Syracuse (AP/WSYR-TV) - Syracuse moved into the second spot Monday, its highest ranking since 1989-90, but Kansas is still the runaway number 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. Syracuse also moved up a spot in the Coaches Poll, and Cornell moved up from 25th to 22nd. Cornell had never been ranked before last week’s poll.
In the AP’s poll, Kansas, which received 55 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel, is No. 1 for the 11th time this season out of 14 polls. Syracuse moved up one place and had eight first-place votes. It is the highest ranking for Syracuse since a six week stretch at number one in 1989-90.
In the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, which ranked Cornell for the first time in school history last week, the Big Red moved up three spots. Syracuse, with one first-place vote, moved up one from fourth to third.
Coaches Poll:
(AP) - The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7, 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. Kansas (29) 22-1 773 1
2. Kentucky (1) 22-1 731 3
3. Syracuse (1) 23-1 728 4
4. West Virginia 19-3 657 6
5. Villanova 20-2 639 2
6. Purdue 19-3 599 7
7. Duke 19-4 574 9
8. Georgetown 17-5 560 8
9. Kansas State 19-4 506 11
10. Michigan State 19-5 455 5
11. Gonzaga 19-4 427 13
12. Tennessee 18-4 417 14
13. Wisconsin 18-5 401 16
14. Texas 19-4 361 10
15. Butler 20-4 326 15
16. Ohio State 18-6 302 18
17. BYU 22-3 298 12
18. Northern Iowa 21-2 221 22
19. New Mexico 21-3 211 23
20. Georgia Tech 17-6 150 19
21. Temple 19-5 131 17
22. Cornell 20-3 112 25
23. Pittsburgh 17-6 89 21
24. Vanderbilt 17-5 76 20
25. UNLV 19-4 55 -
Others receiving votes: Baylor 44, Texas A&M 37, Saint Mary's 29, Rhode Island 28, Siena 28, Missouri 25, Maryland 18, Mississippi 16, Virginia Tech 10, Florida State 8, UAB 7, Wake Forest 7, Notre Dame 6, Clemson 4, Tulsa 4, Dayton 2, Connecticut 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Xavier 1.
