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AP Top 25
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Gators (46) | 27-2 | 1606 | 1 |
| 2 | Wichita St. Shockers | 31-0 | 1555 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona Wildcats (5) | 27-2 | 1514 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 23-6 | 1364 | 6 |
| 5 | Virginia Cavaliers | 25-5 | 1304 | 12 |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 26-3 | 1292 | 8 |
| 7 | Syracuse Orange | 26-3 | 1240 | 4 |
| 8 | Kansas Jayhawks | 22-7 | 1200 | 5 |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers | 24-5 | 1075 | 14 |
| 10 | San Diego St. Aztecs | 25-3 | 995 | 13 |
| 11 | Louisville Cardinals | 24-5 | 959 | 7 |
| 12 | Michigan Wolverines | 21-7 | 899 | 16 |
| 13 | Creighton Bluejays | 23-5 | 892 | 9 |
| 14 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 22-7 | 755 | 19 |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 24-5 | 737 | 11 |
| 16 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 22-6 | 613 | 15 |
| 17 | Saint Louis Billikens | 25-4 | 539 | 10 |
| 18 | SMU Mustangs | 23-6 | 427 | 23 |
| 19 | Connecticut Huskies | 23-6 | 423 | NR |
| 20 | Memphis Tigers | 22-7 | 364 | 21 |
| 21 | New Mexico Lobos | 23-5 | 338 | 25 |
| 22 | Michigan St. Spartans | 22-7 | 322 | 18 |
| 23 | Oklahoma Sooners | 21-8 | 183 | NR |
| 24 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 20-9 | 94 | 20 |
| 25 | Kentucky Wildcats | 21-8 | 92 | 17 |
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Others receiving votes: Texas 70, Virginia Commonwealth 58, UCLA 45, Stephen F. Austin 38, Gonzaga 38, Kansas State 19, Saint Joseph's 19, Ohio State 17, Green Bay 13, Harvard 7, Massachusetts 5, Arizona State 5, Pittsburgh 2, Colorado 2, Xavier 2, North Carolina Central 1, Southern Miss 1, Oklahoma State 1 Dropped from rankings: Ohio State 22, Texas 24 |
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Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Gators (25) | 27-2 | 793 | 1 |
| 2 | Wichita State Shockers (7) | 31-0 | 769 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona Wildcats | 27-2 | 741 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 23-6 | 672 | 7 |
| 5 | Virginia Cavaliers | 25-5 | 656 | 11 |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 26-3 | 647 | 9 |
| 7 | Syracuse Orange | 26-3 | 563 | 5 |
| 8 | Kansas Jayhawks | 22-7 | 559 | 6 |
| 9 | Louisville Cardinals | 24-5 | 548 | 4 |
| 10 | San Diego State Aztecs | 25-3 | 511 | 13 |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers | 24-5 | 489 | 14 |
| 12 | Michigan Wolverines | 21-7 | 455 | 16 |
| 13 | Creighton Bluejays | 23-5 | 411 | 10 |
| 14 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 22-7 | 352 | 21 |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 24-5 | 351 | 12 |
| 16 | Saint Louis Billikens | 25-4 | 293 | 8 |
| 17 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 22-6 | 277 | 17 |
| 18 | Southern Methodist Univ. Mustangs | 23-6 | 185 | 24 |
| 19 | Connecticut Huskies | 23-6 | 170 | NR |
| 20 | Memphis Tigers | 22-7 | 160 | 22 |
| 21 | New Mexico Lobos | 23-5 | 146 | NR |
| 22 | Michigan State Spartans | 22-7 | 143 | 18 |
| 23 | Oklahoma Sooners | 21-8 | 123 | 25 |
| 24 | Kentucky Wildcats | 21-8 | 106 | 15 |
| 25 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 20-9 | 86 | 19 |
The fall was expected, the tendency to drop in the polls being exceedingly common for teams that have lost two games in a row as the Cincinnati Bearcats have done in the past two weeks. What was not expected, by anyone, coming into the season was the nascent American Athletic Conference would have five teams ranked in the top 20 heading into the final week of the season. Mike Aresco and company have to be thrilled about that.
They should be just as thrilled that those same five teams are grouped within 2 games of each other with one week to play. The Bearcats and Louisville still have to be considered as the overwhelming favorites to win the league, but even if both win out the conference will be decided by how things shake out by the other three teams making up the top half of the league. Should be fun right?