College Basketball Rankings: UNLV No. 12, San Diego State No. 22

by Jeremy Mauss on Jan 10, 2012 7:47 AM PST in College Basketball RPI

UNLV has been a big surprise this year by knocking of former No. 1 North Carolina to landing Pitt transfer Khem Birch and now they are ranked No. 12 in both the AP and Coaches Poll. This Saturday they take on San Diego State who is ranked No. 22 in both polls and will be one of the marquee matchups of college hoops. That game will be an early indicator of who will be the team to beat in the Mountain West.

New Mexico is also in the hunt to be ranked in both polls and are sitting just on the outside of each poll.

See both polls after the jump.

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Syracuse (60)	17-0	1,618
2	Kentucky (5)	15-1	1,558
3	North Carolina	14-2	1,476
4	Baylor	15-0	1,436
5	Ohio State	15-2	1,347
6	Michigan State	14-2	1,263
7	Indiana	15-1	1,217
8	Duke	13-2	1,186
9	Missouri	14-1	1,096
10	Kansas	12-3	1,005
11	Georgetown	13-2	990
12	UNLV	16-2	852
13	Michigan	13-3	715
14	Louisville	13-3	704
15	Murray State	16-0	628
16	Virginia	14-1	607
17	Connecticut	12-3	535
18	Kansas State	12-2	482
19	Florida	12-4	463
20	Mississippi State	13-3	362
21	Gonzaga	13-2	347
22	San Diego State	13-2	313
23	Creighton	13-2	236
24	Seton Hall	14-2	205
25	Marquette	12-4	170

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Syracuse (30)	17-0	774
2	Kentucky (1)	15-1	742
3	North Carolina	14-2	702
4	Baylor	15-0	684
5	Ohio State	15-2	649
6	Duke	13-2	583
7	Michigan State	14-2	578
8	Indiana	15-1	552
9	Missouri	14-1	540
10	Kansas	12-3	480
11	Georgetown	13-2	425
12	UNLV	16-2	374
13	Michigan	13-3	351
14	Murray State	16-0	341
15	Louisville	13-3	321
16	Connecticut	12-3	304
17	Virginia	14-1	251
18	Kansas State	12-2	242
19	Florida	12-4	226
20	Mississippi State	13-3	181
21	Creighton	13-2	163
22	San Diego State	13-2	131
23	Gonzaga	13-2	103
24	Marquette	12-4	69
25	Harvard	13-2	58

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Great season to be part of the MWC (in bball)

I think Boise is pretty excited to host a team of UNLV’s caliber this month. BSU should be defending a 16 game home winning streak by that game. Sadly, it will come to an end there lol

by BSUbluNorange on Jan 10, 2012 8:40 AM PST reply actions

UNLV is the better team.

But I wouldn’t rule out a home upset for BSU. UNLV will lose some games they’re supposed to win.

Chiefs D held Raiders, Bears, Packers and Broncos to their lowest point outputs of the season. #RAC

by Tarkus on Jan 10, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions

This UNLV team has not been such a team.

They have won the games they are supposed to win this season. Usually they have one or two bonehead losses that could have been easily avoided but thus far have successfully avoided that. I think they are pretty level headed.

Mathis is finally gone. Only good things can happen now.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Jan 11, 2012 4:29 PM PST up reply actions