1,551 | 2 | 2 | Michigan (1) | 12-0 | 745 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona | 11-0 | 1,463 | 4 | 3 | Louisville | 11-1 | 682 | 5 |
| 4 | Louisville | 11-1 | 1,422 | 5 | 3 | Arizona | 11-0 | 682 | 4 |
| 5 | Indiana | 11-1 | 1,383 | 6 | 5 | Indiana | 11-1 | 648 | 6 |
| 6 | Kansas | 10-1 | 1,309 | 9 | 6 | Kansas | 10-1 | 642 | 8 |
| 7 | Missouri | 10-1 | 1,157 | 12 | 7 | Syracuse | 10-1 | 559 | 3 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 12-0 | 1,144 | 11 | 8 | Cincinnati | 12-0 | 543 | 11 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 10-1 | 1,140 | 3 | 9 | Missouri | 10-1 | 537 | 12 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 9-2 | 965 | 7 | 10 | Ohio State | 9-2 | 480 | 7 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 12-1 | 878 | 13 | 11 | Florida | 8-2 | 406 | 9 |
| 12 | Illinois | 12-1 | 875 | 10 | 12 | Creighton | 11-1 | 395 | 13 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 11-1 | 824 | 14 | 13 | Gonzaga | 11-1 | 391 | 14 |
| 14 | Florida | 8-2 | 772 | 8 | 14 | Minnesota | 12-1 | 345 | 16 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 674 | 15 | 15 | Illinois | 12-1 | 330 | 10 |
| 16 | Creighton | 11-1 | 589 | 17 | 16 | San Diego State | 11-1 | 327 | 15 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 11-1 | 557 | 18 | 17 | UNLV | 11-1 | 240 | 18 |
| 18 | Butler | 9-2 | 512 | 19 | 18 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 217 | 21 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 416 | 20 | 19 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 207 | 19 |
| 20 | UNLV | 11-1 | 382 | 21 | 20 | Notre Dame | 12-1 | 181 | 22 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 12-1 | 337 | 22 | 21 | Butler | 9-2 | 136 | 25 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 318 | 24 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 129 | 24 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 9-2 | 264 | 25 | 23 | Kentucky | 8-3 | 108 | 23 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 12-1 | 189 | NR | 24 | Pittsburgh | 12-1 | 97 | NR |
| 25 | Kansas State | 9-2 | 152 | NR | 25 | North Carolina State | 9-2 | 87 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| New Mexico 16, North Carolina 23 | New Mexico 17, North Carolina 19 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| New Mexico 66, Kentucky 37, Temple 36, Wyoming 28, Virginia Commonwealth 16, North Carolina 16, Wichita State 11, Maryland 7, Oregon 6, Connecticut 6 | New Mexico 62, North Carolina 34, Kansas State 22, Virginia Commonwealth 22, Wyoming 20, Connecticut 6, Oregon 6, Temple 5, Maryland 3, Colorado 3, Wichita State 3, Colorado State 1 | ||||||||
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