UConn men’s basketball climbed to its highest AP Poll ranking since the 2008-09 season Monday, rising to No. 3 after handling Florida on the road and demolishing LIU at home last week. The Huskies received 15 first-place votes overall, four less than No. 2 Virginia and 12 less than No. 1 Purdue.
Aside from UConn, no other Big East school cracked the top 25, but Marquette, Xavier and Creighton all received votes. The Huskies still remain the No. 1 team in the country per KenPom, rising to the top spot on Saturday after the win over LIU and Houston’s loss to Alabama.