Post by njhoya78 on Feb 20, 2024 1:09:58 GMT -5
Connecticut became the first school this season to be a unanimous #1 selection in the Associated Press Top 25, as the Huskies ran their record to 24-2 with a 101-65 victory at DePaul and an 81-53 win over then-#4 ranked Marquette; UConn has now won fourteen consecutive games. Houston leapfrogged over Purdue, as the 23-3 Cougars defeated Texas (82-61) to move into the #2 slot, while the 23-3 Boilermakers fell to #3 after an 84-76 win over Minnesota and a 73-69 loss at unranked Ohio State which snapped Purdue’s winning streak at nine games. Arizona moved up one spot to #4 after the Wildcats routed Arizona State, 105-60 to improve to a 20-5 record, and Tennessee moved up three slots to #5 after the 19-5 Volunteers won at Arkansas (92-63) and against Vanderbilt (88-53).
Three Big East Conference schools are ranked in the AP Top 25 this week, with Marquette falling three slots to #7 after defeating Butler (85-80) and losing at #1 Connecticut (81-53), and Creighton moving up two slots to #15 after the Bluejays won against Georgetown (94-72) and at Butler (79-57). No other Big East Conference schools received any votes in this week’s poll.
Wisconsin, Virginia, Indiana State, Florida Atlantic and Oklahoma all dropped out of the Top 25, being replaced by San Diego State, Washington State, Colorado State, Texas Tech and Florida. The Badgers fell from #20 after a 62-54 win over Ohio State and an 88-86 overtime loss at unranked Iowa, and the Cavaliers fell from #21 after a 75-41 loss at unranked Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The Sycamores’ one week in the rankings at #23 ended ignominiously after losses against unranked Illinois State (80-67) and at unranked Southern Illinois (74-69), and the then-#24 ranked Owls’ season-long streak in the polls ended after an 80-68 win against Temple and a 90-86 loss at unranked South Florida. The Sooners dropped out from #25 after losses at then-#12 ranked Baylor (79-62) and against then-#6 ranked Kansas (67-57). The Aztecs returned to the rankings at #19 after victories over Colorado State (71-55) and New Mexico (81-70), while the Cougars are ranked for the first time this season at #21 after wins over California (84-65) and Stanford (72-59). The Rams are back in the rankings at #22 after a 71-55 defeat at then-unranked San Diego State and a 75-55 win against Utah State, the Red Raiders returned to the AP Top 25 at #23 after a 79-50 win over then-#6 ranked Kansas and an 82-74 loss at then-#10 ranked Iowa State, and the Gators are ranked for the first time this season at #24 after victories over Louisiana State (82-80) and at Georgia (88-82).
Kentucky had the biggest advance in this week’s polls amongst ranked teams, moving up five slots from #22 to #17 after the Wildcats won against Mississippi (75-63) and at then-#13 ranked Auburn (70-59). Fellow Southeastern Conference member South Carolina had the largest fall in this week’s poll amongst ranked teams, dropping nine spots from #11 to #20, after the Gamecocks lost at then-#13 ranked Auburn (101-61) and at home against unranked Louisiana State (64-63).
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. UPDATED AS OF 8:32 PM ON FEBRUARY 25.
Monday, February 19
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State 67 at Maryland Eastern Shore 75.
Bethune-Cookman 60 at Jackson State 61.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#6 Iowa State 65 at #2 Houston 73.
Tuesday, February 20
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Butler 62 at Villanova 72.
#1 Connecticut 66 at #15 Creighton 85!
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Syracuse 87 at North Carolina State 83!
Texas Christian 81 at #23 Texas Tech 82.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#5 Tennessee 72 at Missouri 67.
#11 Baylor 71 at #25 Brigham Young 78.
#19 San Diego State 63 at Utah State 68.
San Francisco 66 at #18 Saint Mary’s 70.
Wednesday, February 21
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
St. John’s 90 at Georgetown 85.
Providence 79 at Xavier 75!
DePaul 71 at #7 Marquette 105.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Bucknell 59 at Holy Cross 73!
Boston University 67 at American 52!
Notre Dame 72 at Louisville 50!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#12 Illinois 89 at Pennsylvania State 90!
