Post by njhoya78 on Feb 12, 2024 15:01:15 GMT -5
Connecticut continued its stay atop the Associated Press Top 25, as the Huskies ran their record to 22-2 (including twelve straight wins) with a 71-62 victory over Butler and an 89-64 win at Georgetown. Purdue remained at #2 in the poll, after the 22-2 Boilermakers extended their winning streak to eight games with a 79-59 win over Indiana. Houston moved up two spots, from #5 to #3, as the Cougars improved to 21-3 with wins over Oklahoma State (79-63) and at Cincinnati (67-62). Marquette advanced three slots, from #7 to #4, after the 18-5 Golden Eagles ran their winning streak to seven games with an 86-75 victory over St. John’s, and Arizona similarly moved up three slots, from #8 to #5, after the 19-5 Wildcats picked up road wins at Utah (105-99, in triple overtime) and at Colorado (99-79).
There are, again, only three Big East Conference schools ranked in the AP Top 25, with Creighton moving up two spots from #19 to #17 after the Bluejays lost in overtime at Providence (91-87) and won at Butler (78-71). No other Big East Conference schools received any votes in the rankings this week (yet again).
There are quite a bit of shuffling in the bottom of the polls this week, as Saint Mary’s, Virginia and Indiana State are now all ranked for the first time this season, and Oklahoma returned to the Top 25. The 20-6 Gaels are ranked #18 after running their winning streak to twelve games with road victories at Pacific, 84-43, and at Portland, 76-51, and the 19-5 Cavaliers are ranked #21 after running their winning streak to eight games with an 60-38 win over Miami (Florida) and an 80-76 win at Florida State. The 22-3 Sycamores are ranked #23 after running their winning streak to nine games with a 101-61 victory over Valparaiso and a 73-71 victory at Missouri State, and the Sooners improved to 18-6 with home courts wins over then-#19 Brigham Young (82-66) and Oklahoma State (66-62).
Dropping out of the AP Top 25 this week are Utah State, Texas Tech, San Diego State and New Mexico. The Aggies fell from #22 after losing at home to unranked Nevada (77-63) and defeating Boise State (80-61), and the Red Raiders fell from #23 after a 79-73 loss at then-#13 Baylor and a 66-59 win at home against Central Florida. The Aztecs dropped from #24 after a 77-64 win at Air Force Academy and a 70-66 overtime loss at unranked Nevada, and the Lobos fell from #25 after a 91-73 win at Wyoming and an 89-77 loss at home against unranked Nevada Las Vegas.
Iowa State and South Carolina had the biggest jumps in this week’s polls amongst the ranked schools; the Cyclones advanced four spots from #14 to #10 after improving to 18-5 with victories at Texas (70-65) and against Texas Christian (71-59), and the Gamecocks advanced four slots from #15 to #11 after improving to 21-3 and extending their winning streak to seven games with home court wins over Mississippi (68-65) and Vanderbilt (75-60). Wisconsin had the largest drop in this week’s polls amongst the ranked schools, as the Badgers fell nine spots from #11 to #20 after extending their losing streak to four games with road losses at unranked Michigan (72-68) and at unranked Rutgers (78-56).
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. UPDATED AS OF 11:28 PM ON FEBRUARY 18.
Monday, February 12
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
West Virginia 65 at Texas Christian 81.
Jackson State 76 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Wake Forest 69 at #9 Duke 77.
#6 Kansas 50 at Texas Tech 79.
Tuesday, February 13
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#4 Marquette 78 at Butler 72.
St. John’s 72 at Providence 75.
Georgetown 72 at #17 Creighton 94.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Duquesne 59 at #16 Dayton 75.
Illinois State 80 at #23 Indiana State 67!
#10 Iowa State 68 at Cincinnati 59.
Michigan 68 at #14 Illinois 97.
#7 North Carolina 79 at Syracuse 86!
Pittsburgh 74 at #21 Virginia 63!
Central Florida 88 at #19 Brigham Young 90.
Mississippi 63 at #22 Kentucky 75.
Ohio State 54 at #20 Wisconsin 62.
#25 Oklahoma 62 at #12 Baylor 79.
Wednesday, February 14
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Xavier 70 at Seton Hall 88.
#1 Connecticut 101 at DePaul 65.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
American 59 at United States Naval Academy 42!
Georgia Institute of Technology 55 at Notre Dame 58.
