The first Men’s Basketball Associated Press (AP) Poll is out and once again we see the UConn Huskies sitting No. 2 behind the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Big East is well represented here again as 7 teams are in the top 25 and 4 in the top 9 (Louisville, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame).
“It is obviously a nice honor, one that I am not sure we are quite deserving of at this point but certainly something we hope to develop into as the season moves on,” Huskies coach Jim Calhoun said today. “We have three of the top players in our league and in the nation, very accomplished and experienced players in A.J. (Price), Hasheem (Thabeet) and Jeff (Adrien), and I think that is a big reason that people see us as one of the top teams in the country at this point.”
Here is a full look at the poll.
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NCAA Division I: AP Top 25 |
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| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | North Carolina (72) | 0-0 | 1,800 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 0-0 | 1,661 | 16 |
| 3 | Louisville | 0-0 | 1,638 | 13 |
| 4 | UCLA | 0-0 | 1,487 | 3 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 1,319 | 17 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 0-0 | 1,311 | 18 |
| 7 | Texas | 0-0 | 1,259 | 7 |
| 8 | Duke | 0-0 | 1,250 | 9 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 1,243 | 15 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 0-0 | 1,162 | 24 |
| 11 | Purdue | 0-0 | 1,099 | 20 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 987 | NR |
| 13 | Memphis | 0-0 | 977 | 2 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 920 | 5 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 0-0 | 645 | NR |
| 16 | Marquette | 0-0 | 592 | 25 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 0-0 | 570 | NR |
| 18 | USC | 0-0 | 414 | NR |
| 19 | Florida | 0-0 | 403 | NR |
| 20 | Davidson | 0-0 | 347 | 23 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 0-0 | 312 | NR |
| 22 | Georgetown | 0-0 | 311 | 8 |
| 23 | Villanova | 0-0 | 256 | NR |
| 24 | Kansas | 0-0 | 233 | 4 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 196 | 6 |
| Others Receiving Votes | ||||
| Xavier 154, UNLV 143, Baylor 128, Saint Mary’s 112, Syracuse 83, Kentucky 75, Ohio State 64, LSU 31, Texas A&M 30, Washington 19, West Virginia 17, Virginia Tech 16, Brigham Young 16, Alabama 16, Siena 13, Washington State 11, Vanderbilt 11, Clemson 11, Arizona 11, Temple 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Creighton 7, Butler 7, New Mexico 3, Cleveland State 2, UAB 2, Stanford 2, San Diego 1, American University 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Saint Joseph’s 1, Drake 1, Miami (OH) 1. | ||||
After the jump is the side-by-side of the AP and USA Today/Coaches Poll and how it will appear here during the season.
| AP Top 25 | ESPN/USA Today Poll |
| 1. North Carolina (72) 0-0 1,800 | 1. North Carolina (31) 0-0 775 |
| 2. Connecticut 0-0 1,661 | 2. Connecticut 0-0 707 |
| 3. Louisville 0-0 1,638 | 3. Louisville 0-0 694 |
| 4. UCLA 0-0 1,487 | 4. UCLA 0-0 650 |
| 5. Pittsburgh 0-0 1,319 | 5. Duke 0-0 578 |
| 6. Michigan State 0-0 1,311 | 6. Pittsburgh 0-0 576 |
| 7. Texas 0-0 1,259 | 7. Michigan State 0-0 572 |
| 8. Duke 0-0 1,250 | 8. Texas 0-0 538 |
| 9. Notre Dame 0-0 1,243 | 9. Notre Dame 0-0 525 |
| 10. Gonzaga 0-0 1,162 | 10. Purdue 0-0 465 |
| 11. Purdue 0-0 1,099 | 11. Gonzaga 0-0 437 |
| 12. Oklahoma 0-0 987 | 12. Memphis 0-0 425 |
| 13. Memphis 0-0 977 | 13. Tennessee 0-0 408 |
| 14. Tennessee 0-0 920 | 14. Oklahoma 0-0 387 |
| 15. Arizona State 0-0 645 | 15. Arizona State 0-0 304 |
| 16. Marquette 0-0 592 | 16. Miami (FL) 0-0 233 |
| 17. Miami (FL) 0-0 570 | 17. Marquette 0-0 219 |
| 18. USC 0-0 414 | 18. Georgetown 0-0 175 |
| 19. Florida 0-0 403 | 19. Florida 0-0 161 |
| 20. Davidson 0-0 347 | 20. Davidson 0-0 158 |
| 21. Wake Forest 0-0 312 | 21. USC 0-0 153 |
| 22. Georgetown 0-0 311 | 21. Wisconsin 0-0 153 |
| 23. Villanova 0-0 256 | 23. Kansas 0-0 130 |
| 24. Kansas 0-0 233 | 24. Wake Forest 0-0 129 |
| 25. Wisconsin 0-0 196 | 25. Villanova 0-0 122 |
| Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes |
| Xavier 154, UNLV 143, Baylor 128, Saint Mary’s 112, Syracuse 83, Kentucky 75, Ohio State 64, LSU 31, Texas A&M 30, Washington 19, West Virginia 17, Virginia Tech 16, Brigham Young 16, Alabama 16, Siena 13, Washington State 11, Vanderbilt 11, Clemson 11, Arizona 11, Temple 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Creighton 7, Butler 7, New Mexico 3, Cleveland State 2, UAB 2, Stanford 2, San Diego 1, American University 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Saint Joseph’s 1, Drake 1, Miami (OH) 1. | UNLV 60, Saint Mary’s 59, Ohio State 54, Baylor 47, Xavier 27, Syracuse 23, Texas A&M 19, LSU 19, Arizona 18, Virginia Tech 15, Brigham Young 13, West Virginia 10, Washington 8, Siena 8, Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 7, Oklahoma State 4, Clemson 2, Washington State 1. |
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