Weekly Look at the College Basketball Polls

by Jeremy Mauss on Dec 7, 2009 2:33 PM PST in Basketball

The Mountain West has only UNLV in the both polls at 17 in the coaches and 18th in the AP poll. UNLV is currently 7-0 which is their best start in nearly a decade. New Mexico is close to being ranked after beating 21st Cal last week. Had BYU beat Utah State they might be ranked as well. Check the full rankings below.

ESPN/USA Today Poll

1. Kansas (31) 7-0 775

2. Texas 6-0 732

3. Villanova 8-0 699

4. Kentucky 8-0 672

5. Purdue 7-0 650

6. Syracuse 8-0 623

8. West Virginia 5-0 600

8. Duke 7-1 542

9. Tennessee 6-1 483

10. North Carolina 7-2 441

11. Florida 8-0 418

12. Connecticut 6-1 413

13. Georgetown 6-0 393

14. Michigan State 6-2 386

15. Ohio State 7-1 365

16. Washington 6-1 276

17. UNLV 7-0 253

18. Texas A&M 7-1 216

19. Cincinnati 5-1 177

20. Butler 6-2 150

21. Georgia Tech 6-1 128

22. Gonzaga 6-2 126

23. Wisconsin 6-1 104

24. Vanderbilt 6-1 67

24. Clemson 7-2 67

Others Receiving Votes Texas Tech 49, Florida State 37, New Mexico 37, Louisville 36, Mississippi 27, Oklahoma State 17, Kansas State 16, Illinois 12, Memphis 10, California 10, St. John's 9, Notre Dame 8, Wake Forest 7, Charlotte 7, Northwestern 6, Saint Mary's 6, Richmond 5, Tulsa 5, Brigham Young 4, Washington State 3, William & Mary 3, Dayton 2, Seton Hall 2, Baylor 1.

AP Top 25

1. Kansas (62) 7-0 1,621

2. Texas (1) 6-0 1,514

3. Villanova (1) 8-0 1,460

4. Kentucky 8-0 1,417

5. Purdue 7-0 1,409

6. West Virginia 5-0 1,272

7. Syracuse (1) 8-0 1,270

8. Duke 7-1 1,058

9. Tennessee 6-1 1,047

10. Florida 8-0 1,024

11. North Carolina 7-2 985

12. Michigan State 6-2 876

13. Ohio State 7-1 806

14. Connecticut 6-1 787

15. Georgetown 6-0 723

16. Texas A&M 7-1 512

17. Washington 6-1 495

18. UNLV 7-0 429

19. Cincinnati 5-1 334

20. Wisconsin 6-1 298

21. Gonzaga 6-2 279

22. Butler 6-2 221

23. Texas Tech 8-0 219

24. Georgia Tech 6-1 171

25. Mississippi 7-1 127

Others Receiving Votes

Memphis 99, Clemson 96, Vanderbilt 74, Florida State 59, Kansas State 59, Northwestern 48, Miami (FL) 46, Oklahoma State 41, Notre Dame 37, New Mexico 35, Illinois 18, Charlotte 18, Baylor 17, Richmond 17, Louisville 15, St. John's 14, Missouri State 14, Brigham Young 13, Pittsburgh 11, Dayton 8, Seton Hall 6, California 5, Minnesota 5, North Carolina State 3, Cornell 3, Illinois State 3, Tulsa 3, William & Mary 2, UAB 1, Northern Iowa 1.

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