#16 Dayton 67 at George Mason 71!
#8 Duke 84 at Miami (Florida) 55.
#24 Florida 93 at #13 Alabama 98; overtime.
#17 Kentucky 74 at Louisiana State 75!
#22 Colorado State 66 at New Mexico 68.
Thursday, February 22
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Le Moyne 64 at Long Island 76.
St. Francis (Pennsylvania) 60 at Merrimack 71.
Rutgers 68 at #3 Purdue 96.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#21 Washington State 77 at #4 Arizona 74!
Friday, February 23
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Saint Peter’s 70 at Mount St. Mary’s 65!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Saturday, February 24
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Georgetown 77 at DePaul 76.
Villanova 54 at #1 Connecticut 78.
Butler 64 at Seton Hall 76.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Notre Dame 85 at Syracuse 88.
Fairleigh Dickinson 68 at Le Moyne 58!
Cincinnati 57 at Texas Christian 75.
Jackson State 73 at Alcorn State 87; overtime.
Norfolk State 68 at Coppin State 66.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#2 Houston 82 at #11 Baylor 76; overtime.
Vanderbilt 64 at #24 Florida 77.
#25 Brigham Young 74 at Kansas State 84.
#8 Duke 79 at Wake Forest 83.
Washington 75 at #4 Arizona 91.
West Virginia 64 at #6 Iowa State 71.
Iowa 85 at #12 Illinois 95.
#20 South Carolina 72 at Mississippi 59!
#13 Alabama 95 at #17 Kentucky 117.
#10 North Carolina 54 at Virginia 44.
#23 Texas Tech 61 at Central Florida 75.
#14 Auburn 97 at Georgia 76.
Texas 67 at #9 Kansas 86.
#22 Colorado State 60 at Nevada Las Vegas 66.
Texas A&M 51 at #5 Tennessee 86.
#21 Washington State 61 at Arizona State 73!
San Diego 62 at #18 Saint Mary’s 88.
#19 San Diego State 73 at California State Fresno 41.
Sunday, February 25
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#15 Creighton 66 at St. John’s 80 at New York NY!
Xavier 64 at #7 Marquette 88.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland 63 at Rutgers 46!
American 66 at Colgate 64!
Holy Cross 66 at United States Naval Academy 76.
Iona 65 at Mount St. Mary’s 72!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#3 Purdue 84 at Michigan 76.
Monday, February 26
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State at Howard, 7:30 pm (ESPN+)
#11 Baylor at Texas Christian, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No other games scheduled
Three Big East Conference schools are ranked in the AP Top 25 this week, with Marquette falling three slots to #7 after defeating Butler (85-80) and losing at #1 Connecticut (81-53), and Creighton moving up two slots to #15 after the Bluejays won against Georgetown (94-72) and at Butler (79-57). No other Big East Conference schools received any votes in this week’s poll.
Wisconsin, Virginia, Indiana State, Florida Atlantic and Oklahoma all dropped out of the Top 25, being replaced by San Diego State, Washington State, Colorado State, Texas Tech and Florida. The Badgers fell from #20 after a 62-54 win over Ohio State and an 88-86 overtime loss at unranked Iowa, and the Cavaliers fell from #21 after a 75-41 loss at unranked Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The Sycamores’ one week in the rankings at #23 ended ignominiously after losses against unranked Illinois State (80-67) and at unranked Southern Illinois (74-69), and the then-#24 ranked Owls’ season-long streak in the polls ended after an 80-68 win against Temple and a 90-86 loss at unranked South Florida. The Sooners dropped out from #25 after losses at then-#12 ranked Baylor (79-62) and against then-#6 ranked Kansas (67-57). The Aztecs returned to the rankings at #19 after victories over Colorado State (71-55) and New Mexico (81-70), while the Cougars are ranked for the first time this season at #21 after wins over California (84-65) and Stanford (72-59). The Rams are back in the rankings at #22 after a 71-55 defeat at then-unranked San Diego State and a 75-55 win against Utah State, the Red Raiders returned to the AP Top 25 at #23 after a 79-50 win over then-#6 ranked Kansas and an 82-74 loss at then-#10 ranked Iowa State, and the Gators are ranked for the first time this season at #24 after victories over Louisiana State (82-80) and at Georgia (88-82).
