Duke climbs up to the number 3 spot in the latest Men’s College basketball pools after defeating BostonCollege this weekend 89 – 68. While Mimi drops to number 5 in the AP Top 25 Poll to number 7 in the USA Today Coaches Poll after losing badly to Wake forest 65 – 80 .
AP Top 25 pool
| 1 | Indiana (64) |
24-3 |
1,624 |
| 2 | Gonzaga (1) |
27-2 |
1,530 |
| 3 | Duke |
24-3 |
1,461 |
| 4 | Michigan |
23-4 |
1,411 |
| 5 | Miami (FL) |
22-4 |
1,317 |
| 6 | Kansas |
23-4 |
1,272 |
| 7 | Georgetown |
21-4 |
1,236 |
| 8 | Florida |
22-4 |
1,164 |
| 9 | Michigan State |
22-6 |
1,105 |
| 10 | Louisville |
22-5 |
1,047 |
| 11 | Arizona |
23-4 |
998 |
| 12 | Syracuse |
22-5 |
915 |
| 13 | Kansas State |
22-5 |
875 |
| 14 | New Mexico |
23-4 |
764 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State |
20-6 |
692 |
| 16 | Ohio State |
20-7 |
675 |
| 17 | Wisconsin |
19-8 |
558 |
| 18 | Saint Louis |
21-5 |
495 |
| 19 | Memphis |
24-3 |
453 |
| 20 | Butler |
22-6 |
351 |
| 21 | Notre Dame |
22-6 |
328 |
| 22 | Marquette |
19-7 |
317 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh |
21-7 |
158 |
| 24 | Oregon |
22-6 |
61 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech |
24-3 |
54 |
- Others receiving votes: Colorado State 49, Virginia Commonwealth 45, Akron 43, Wichita State 35, Saint Mary’s 24, Illinois 19, Connecticut 18, UNLV 13, North Carolina 8, California 5, Middle Tennessee 2, Missouri 1, Belmont 1, Stephen F. Austin 1
- Dropped from rankings: ColoradoState 22, VirginiaCommonwealth
USA Today Coaches Poll
| 1 | Indiana (28) |
24-3 |
772 |
| 2 | Gonzaga (3) |
27-2 |
738 |
| 3 | Duke |
24-3 |
700 |
| 4 | Michigan |
23-4 |
654 |
| 5 | Kansas |
23-4 |
619 |
| 6 | Florida |
22-4 |
596 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) |
22-4 |
581 |
| 8 | Georgetown |
21-4 |
552 |
| 9 | Louisville |
22-5 |
535 |
| 10 | Michigan State |
22-6 |
520 |
| 11 | Arizona |
23-4 |
458 |
| 12 | Syracuse |
22-5 |
420 |
| 13 | Kansas State |
22-5 |
398 |
| 14 | New Mexico |
23-4 |
369 |
| 15 | Ohio State |
20-7 |
328 |
| 16 | Wisconsin |
19-8 |
284 |
| 17 | Memphis |
24-3 |
281 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State |
20-6 |
277 |
| 19 | Saint Louis |
21-5 |
199 |
| 20 | Notre Dame |
22-6 |
169 |
| 21 | Butler |
22-6 |
161 |
| 22 | Marquette |
19-7 |
104 |
| 23 | Saint Mary’s |
24-5 |
54 |
| 24 | Akron |
22-4 |
53 |
| 25 | Virginia Commonwealth |
22-6 |
52 |
- Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 38, Oregon 37, Middle Tennessee 29, Louisiana Tech 24, San Diego State 13, UNLV 12, Wichita State 12, Colorado State 10, Connecticut 5, Illinois 5, Oklahoma 5, North Carolina 3, California 3, UCLA 2, Belmont 1, Creighton 1, Kentucky 1
- Dropped from rankings: ColoradoState 21, Pittsburgh 22, Oregon 23
