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College basketball rankings: Michigan St still at the top, Villanova receiving votes

By Mike J.
Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports

Michigan State remains the top dog in the newest AP and Coaches Polls after posting victories over Portland, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma last week.

Villanova (4-0) is still receiving votes as they head to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

In the Writers' Poll, Kansas, Kentucky, Arizona, and Oklahoma State round out the top 5. While the coaches had a different take posting Kansas, Arizona, Kentucky, and Duke in spots 2-5.

Creighton is the lone Big East school in the Coaches poll at #18, while they were tapped at #20 in the AP. Marquette barely stayed in the AP poll at #25.

AP Poll

Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 Michigan State 6-0 1,616 1
2 Kansas 4-0 1,559 2
3 Kentucky 4-1 1,445 4
4 Arizona 5-0 1,425 5
5 Oklahoma State 4-0 1,347 7
6 Duke 5-1 1,285 6
7 Ohio State 4-0 1,206 8
8 Syracuse 4-0 1,161 9
9 Louisville 5-1 1,103 3
10 Wisconsin 6-0 960 12
11 Gonzaga 4-0 830 13
12 Wichita State 5-0 809 14
13 Connecticut 6-0 798 18
14 Oregon 4-0 731 17
15 Florida 4-1 729 16
16 North Carolina 4-1 712 24
17 Iowa State 4-0 521 21
18 Baylor 4-0 437 20
19 UCLA 5-0 416 22
20 Creighton 4-0 373 23
21 Memphis 2-1 354 11
22 Michigan 4-2 238 14
23 Iowa 5-0 197 NR
24 Massachusetts 6-0 188 NR
25 Marquette 3-1 126 17

Others receiving votes: New Mexico 82, Virginia Commonwealth 71, Florida State 63, Virginia 61, Indiana 47, Boise State 35, Charlotte 35, Belmont 31, Arizona State 23, Harvard 22, Colorado 19, Villanova 16, Xavier 11, Pittsburgh 10, Missouri 8, Tennessee 7, Cincinnati 7, Minnesota 6, Illinois 2, Texas A&M 1, George Washington 1, Georgetown 1

Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS FIRST PLACE VOTES PREVIOUS RANK CHANGE HI/LOW*
1 Michigan State Spartans 6-0 798 30 1
1/2
2 Kansas Jayhawks 4-0 762 2 3 1 2/6
3 Arizona Wildcats 5-0 722
4 1 3/5
4 Kentucky Wildcats 4-1 672 5 1 1/5
5 Duke Blue Devils 5-1 639 6 1 4/6
6 Ohio State Buckeyes 4-0 617 8 2 6/10
7 Syracuse Orangemen 4-0 611 7 7/7
8 Oklahoma State Buckeyes 4-0 593 9 1 8/12
9 Louisville Cardinals 5-1 591 2 7 2/9
10 Gonzaga Bulldogs 4-0 454 12 2 10/15
11 Wisconsin Badgers 6-0 440 15 4 11/21
12 Wichita State Shockers 5-0 405 16 4 12/16
13 Florida Gators 4-1 395 14 1 8/14
14 Connecticut Huskies 6-0 337 18 4 14/20
15 Oregon Ducks 4-0 327 17 2 15/18
16 North Carolina Tar Heels 4-1 325 19 3 11/19
17 Baylor Bears 4-0 213 21 4 17/21
18 Creighton Bluejays 4-0 199 23 5 18/23
19 Memphis Tigers 2-1 194 11 8 11/19
20 Michigan Wolverines 4-2 185 13 7 8/20
21 UCLA Bruins 5-0 156 24 3 21/24
22 Iowa State Cyclones 4-0 151 NR
22/NR
23 Iowa Hawkeyes 5-0 97 25 2 23/25
24 Virginia Commonwealth Rams 4-2 78 10 14 10/24
25 Indiana Hoosiers 5-1 72 22 3 22/25

Others receiving votes: Massachusetts 69, New Mexico 56, Marquette 42, Florida State 27, Virginia 24, Boise State 19, Pittsburgh 18, Arizona State 17, Colorado 13, California 12, Saint Mary's 10, Tennessee 9, Saint Louis 8, New Mexico State 7, Charlotte 7, Missouri 6, Villanova 5, Utah State 5, Belmont 4, Notre Dame 3, Providence 3, Harvard 2, Georgetown 1

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