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College Basketball Rankings: Mountain West Is The Best League Out West

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The Pac 10 has zero teams ranked while the Mountain West has San Diego State at seven and BYU at 16th in the latest polls while the Pac 10 has zero teams in the top 25. Also, UNLV is 26th in the others receiving votes categories.

The complete Associated Press Top 25:

  1. Duke (65)
  2. Ohio State
  3. Kansas
  4. Connecticut
  5. Syracuse
  6. Pittsburgh
  7. San Diego State
  8. Villanova
  9. Georgetown
  10. Missouri
  11. Kentucky
  12. Purdue
  13. Texas
  14. Minnesota
  15. Notre Dame
  16. Brigham Young
  17. Kansas State
  18. Texas A&M
  19. UCF
  20. Michigan State
  21. Memphis
  22. Louisville
  23. Illinois
  24. Vanderbilt
  25. Temple
Others Receiving Votes: UNLV(11-2) 106; Baylor(8-3) 95; Wisconsin(10-2) 84; Cincinnati(12-0) 80; Washington(8-3) 73; West Virginia(8-2) 52; Florida(9-3) 35; Arizona(11-2) 27; Tennessee(8-3) 27; Butler(9-4) 23; Boston College(10-2) 17; Wichita State(9-2) 17; Florida State(11-3) 6; North Carolina(8-4) 6; Oklahoma State(11-1) 6; Old Dominion(9-2) 6; St. Mary's(10-2) 5; Gonzaga(7-5) 4; Northwestern(9-1) 4; Washington State(10-2) 4; Cleveland State(13-1) 1; Southern California(8-5) 1

USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll:

  1. Duke (31)
  2. Ohio State
  3. Kansas
  4. Connecticut
  5. Syracuse
  6. Pittsburgh
  7. San Diego State
  8. Villanova
  9. Georgetown
  10. Missouri
  11. Purdue
  12. Kentucky
  13. Minnesota
  14. Texas
  15. Notre Dame
  16. Brigham Young
  17. Kansas State
  18. Texas A&M
  19. Michigan State
  20. Louisville
  21. Central Florida
  22. Memphis
  23. Baylor
  24. Wisconsin
  25. Illinois

Others receiving votes: UNLV 53; Temple 47; West Virginia 46; Washington 38; Vanderbilt 34; Florida 33; Cincinnati 24; Tennessee 14; Butler 12; Wichita State 12; Oklahoma State 11; Saint Mary's 7; Washington State 7; Old Dominion 6; Utah State 4; Northwestern 3; Arizona 2; Florida State 1; Gonzaga 1.