Conference play is unmerciful as evidenced by 15 of the AP Top 25 teams losing at least one game last week. And many others were on the ropes but managed to pull out victories. Only two unbeaten teams remain. Arizona lost in the final second on the road to Cal, and new No. 1 Syracuse outlasted Duke in overtime in front of 35,000 fans at the Carrier Dome. In the Coaches Poll, Wichita State moved up to No. 2.
Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Ohio State have been dropped from the AP rankings. Virginia, Connecticut and Gonzaga have been added.
San Diego State, the lone representative from the Mountain West, remains at No. 5 in both the AP and Coaches Poll after securing a home win over Colorado State on Saturday. New Mexico continues to play well and received 12 votes in the AP and 16 votes in the Coaches Poll this week.
AP Top 25
Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Previous |
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1 | Syracuse Orange (65) | 21-0 | 1625 | 2 |
2 | Arizona Wildcats | 21-1 | 1517 | 1 |
3 | Florida Gators | 19-2 | 1482 | 3 |
4 | Wichita St. Shockers | 23-0 | 1447 | 4 |
5 | San Diego St. Aztecs | 19-1 | 1370 | 5 |
6 | Villanova Wildcats | 19-2 | 1252 | 9 |
7 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 21-2 | 1182 | 13 |
8 | Kansas Jayhawks | 16-5 | 1141 | 6 |
9 | Michigan St. Spartans | 19-3 | 1136 | 7 |
10 | Michigan Wolverines | 16-5 | 949 | 10 |
11 | Duke Blue Devils | 17-5 | 940 | 17 |
12 | Creighton Bluejays | 18-3 | 790 | 20 |
13 | Saint Louis Billikens | 20-2 | 728 | 19 |
14 | Louisville Cardinals | 18-4 | 723 | 12 |
15 | Texas Longhorns | 17-4 | 719 | 25 |
16 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 16-4 | 717 | 16 |
17 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 17-5 | 669 | 15 |
18 | Kentucky Wildcats | 16-5 | 653 | 11 |
19 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 16-5 | 420 | 8 |
20 | Virginia Cavaliers | 17-5 | 364 | 29 |
21 | Oklahoma Sooners | 17-5 | 361 | 23 |
22 | Connecticut Huskies | 17-4 | 252 | 26 |
23 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 20-3 | 237 | 27 |
24 | Memphis Tigers | 16-5 | 114 | 22 |
25 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 18-4 | 110 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 79, Ohio State 45, VCU 44, SMU 15, New Mexico 12, California 9, UCLA 9, Harvard 4, George Washington 3, LSU 3, Tennessee 2, American University 1, Southern Miss 1 |
USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | Change |
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1 | Syracuse Orange (32) | 21-0 | 800 | 2 | 1 |
2 | Wichita State Shockers | 23-0 | 745 | 3 | 1 |
3 | Arizona Wildcats | 21-1 | 725 | 1 | -2 |
4 | Florida Gators | 19-2 | 720 | 4 | |
5 | San Diego State Aztecs | 19-1 | 680 | 5 | |
6 | Villanova Wildcats | 19-2 | 596 | 9 | 3 |
7 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 21-2 | 570 | 15 | 8 |
8 | Michigan State Spartans | 19-3 | 546 | 6 | -2 |
9 | Kansas Jayhawks | 16-5 | 498 | 7 | -2 |
10 | Louisville Cardinals | 18-4 | 474 | 7 | -3 |
11 | Duke Blue Devils | 17-5 | 409 | 16 | 5 |
12 | Creighton Bluejays | 18-3 | 404 | 20 | 8 |
13 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 17-5 | 377 | 12 | -1 |
14 | Kentucky Wildcats | 16-5 | 372 | 11 | -3 |
15 | Saint Louis Billikens | 20-2 | 362 | 21 | 6 |
16 | Michigan Wolverines | 16-5 | 328 | 14 | -2 |
17 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 16-4 | 290 | 18 | 1 |
18 | Texas Longhorns | 17-4 | 287 | NR | |
19 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 16-5 | 227 | 10 | -9 |
20 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 20-3 | 214 | 24 | 4 |
21 | Virginia Cavaliers | 17-5 | 197 | NR | |
22 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 18-4 | 99 | 17 | -5 |
23 | Oklahoma Sooners | 17-5 | 94 | 25 | 2 |
24 | Wisconsin Badgers | 17-5 | 72 | 13 | -11 |
25 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 17-5 | 67 | 23 | -2 |