Holy Cross 55 at Colgate 85.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#11 South Carolina 61 at #13 Auburn 101.
#8 Tennessee 92 at Arkansas 63.
Thursday, February 15
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Northwestern 60 at Rutgers 63.
Central Connecticut State 64 at Le Moyne 69; overtime!
Merrimack 66 at Stonehill 63.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Temple 68 at #24 Florida Atlantic 80.
Minnesota 76 at #2 Purdue 82.
Pepperdine 59 at #18 Saint Mary’s 103.
Friday, February 16
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Villanova 70 at Georgetown 54.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 57 at Rider 61.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Saturday, February 17
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#17 Creighton 79 at Butler 57.
#4 Marquette 53 at #1 Connecticut 81 at Hartford CT.
DePaul 70 at Providence 81.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Texas Christian 75 at Kansas State 72!
Stonehill 67 at Le Moyne 75.
United States Military Academy 59 at Holy Cross 53.
Long Island 68 at Merrimack 83.
Delaware State 66 at Coppin State 56.
Lafayette 68 at American 62!
Syracuse 60 at Georgia Institute of Technology 65!
Florida A&M 55 at Jackson State 77.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Texas A&M 75 at #15 Alabama 100.
Texas Tech 74 at #10 Iowa State 82.
Wake Forest 47 at #21 Virginia 49.
Texas 61 at #3 Houston 82.
Fordham 70 at #16 Dayton 78.
#19 Brigham Young 83 at Oklahoma State 93!
#9 Duke 76 at Florida State 67.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute 81 at #7 North Carolina 96.
#20 Wisconsin 86 at Iowa 88; overtime.
Louisiana State 64 at #11 South Carolina 63!
#6 Kansas 67 at #25 Oklahoma 57.
#14 Illinois 85 at Maryland 80.
#12 Baylor 94 at West Virginia 81.
#22 Kentucky 70 at #13 Auburn 59.
Vanderbilt 53 at #8 Tennessee 88.
#23 Indiana State 69 at Southern Illinois 74!
Arizona State 60 at #5 Arizona 105.
Sunday, February 18
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Seton Hall 68 at St. John’s 62 at Elmont NY!
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 80 at Fairfield 94.
Rutgers 70 at Minnesota 81.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#24 Florida Atlantic 86 at South Florida 90!
#2 Purdue 69 at Ohio State 73.
Monday, February 19
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State at Maryland Eastern Shore, 8:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State, 8:30 pm
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#10 Iowa State at #5 Houston, 7:00 pm (ESPN-U)
#21 Virginia at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 7:00 pm (ESPN)
There are, again, only three Big East Conference schools ranked in the AP Top 25, with Creighton moving up two spots from #19 to #17 after the Bluejays lost in overtime at Providence (91-87) and won at Butler (78-71). No other Big East Conference schools received any votes in the rankings this week (yet again).
There are quite a bit of shuffling in the bottom of the polls this week, as Saint Mary’s, Virginia and Indiana State are now all ranked for the first time this season, and Oklahoma returned to the Top 25. The 20-6 Gaels are ranked #18 after running their winning streak to twelve games with road victories at Pacific, 84-43, and at Portland, 76-51, and the 19-5 Cavaliers are ranked #21 after running their winning streak to eight games with an 60-38 win over Miami (Florida) and an 80-76 win at Florida State. The 22-3 Sycamores are ranked #23 after running their winning streak to nine games with a 101-61 victory over Valparaiso and a 73-71 victory at Missouri State, and the Sooners improved to 18-6 with home courts wins over then-#19 Brigham Young (82-66) and Oklahoma State (66-62).
Dropping out of the AP Top 25 this week are Utah State, Texas Tech, San Diego State and New Mexico. The Aggies fell from #22 after losing at home to unranked Nevada (77-63) and defeating Boise State (80-61), and the Red Raiders fell from #23 after a 79-73 loss at then-#13 Baylor and a 66-59 win at home against Central Florida. The Aztecs dropped from #24 after a 77-64 win at Air Force Academy and a 70-66 overtime loss at unranked Nevada, and the Lobos fell from #25 after a 91-73 win at Wyoming and an 89-77 loss at home against unranked Nevada Las Vegas.
