The NCAA men’s college basketball polls are out and the Pittsburgh Panthers remain the No. 1 team in the land. The Duke Blue Devils (I can’t believe I wrote their name on the blog) and the Wake Forest Deacon Demons are No. 2 and 3 in the land in each poll, depending on the poll. With Wake Forest’s “upset” of the North Carolina Tar Heels yesterday, the UConn Huskies were fortunate to move up to No. 4 in both polls.
Here’s a look at both polls.
AP Top 25 | PVS | ESPN/USA Today Poll | PVS |
1. Pittsburgh (70) 15-0 1,798 | 1 | 1. Pittsburgh (29) 15-0 773 | 1 |
2. Wake Forest (2) 14-0 1,686 | 4 | 2. Duke 14-1 729 | 2 |
3. Duke 14-1 1,678 | 2 | 3. Wake Forest (2) 14-0 725 | 4 |
4. Connecticut 14-1 1,549 | 5 | 4. Connecticut 14-1 660 | 5 |
5. North Carolina 14-2 1,461 | 3 | 5. Oklahoma 15-1 617 | 6 |
6. Oklahoma 15-1 1,440 | 6 | 6. North Carolina 14-2 611 | 3 |
7. Michigan State 13-2 1,356 | 8 | 7. UCLA 13-2 576 | 7 |
8. Syracuse 16-1 1,232 | 11 | 8. Syracuse 16-1 560 | 9 |
9. UCLA 13-2 1,222 | 10 | 9. Clemson 16-0 528 | 11 |
10. Clemson 16-0 1,153 | 12 | 10. Michigan State 13-2 503 | 12 |
11. Texas 12-3 1,009 | 7 | 11. Texas 12-3 421 | 7 |
12. Notre Dame 12-3 1,008 | 13 | 12. Georgetown 11-3 365 | 10 |
13. Georgetown 11-3 908 | 9 | 13. Notre Dame 12-3 363 | 13 |
14. Marquette 15-2 752 | 18 | 14. Marquette 15-2 353 | 15 |
15. Xavier 13-2 710 | 16 | 15. Arizona State 14-2 328 | 16 |
16. Arizona State 14-2 573 | 20 | 16. Xavier 13-2 279 | 18 |
17. Butler 14-1 521 | 21 | 17. Minnesota 15-1 262 | 19 |
18. Minnesota 15-1 508 | 22 | 18. Butler 14-1 256 | 20 |
19. Purdue 12-4 490 | 14 | 19. Purdue 12-4 182 | 14 |
20. Louisville 11-3 433 | 23 | 20. Louisville 11-3 173 | 21 |
21. Baylor 13-2 364 | 23 | 21. Baylor 13-2 159 | 23 |
22. California 15-2 299 | NR | 22. Villanova 13-3 110 | 17 |
23. Villanova 13-3 229 | 18 | 23. California 15-2 109 | NR |
24. Tennessee 10-4 198 | 15 | 24. Michigan 13-3 78 | NR |
25. Michigan 13-3 153 | NR | 25. Saint Mary’s 15-1 62 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes | ||
Gonzaga 137, Arkansas 132, Illinois 115, Memphis 86, Saint Mary’s 50, Miami (FL) 25, Florida 25, Wisconsin 24, Brigham Young 18, Davidson 12, West Virginia 12, Boston College 11, Kansas 6, Florida State 5, South Carolina 3, George Mason 2, Oklahoma State 2, Harvard 1, TCU 1, Texas A&M 1, Virginia Military 1, Missouri 1. | Arkansas 51, Illinois 47, Memphis 42, Brigham Young 37, Gonzaga 17, Dayton 14, Tennessee 11, Utah State 11, Wisconsin 10, Florida 9, Illinois State 9, West Virginia 7, Davidson 6, Boston College 6, Ohio State 5, Miami (FL) 4, Washington 3, Missouri 2, Texas A&M 1, UNLV 1. | ||
Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings | ||
Boston College 17, West Virginia 25. | West Virginia 22, Boston College 24, Tennessee 25 |