LSU broke a two-week drought for SEC schools by placing 23rd in this week's Associated Press men's basketball Top 25.
Tennessee, once ranked as high as eighth in the poll, received two votes.
AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (66) 24-1 1,794 1
2. Oklahoma (4) 25-1 1,709 2
3. North Carolina (2) 23-2 1,676 3
4. Pittsburgh 23-2 1,589 4
5. Memphis 22-3 1,465 8
6. Michigan St. 20-4 1,443 9
7. Louisville 19-5 1,280 5
8. Wake Forest 19-4 1,217 7
9. Duke 20-5 1,048 6
10. Marquette 21-4 1,045 10
11. Missouri 22-4 1,041 17
12. Villanova 20-5 983 13
13. Clemson 20-4 939 12
14. Arizona St. 20-5 830 18
15. Kansas 20-5 651 16
16. Xavier 21-4 646 14
17. Gonzaga 19-5 599 19
18. Illinois 21-5 589 22
19. Purdue 19-6 582 20
20. UCLA 19-6 473 11
21. Butler 22-3 373 15
22. Washington 19-6 334 —
23. LSU 21-4 294 —
24. Syracuse 19-7 207 23
25. Dayton 23-3 194 —
Others receiving votes: Texas 83, Utah St. 72, Ohio St. 45, Arizona 38, California 34, Utah 34, West Virginia 26, Florida St. 18, Davidson 15, South Carolina 10, Minnesota 6, Boston College 5, Kentucky 5, Miami 2, Tennessee 2, Wisconsin 2, BYU 1, Robert Morris 1.
USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 15, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (30) 24-1 774 1
2. Oklahoma (1) 25-1 739 2
3. North Carolina 23-2 711 3
4. Pittsburgh 23-2 689 4
5. Michigan State 20-4 634 9
6. Memphis 22-3 618 10
7. Louisville 19-5 508 7
8. Wake Forest 19-4 489 8
9. Duke 20-5 468 5
10. Missouri 22-4 429 19
11. Marquette 21-4 409 12
11. Arizona State 20-5 409 18
13. Clemson 20-4 393 11
14. Villanova 20-5 377 13
15. UCLA 19-6 324 6
16. Illinois 21-5 294 20
17. Xavier 21-4 278 14
18. Kansas 20-5 268 16
19. Washington 19-6 224 24
20. Gonzaga 19-5 191 21
21. Purdue 19-6 176 23
22. Butler 22-3 162 15
23. Utah State 24-2 121 17
24. LSU 21-4 114 NR
25. Syracuse 19-7 74 22
Others receiving votes: Dayton 69; Texas 22; Florida State 20; California 16; South Carolina 14; Arizona 13; Brigham Young 13; Ohio State 12; Utah 11; Davidson 5; Saint Mary’s 3; Miami (Fla.) 2; Penn State 1; Tennessee 1.
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suPEARLman writes:
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RockyTop1998 writes:
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Vol_Jokes writes:
Wow, Memphis plays in that crummy conference and you play in the mighty SEC. Bad news fellers. The SEC is only mighty in football (and that doesn't include the vols anymore). In basketball the sec teams are every bit as bad as the Conf. USA teams. You people bash cusa all the time and it's funny because your conference is no better. You guys have the same weak arguments week after week. Most don't make sense. Memphis is a bad city. Give me a break. What does that have to do with our basketball team being better than yours? I know it's painful to realize we have the upper hand in the argument and you have to try and think of something to argue back with. Please come up with things that aren't so lame.
You've talked so big for 2 seasons. We just got tired of it. Oh what a shame it's big news when one SEC team cracks the top 25 and yet you talk about our conference?
Stokes44yrs writes:
UM is in Missouri.
Stokes44yrs writes:
UM is in Michigan.
Stokes44yrs writes:
UM is in Massachusetts.
Stokes44yrs writes:
UM is in Minnesota.
Stokes44yrs writes:
UM is in Maryland.
Stokes44yrs writes:
I just can't think of any more UMs.
jasonn1970 writes:
39 in one poll, 40 in another. Vols could make it back in with a strong finish. Either way strong RPI will get them in the tournament barring a complete collapse.
Stokes44yrs writes:
I know that SEC has teams better than several teams in the top 25. LSU and Kentucky can beat most teams in lower 25 and a few higher on a good night. By tourney time I'd like to believe SEC will show at least potential for next year.
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