Iowa State and South Carolina had the biggest jumps in this week’s polls amongst the ranked schools; the Cyclones advanced four spots from #14 to #10 after improving to 18-5 with victories at Texas (70-65) and against Texas Christian (71-59), and the Gamecocks advanced four slots from #15 to #11 after improving to 21-3 and extending their winning streak to seven games with home court wins over Mississippi (68-65) and Vanderbilt (75-60). Wisconsin had the largest drop in this week’s polls amongst the ranked schools, as the Badgers fell nine spots from #11 to #20 after extending their losing streak to four games with road losses at unranked Michigan (72-68) and at unranked Rutgers (78-56).
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. UPDATED AS OF 11:28 PM ON FEBRUARY 18.
Monday, February 12
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
West Virginia 65 at Texas Christian 81.
Jackson State 76 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Wake Forest 69 at #9 Duke 77.
#6 Kansas 50 at Texas Tech 79.
Tuesday, February 13
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#4 Marquette 78 at Butler 72.
St. John’s 72 at Providence 75.
Georgetown 72 at #17 Creighton 94.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Duquesne 59 at #16 Dayton 75.
Illinois State 80 at #23 Indiana State 67!
#10 Iowa State 68 at Cincinnati 59.
Michigan 68 at #14 Illinois 97.
#7 North Carolina 79 at Syracuse 86!
Pittsburgh 74 at #21 Virginia 63!
Central Florida 88 at #19 Brigham Young 90.
Mississippi 63 at #22 Kentucky 75.
Ohio State 54 at #20 Wisconsin 62.
#25 Oklahoma 62 at #12 Baylor 79.
Wednesday, February 14
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Xavier 70 at Seton Hall 88.
#1 Connecticut 101 at DePaul 65.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
American 59 at United States Naval Academy 42!
Georgia Institute of Technology 55 at Notre Dame 58.
Holy Cross 55 at Colgate 85.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#11 South Carolina 61 at #13 Auburn 101.
#8 Tennessee 92 at Arkansas 63.
Thursday, February 15
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Northwestern 60 at Rutgers 63.
Central Connecticut State 64 at Le Moyne 69; overtime!
Merrimack 66 at Stonehill 63.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Temple 68 at #24 Florida Atlantic 80.
Minnesota 76 at #2 Purdue 82.
Pepperdine 59 at #18 Saint Mary’s 103.
Friday, February 16
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Villanova 70 at Georgetown 54.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 57 at Rider 61.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Saturday, February 17
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#17 Creighton 79 at Butler 57.
#4 Marquette 53 at #1 Connecticut 81 at Hartford CT.
DePaul 70 at Providence 81.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Texas Christian 75 at Kansas State 72!
Stonehill 67 at Le Moyne 75.
United States Military Academy 59 at Holy Cross 53.
Long Island 68 at Merrimack 83.
Delaware State 66 at Coppin State 56.
Lafayette 68 at American 62!
Syracuse 60 at Georgia Institute of Technology 65!
Florida A&M 55 at Jackson State 77.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Texas A&M 75 at #15 Alabama 100.
Texas Tech 74 at #10 Iowa State 82.
Wake Forest 47 at #21 Virginia 49.
Texas 61 at #3 Houston 82.
Fordham 70 at #16 Dayton 78.
#19 Brigham Young 83 at Oklahoma State 93!
#9 Duke 76 at Florida State 67.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute 81 at #7 North Carolina 96.
#20 Wisconsin 86 at Iowa 88; overtime.
Louisiana State 64 at #11 South Carolina 63!
#6 Kansas 67 at #25 Oklahoma 57.
#14 Illinois 85 at Maryland 80.
#12 Baylor 94 at West Virginia 81.
#22 Kentucky 70 at #13 Auburn 59.
Vanderbilt 53 at #8 Tennessee 88.
#23 Indiana State 69 at Southern Illinois 74!
Arizona State 60 at #5 Arizona 105.
Sunday, February 18
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Seton Hall 68 at St. John’s 62 at Elmont NY!
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 80 at Fairfield 94.
Rutgers 70 at Minnesota 81.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#24 Florida Atlantic 86 at South Florida 90!
#2 Purdue 69 at Ohio State 73.
Monday, February 19
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State at Maryland Eastern Shore, 8:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State, 8:30 pm
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#10 Iowa State at #5 Houston, 7:00 pm (ESPN-U)
#21 Virginia at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 7:00 pm (ESPN)