Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - After a week in which the Orange lost to UConn and beat Seton Hall, Syracuse has dropped to No. 8 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll and the USA Today coaches poll.
The team was at No. 6 last week. Connecticut topped Syracuse 66-58 on Wednesday. The team topped Seton Hall 76-65 on Saturday.
You can see both polls here.
AP Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Indiana (43) 23-3 1,597 1
2. Miami (20) 21-3 1,571 3
3. Gonzaga (2) 25-2 1,428 5
4. Michigan St. 22-4 1,416 8
5. Florida 21-3 1,387 7
6. Duke 22-3 1,308 2
7. Michigan 22-4 1,264 4
8. Syracuse 21-4 1,125 6
9. Kansas 21-4 1,077 14
10. Louisville 21-5 1,011 12
11. Georgetown 19-4 952 15
12. Arizona 21-4 924 9
13. Kansas St. 20-5 848 10
14. Oklahoma St. 19-5 786 17
15. Butler 21-5 659 11
16. New Mexico 22-4 654 19
17. Marquette 18-6 524 18
18. Ohio St. 18-7 458 13
19. Wisconsin 18-8 406 20
20. Pittsburgh 20-6 370 16
21. Memphis 22-3 362 22
22. Colorado St. 21-4 307 24
23. Oregon 21-5 216 23
24. VCU 21-5 123 -
25. Notre Dame 20-6 79 21
Others receiving votes: Saint Louis 58, Minnesota 52, Louisiana Tech 48, Illinois 46, Cincinnati 20, NC State 20, Akron 16, Missouri 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Maryland 2, Saint Mary's (Cal) 2, Creighton 1, Wichita St. 1.
