The latest college basketball rankings dropped this afternoon, and Villanova jumped a spot (thanks for scheduling tough Kansas!) in the AP Poll, and remained at #3 in the Coaches Poll.
The ‘Cats also picked up an additional first place vote in both polls. Xavier and Creighton remain the only other BIG EAST schools in the rankings this week.
AP Top 25
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke (58) | Feb-00 | 1,613 |
| 2 | Kentucky (1) | Feb-00 | 1,508 |
| 3 | Villanova (5) | Jan-00 | 1,492 |
| 4 | Oregon | Jan-00 | 1,349 |
| 5 | North Carolina | Feb-00 | 1,347 |
| 6 | Indiana (1) | Jan-00 | 1,322 |
| 7 | Kansas | 0-1 | 1,206 |
| 8 | Virginia | Jan-00 | 1,121 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | Jan-00 | 1,097 |
| 10 | Arizona | Jan-00 | 1,092 |
| 11 | Xavier | Jan-00 | 1,025 |
| 12 | Louisville | Jan-00 | 811 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 0-1 | 729 |
| 14 | Gonzaga | Jan-00 | 725 |
| 15 | Purdue | Jan-00 | 700 |
| 16 | UCLA | Feb-00 | 622 |
| 17 | Saint Mary's | Jan-00 | 593 |
| 18 | Syracuse | Jan-00 | 551 |
| 19 | West Virginia | Jan-00 | 392 |
| 20 | Iowa State | Jan-00 | 254 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | Jan-00 | 250 |
| 22 | Creighton | Jan-00 | 232 |
| 23 | Texas | Jan-00 | 230 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | Jan-00 | 120 |
| 25 | California | Jan-00 | 109 |
| Others receiving votes: Dayton 102, Maryland 100, Florida State 95, San Diego State 54, Florida 38, Miami 38, Wichita St 37, Butler 26, NC State 23, Virginia Tech 21, Texas A&M 16, Notre Dame 14, Oklahoma 11, Ohio State 9, Connecticut 9, Marquette 7, Monmouth 7, Seton Hall 6, Clemson 6, Colorado 5, Mississippi State 4, Ohio 2, Wagner 2, SMU 1, Yale 1, Princeton 1 | |||
| Dropped from rankings: Connecticut 18, Maryland 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke (27) | Feb-00 | 786 |
| 2 | Kentucky (2) | Feb-00 | 747 |
| 3 | Villanova (2) | Jan-00 | 729 |
| 4 | Oregon (1) | Jan-00 | 655 |
| 5 | Indiana | Jan-00 | 630 |
| 6 | North Carolina | Feb-00 | 621 |
| 7 | Virginia | Jan-00 | 592 |
| 8 | Kansas | 0-1 | 548 |
| 9 | Arizona | Jan-00 | 528 |
| 10 | Xavier | Jan-00 | 507 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | Jan-00 | 477 |
| 12 | Louisville | Jan-00 | 419 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 0-1 | 413 |
| 14 | Gonzaga | Jan-00 | 401 |
| 15 | Purdue | Jan-00 | 363 |
| 16 | UCLA | Feb-00 | 275 |
| 17 | Saint Mary's | Jan-00 | 273 |
| 18 | Syracuse | Jan-00 | 257 |
| 19 | West Virginia | Jan-00 | 254 |
| 20 | Creighton | Jan-00 | 137 |
| 21 | Texas | Jan-00 | 124 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | Jan-00 | 93 |
| 23 | Iowa State | Jan-00 | 92 |
| 24 | Maryland | Jan-00 | 90 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | Jan-00 | 73 |
| Others receiving votes: Diego State 20, Oklahoma 18, Wichita St 16, Butler 14, NC State 13, Colorado 13, Notre Dame 10, SMU 10, Seton Hall 8, Long Beach State 7, Connecticut 6, CSU Bakersfield 5, Utah 4, Virginia Tech 4, Clemson 3, Texas A&M 3, Michigan 3, VCU 3, Yale 2, Arkansas 2, Pittsburgh 1 | |||
USA TODAY Coaches Poll