The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain among the others receiving votes for yet another week.
The Duke Blue Devils (there went my dinner I haven't eaten yet) remain the No. 1 team in the country. They are followed by the Michigan Wolverines, Arizona Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals and Indiana Hoosiers in both polls.
Joining the Cardinals in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (7/7), Cincinnati Bearcats (14/15), Georgetown Hoyas (15/16), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19/21) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (24/22).
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 9 (Dec. 31), 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) | 12-0 | 1,623 | 1 | 1 | Duke (30) | 12-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan (2) | 13-0 | 1,547 | 2 | 2 | Michigan (1) | 13-0 | 744 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona | 12-0 | 1,474 | 3 | 3 | Arizona | 12-0 | 692 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville | 12-1 | 1,434 | 4 | 4 | Louisville | 12-1 | 678 | 3 |
| 5 | Indiana | 12-1 | 1,378 | 5 | 5 | Indiana | 12-1 | 654 | 5 |
| 6 | Kansas | 11-1 | 1,313 | 6 | 6 | Kansas | 11-1 | 643 | 6 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 11-1 | 1,197 | 9 | 7 | Syracuse | 11-1 | 575 | 7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 1,079 | 10 | 8 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 530 | 10 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 12-1 | 978 | 11 | 9 | Florida | 9-2 | 451 | 11 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 12-1 | 946 | 13 | 10 | Gonzaga | 12-1 | 439 | 13 |
| 11 | Illinois | 13-1 | 929 | 12 | 11 | Creighton | 12-1 | 436 | 12 |
| 12 | Missouri | 10-2 | 912 | 7 | 12 | Missouri | 10-2 | 420 | 9 |
| 13 | Florida | 9-2 | 810 | 14 | 13 | Minnesota | 12-1 | 417 | 14 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 12-1 | 761 | 8 | 14 | Illinois | 13-1 | 358 | 15 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 718 | 15 | 15 | Cincinnati | 12-1 | 352 | 8 |
| 16 | Creighton | 12-1 | 629 | 16 | 16 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 281 | 18 |
| 17 | Butler | 10-2 | 591 | 18 | 17 | San Diego State | 11-2 | 242 | 16 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 447 | 19 | 18 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 228 | 19 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 11-2 | 437 | 17 | 19 | Notre Dame | 12-1 | 201 | 20 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 13-1 | 389 | NR | 20 | Butler | 10-2 | 194 | 21 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 12-1 | 361 | 21 | 21 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 146 | 22 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 333 | 22 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 12-1 | 124 | 24 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 10-2 | 270 | 23 | 23 | New Mexico | 13-1 | 109 | NR |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 12-1 | 219 | 24 | 24 | UNLV | 11-2 | 100 | 17 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 10-2 | 149 | 25 | 25 | North Carolina State | 10-2 | 95 | 25 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| UNLV 20 | Kentucky 23 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| UNLV 52, North Carolina 38, Wyoming 28, Temple 21, Virginia Commonwealth 15, Kentucky 13, Wichita State 11, Connecticut 9, UCLA 6, Maryland 5, Oregon 3 | Virginia Commonwealth 36, Kansas State 35, North Carolina 34, Kentucky 31, Wyoming 30, Wichita State 7, Colorado 6, Maryland 5, Connecticut 3, UCLA 2, Bucknell 1, Colorado State 1, Temple 1 | ||||||||
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