unc number 22 in new AP poll

Rankings: Week 5 (Dec. 9 - 15)

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NCAA Division I:
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college basketball coaches' poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking:


RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Arizona (31) 4-0 775 1
Last Week: Def. St. Louis 91-58 (12/3), Def. San Diego State 89-81 (12/7)
This Week: 12/15 vs. No. 2 Texas (20-11)

2. Duke 5-0 719 3
Last Week: Def. Ohio State 91-76 (12/3), Def. Michigan 81-59 (12/7)
This Week: No games scheduled.

3. Pittsburgh 5-0 692 4
Last Week: Def. Norfolk State 96-51 (12/3), Def. Penn State 82-60 (12/7)
This Week: 12/14 vs. SE Louisiana (7-20)

4. Alabama 6-0 680 5
Last Week: Def. NC Greensboro 89-61 (12/3), Def. St. Bonaventure 77-68 (12/7)
This Week: 12/14 vs. Bowling Green (24-8)

5. Oregon 5-0 642 6
Last Week: Def. Portland 96-66 (12/4), Def. No. 13 Kansas 84-78 (12/7)
This Week: 12/14 at Pepperdine (22-8)

6. Indiana 6-0 569 11
Last Week: Def. No. 8 Maryland 80-74 (12/3), Def. Illinois (Chi.) 91-62 (12/7)
This Week: 12/9 vs. Vanderbilt (16-14), 12/14 vs. Purdue (13-18)

7. Texas 5-1 568 2
Last Week: Def. Geo Washington 100-92 (12/7), Lost to Notre Dame 98-92 (12/8)
This Week: 12/15 at No. 1 Arizona (22-9)

8. Oklahoma 4-1 565 7
Last Week: Def. Hartford 92-52 (12/7)
This Week: 12/14 vs. Coppin St (6-25)

9. Connecticut 5-0 512 12
Last Week: Def. Sacred Heart 116-78 (12/3), Def. Wagner 97-85 (12/7)
This Week: 12/10 vs. Massachusetts (13-16)

10. Missouri 4-0 400 15
Last Week: Def. Sacramento State 98-60 (12/2), Def. USC 78-72 (12/7)
This Week: 12/9 vs. Wisc. Green Bay (9-21), 12/14 vs. Memphis (22-9)

11. Xavier 4-1 374 16
Last Week: Def. Purdue 74-59 (12/3), Def. Cincinnati 50-44 (12/7)
This Week: 12/9 vs. Miami (OHIO) (13-18), 12/14 vs. No. 24 Mississippi St. (26-7)

12. Kentucky 4-1 355 18
Last Week: Def. High Point 84-64 (12/3), Def. No. 14 North Carolina 98-81 (12/7)
This Week: 12/10 at Tulane (14-15), 12/14 vs. No. 21 Michigan State (19-11)

13. Marquette 5-1 345 10
Last Week: Lost to Notre Dame 92-71 (12/2), Def. Appalachian St. 101-78 (12/7)
This Week: 12/14 vs. Wisconsin (18-12)

14. Illinois 5-0 339 20
Last Week: Def. No. 14 North Carolina 92-65 (12/3), Def. Arkansas 62-58 (12/7)
This Week: 12/10 vs. Eastern Illinois (15-16), 12/14 vs. Temple (15-14)

15. Notre Dame 8-1 337 NR
Last Week: Def. No. 10 Marquette 92-71 (12/2), Def. No. 8 Maryland 79-67 (12/7), Def. No. 2 Texas 98-92 (12/8)
This Week: 12/14 vs. DePaul (9-19)

16. Maryland 4-2 314 8
Last Week: Lost to No. 11 Indiana 80-74 (12/3), Lost to Notre Dame 79-67 (12/7), Def. Geo Washington 93-82 (12/8)
This Week: 12/14 vs. No. 9 Florida (22-8)

17. Florida 6-2 306 9
Last Week: Lost to West Virginia 68-66 (12/3), Def. Florida State 58-57 (12/6), Def. South Florida 68-52 (12/8)
This Week: 12/14 at No. 8 Maryland (26-4)

18. Tulsa 4-0 261 19
Last Week: Def. Wichita State 80-69 (12/4)
This Week: 12/11 vs. No. 13 Kansas (29-3), 12/14 at SW Missouri State (17-15)

19. Kansas 3-3 211 13
Last Week: Def. Cent. Missouri St 97-70 (12/4), Lost to No. 6 Oregon 84-78 (12/7)
This Week: 12/11 at No. 19 Tulsa (26-6), 12/14 vs. Emporia State

20. Stanford 4-1 176 22
Last Week:
This Week: 12/14 vs. St. Mary's (CA) (9-20)

21. Michigan State 4-2 141 21
Last Week: Def. No. 23 Virginia 82-75 (12/4), Def. Cleveland St. 79-47 (12/8)
This Week: 12/14 at No. 18 Kentucky (20-9)

22. Mississippi St. 5-1 107 24
Last Week: Def. Alabama A&M 100-58 (12/2), Def. Jackson State 71-56 (12/4), Def. Louisiana Tech 78-38 (12/7)
This Week: 12/14 at No. 16 Xavier (25-5)

22. North Carolina 5-2 107 14
Last Week: Lost to No. 20 Illinois 92-65 (12/3), Lost to No. 18 Kentucky 98-81 (12/7)
This Week: No games scheduled.

24. Creighton 6-0 96 NR
Last Week: Def. Northern Iowa 65-52 (12/4), Def. BYU 74-64 (12/7)
This Week: 12/14 vs. Tennessee Tech (24-6)

25. Minnesota 4-1 92 17
Last Week: Def. Georgia Tech 64-63 (12/4), Def. Bethune Cookman 79-52 (12/6), Lost to Nebraska 80-60 (12/8)
This Week: 12/10 vs. Arkansas LR (18-11), 12/13 vs. Fair Dickinson (4-25), 12/14 vs. Fair Dickinson (4-25)

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
N.C. State 58, Texas Tech 52, Wisconsin 51, Coll Of Charltn 27, Georgia 15, Hawaii 13, Oklahoma State 12, Georgia Tech 10, Georgetown 9, Cincinnati 8, Dayton 7, Southern Illinois 7, Purdue 6, Wake Forest 5, Utah State 4, Villanova 4, Louisville 4, UCLA 3, St. Joseph's 2, Hampton 2, Butler 1, BYU 1, Oral Roberts 1, Ohio State 1.

 

Sagarin has Creighton #1.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkt0203.htm

 

huh Creighton be good but there are not number 1 team in contey

 

That Texas vs Arizona tilt should be good. Notre Dame got hosed IMO. Beating #10, #8 and #2 in one week should move you higher IMO.

 

agree on both counts.