Michigan State’s dominant week wasn’t enough to get it a huge push, but it was enough to get the team up two spots in AP and one spot in the Coaches Poll. MSU moved up to No. 8 in the AP and No. 9 in the Coaches variety this week after impressive wins over Rutgers and Michigan.
The wins against the struggling teams weren’t enough for a major movement, however. Six teams received No. 1 in top AP poll, with Michigan State being left in the dark.
The team did, however, earn one top vote from the Coaches division. After Oklahoma’s loss, Villanova earned the top spot in the poll. The Big Ten came out smelling like roses, with Maryland sitting second in both polls and Iowa moving to No. 4 and No. 5.
AP Top 25
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Villanova Wildcats (32) | 20-3 | 1,566 |
2 | Maryland Terrapins (13) | 21-3 | 1,499 |
3 | Oklahoma Sooners (7) | 19-3 | 1,472 |
4 | Iowa Hawkeyes (11) | 19-4 | 1,471 |
5 | Xavier Musketeers | 21-2 | 1,382 |
6 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 19-4 | 1,311 |
7 | Virginia Cavaliers (1) | 19-4 | 1,223 |
8 | Michigan State Spartans | 20-4 | 1,144 |
9 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 19-4 | 1,136 |
10 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 19-4 | 1,082 |
11 | Oregon Ducks | 20-4 | 905 |
12 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 18-4 | 826 |
13 | Louisville Cardinals | 19-4 | 819 |
14 | Iowa State Cyclones | 17-6 | 781 |
15 | Texas A&M Aggies | 18-5 | 663 |
16 | SMU Mustangs | 20-2 | 593 |
17 | Arizona Wildcats | 19-5 | 497 |
18 | Purdue Boilermakers | 19-5 | 456 |
19 | Dayton Flyers | 19-3 | 413 |
20 | Providence Friars | 18-6 | 349 |
21 | Baylor Bears | 17-6 | 333 |
22 | Kentucky Wildcats | 17-6 | 228 |
23 | USC Trojans | 18-5 | 225 |
24 | Texas Longhorns | 16-7 | 199 |
25 | Wichita State Shockers | 17-6 | 132 |
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 128, Indiana 91, Notre Dame 75, San Diego State 22, Duke 14, Seton Hall 14, Gonzaga 10, LSU 10, VCU 10, Valparaiso 9, Stony Brook 8, Saint Mary's 6, Saint Joseph's 5, UNC Wilmington 4, Hawaii 3, Utah 3, Chattanooga 2, Connecticut 2, George Washington 2, Michigan 1, Monmouth 1 |
USA Today Coaches Poll
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Villanova (11) | 20-3 | 753 |
2 | Maryland (11) | 21-3 | 749 |
3 | Oklahoma (3) | 19-3 | 708 |
4 | Xavier | 21-2 | 683 |
5 | Iowa (3) | 19-4 | 674 |
6 | Kansas (2) | 19-4 | 670 |
7 | Virginia | 19-4 | 616 |
8 | North Carolina (1) | 19-4 | 599 |
9 | Michigan State (1) | 20-4 | 567 |
10 | West Virginia | 19-4 | 490 |
11 | Miami (FL) | 18-4 | 433 |
12 | Oregon | 20-4 | 423 |
13 | Texas A&M | 18-5 | 387 |
14 | Arizona | 19-5 | 310 |
15 | Iowa State | 17-6 | 307 |
16 | Purdue | 19-5 | 292 |
17 | Dayton | 19-3 | 236 |
17 | Providence | 18-6 | 236 |
19 | Baylor | 17-6 | 221 |
20 | South Carolina | 20-3 | 185 |
21 | Kentucky | 17-6 | 178 |
22 | Indiana | 19-5 | 119 |
23 | USC | 18-5 | 105 |
24 | Wichita St | 17-6 | 91 |
25 | Texas | 16-7 | 69 |
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 63, Gonzaga 53, Duke 40, Saint Mary's 28, Pittsburgh 25, Seton Hall 21, Valparaiso 14, Louisville 12, Monmouth 12, Utah 12, VCU 8, LSU 5, Saint Joseph's 2, Stony Brook 1, California 1, Clemson 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1 |