Kentucky had the biggest advance in this week’s polls amongst ranked teams, moving up five slots from #22 to #17 after the Wildcats won against Mississippi (75-63) and at then-#13 ranked Auburn (70-59). Fellow Southeastern Conference member South Carolina had the largest fall in this week’s poll amongst ranked teams, dropping nine spots from #11 to #20, after the Gamecocks lost at then-#13 ranked Auburn (101-61) and at home against unranked Louisiana State (64-63).
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. UPDATED AS OF 8:32 PM ON FEBRUARY 25.
Monday, February 19
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State 67 at Maryland Eastern Shore 75.
Bethune-Cookman 60 at Jackson State 61.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#6 Iowa State 65 at #2 Houston 73.
Tuesday, February 20
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Butler 62 at Villanova 72.
#1 Connecticut 66 at #15 Creighton 85!
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Syracuse 87 at North Carolina State 83!
Texas Christian 81 at #23 Texas Tech 82.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#5 Tennessee 72 at Missouri 67.
#11 Baylor 71 at #25 Brigham Young 78.
#19 San Diego State 63 at Utah State 68.
San Francisco 66 at #18 Saint Mary’s 70.
Wednesday, February 21
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
St. John’s 90 at Georgetown 85.
Providence 79 at Xavier 75!
DePaul 71 at #7 Marquette 105.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Bucknell 59 at Holy Cross 73!
Boston University 67 at American 52!
Notre Dame 72 at Louisville 50!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#12 Illinois 89 at Pennsylvania State 90!
#16 Dayton 67 at George Mason 71!
#8 Duke 84 at Miami (Florida) 55.
#24 Florida 93 at #13 Alabama 98; overtime.
#17 Kentucky 74 at Louisiana State 75!
#22 Colorado State 66 at New Mexico 68.
Thursday, February 22
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Le Moyne 64 at Long Island 76.
St. Francis (Pennsylvania) 60 at Merrimack 71.
Rutgers 68 at #3 Purdue 96.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#21 Washington State 77 at #4 Arizona 74!
Friday, February 23
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Saint Peter’s 70 at Mount St. Mary’s 65!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled
Saturday, February 24
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Georgetown 77 at DePaul 76.
Villanova 54 at #1 Connecticut 78.
Butler 64 at Seton Hall 76.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Notre Dame 85 at Syracuse 88.
Fairleigh Dickinson 68 at Le Moyne 58!
Cincinnati 57 at Texas Christian 75.
Jackson State 73 at Alcorn State 87; overtime.
Norfolk State 68 at Coppin State 66.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#2 Houston 82 at #11 Baylor 76; overtime.
Vanderbilt 64 at #24 Florida 77.
#25 Brigham Young 74 at Kansas State 84.
#8 Duke 79 at Wake Forest 83.
Washington 75 at #4 Arizona 91.
West Virginia 64 at #6 Iowa State 71.
Iowa 85 at #12 Illinois 95.
#20 South Carolina 72 at Mississippi 59!
#13 Alabama 95 at #17 Kentucky 117.
#10 North Carolina 54 at Virginia 44.
#23 Texas Tech 61 at Central Florida 75.
#14 Auburn 97 at Georgia 76.
Texas 67 at #9 Kansas 86.
#22 Colorado State 60 at Nevada Las Vegas 66.
Texas A&M 51 at #5 Tennessee 86.
#21 Washington State 61 at Arizona State 73!
San Diego 62 at #18 Saint Mary’s 88.
#19 San Diego State 73 at California State Fresno 41.
Sunday, February 25
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#15 Creighton 66 at St. John’s 80 at New York NY!
Xavier 64 at #7 Marquette 88.
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Maryland 63 at Rutgers 46!
American 66 at Colgate 64!
Holy Cross 66 at United States Naval Academy 76.
Iona 65 at Mount St. Mary’s 72!
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#3 Purdue 84 at Michigan 76.
Monday, February 26
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled
OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State at Howard, 7:30 pm (ESPN+)
#11 Baylor at Texas Christian, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No other games scheduled
