Sixteen of the top 25 teams in college basketball took at least one loss last week, Louisville was not one of them, which means the Cards rose four spots in both polls today.
USA Today Coaches Poll |
RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
1 |
Oklahoma (26) |
15-1 |
763 |
2 |
North Carolina (4) |
16-2 |
727 |
3 |
Kansas (1) |
15-2 |
700 |
4 |
Villanova |
16-2 |
674 |
5 |
Maryland |
16-2 |
629 |
6 |
Xavier |
16-1 |
616 |
7 |
West Virginia |
15-2 |
585 |
8 |
Texas A&M |
15-2 |
532 |
9 |
Iowa |
14-3 |
494 |
10 |
Michigan State |
16-3 |
461 |
11 |
Arizona |
15-3 |
438 |
12 |
Duke |
14-4 |
360 |
13 |
Virginia |
13-4 |
340 |
14 |
Miami (FL) |
13-3 |
319 |
15 |
Baylor |
14-3 |
306 |
16 |
Louisville |
14-3 |
288 |
17 |
Providence |
15-3 |
269 |
18 |
South Carolina |
16-1 |
231 |
19 |
Kentucky |
13-4 |
206 |
20 |
Pittsburgh |
15-2 |
179 |
21 |
Iowa State |
13-4 |
173 |
22 |
Purdue |
15-3 |
167 |
23 |
Indiana |
15-3 |
162 |
24 |
Butler |
13-4 |
156 |
25 |
USC |
15-3 |
103 |
- Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 35, Clemson 29, Dayton 29, Oregon 20, Valparaiso 16, Wichita St 16, Connecticut 12, Saint Mary's 10, Michigan 6, Washington 5, Arkansas-Little Rock 5, California 5, LSU 3, Monmouth 3, Seton Hall 2, UAB 1
- Dropped from rankings: Gonzaga 21
AP Top 25 |
RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
1 |
Oklahoma (65) |
15-1 |
1,625 |
2 |
North Carolina |
16-2 |
1,515 |
3 |
Kansas |
15-2 |
1,499 |
4 |
Villanova |
16-2 |
1,403 |
5 |
Xavier |
16-1 |
1,321 |
6 |
West Virginia |
15-2 |
1,278 |
7 |
Maryland |
16-2 |
1,259 |
8 |
SMU |
17-0 |
1,179 |
9 |
Iowa |
14-3 |
1,167 |
10 |
Texas A&M |
15-2 |
994 |
11 |
Michigan State |
16-3 |
950 |
12 |
Arizona |
15-3 |
801 |
13 |
Virginia |
13-4 |
649 |
13 |
Baylor |
14-3 |
649 |
15 |
Miami (FL) |
13-3 |
645 |
16 |
Providence |
15-3 |
609 |
17 |
Louisville |
14-3 |
608 |
18 |
Butler |
13-4 |
439 |
19 |
Iowa State |
13-4 |
411 |
20 |
Duke |
14-4 |
375 |
21 |
USC |
15-3 |
338 |
22 |
Purdue |
15-3 |
322 |
23 |
Kentucky |
13-4 |
276 |
24 |
South Carolina |
16-1 |
252 |
25 |
Indiana |
15-3 |
210 |
- Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 184, Clemson 53, Wichita St 38, Valparaiso 30, Notre Dame 14, Dayton 9, Saint Mary's 8, Gonzaga 5, Utah 3, Hawaii 3, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Monmouth 1, Navy 1, Oregon 1
- Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 20, Gonzaga 25