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The penultimate poll of the 2015-16 Men's Basketball Season has dropped and Villanova's trip to the Finals saw them drop to #6 in both the AP and Coaches Polls.
Kansas remains the nation's top team as the Jayhawks garnered 63 of the 65 first place votes. Michigan State, who tallied the other top votes, comes in at second as North Carolina, Virginia, and Oregon round out the top 5.
The BIG EAST is also represented by Xavier at #9 and Seton Hall at #20.
AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks (63) | 30-4 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Michigan State Spartans (2) | 29-5 | 1,552 |
| 3 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 28-6 | 1,488 |
| 4 | Virginia Cavaliers | 26-7 | 1,384 |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks | 28-6 | 1,371 |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 29-5 | 1,283 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners | 25-7 | 1,215 |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 26-8 | 1,193 |
| 9 | Xavier Musketeers | 27-5 | 1,127 |
| 10 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 25-7 | 920 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wildcats | 26-8 | 920 |
| 12 | Purdue Boilermakers | 26-8 | 873 |
| 13 | Utah Utes | 26-8 | 870 |
| 14 | Indiana Hoosiers | 25-7 | 828 |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies | 26-8 | 682 |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals | 23-8 | 585 |
| 17 | Arizona Wildcats | 25-8 | 559 |
| 18 | Maryland Terrapins | 25-8 | 489 |
| 19 | Duke Blue Devils | 23-10 | 383 |
| 20 | Seton Hall Pirates | 25-8 | 374 |
| 21 | Baylor Bears | 22-11 | 347 |
| 22 | Iowa State Cyclones | 21-11 | 317 |
| 23 | California Golden Bears | 23-10 | 270 |
| 24 | SMU Mustangs | 25-5 | 84 |
| 25 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 21-10 | 82 |
| Others receiving votes: Texas 69, Notre Dame 61, Saint Joseph's 60, Connecticut 34, Stephen F. Austin 12, Dayton 11, Wisconsin 9, Wichita St 9, Gonzaga 8, Arkansas-Little Rock 5, Providence 4, Valparaiso 3, Butler 3, Cincinnati 3, Yale 3, Monmouth 3, Saint Mary's 3, Stony Brook 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Northern Iowa 1 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas (31) | 30-4 | 799 |
| 2 | Michigan State (1) | 29-5 | 761 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 28-6 | 732 |
| 4 | Oregon | 28-6 | 673 |
| 5 | Virginia | 26-7 | 665 |
| 6 | Villanova | 29-5 | 610 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 25-7 | 588 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-8 | 575 |
| 9 | Xavier | 27-5 | 548 |
| 10 | Purdue | 26-8 | 466 |
| 11 | Miami | 25-7 | 459 |
| 12 | Indiana | 25-7 | 421 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 26-8 | 418 |
| 14 | Utah | 26-8 | 379 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 26-8 | 343 |
| 16 | Arizona | 25-8 | 323 |
| 17 | Maryland | 25-8 | 306 |
| 18 | Baylor | 22-11 | 227 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 21-11 | 199 |
| 20 | Duke | 23-10 | 172 |
| 21 | Seton Hall | 25-8 | 158 |
| 22 | Texas | 20-12 | 113 |
| 23 | California | 23-10 | 108 |
| 24 | Iowa | 21-10 | 100 |
| 25 | Saint Joseph's | 27-7 | 46 |
| Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 41, Connecticut 36, Providence 25, Wichita St 21, Gonzaga 17, Saint Mary's 17, Wisconsin 15, Stephen F. Austin 11, Northern Iowa 9, Dayton 9, VCU 3, Yale 2, Butler 2, Cincinnati 1, Fresno State 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1 | |||