After falling on the road to Minnesota but recovering with a win at Purdue, Wisconsin dropped several spots in the latest college basketball polls released Monday. In the AP Top 25, the Badgers fell five spots to No. 14; in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, they also dropped five spots, to No. 13.
As for other Big Ten teams in the polls, Michigan State remains the pride of the conference at No. 7 in the AP and No. 6 in the coaches poll, despite dropping in both after losing to Michigan. The Wolverines are No. 10 in the AP, an 11-spot climb, and No. 14 in the coaches, also an 11-spot jump. Iowa (15/13) and Ohio State (24/23) round out the conference.
Wisconsin has a chance to build another win streak with home games against Northwestern and Ohio State on tap for Wednesday and Saturday, respectively.
AP Top 25
Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
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1 | Arizona (63) | 20-0 | 1623 | 1 |
2 | Syracuse (2) | 19-0 | 1561 | 2 |
3 | Florida | 17-2 | 1436 | 6 |
4 | Wichita State | 21-0 | 1435 | 5 |
5 | San Diego State | 18-1 | 1337 | 7 |
6 | Kansas | 15-4 | 1272 | 8 |
7 | Michigan State | 18-2 | 1251 | 3 |
8 | Oklahoma State | 16-3 | 1067 | 11 |
9 | Villanova | 17-2 | 1063 | 4 |
10 | Michigan | 15-4 | 1050 | 21 |
11 | Kentucky | 15-4 | 896 | 14 |
12 | Louisville | 17-3 | 891 | 12 |
13 | Cincinnati | 19-2 | 793 | 15 |
14 | Wisconsin | 17-3 | 763 | 9 |
15 | Iowa | 16-4 | 722 | 10 |
16 | Iowa State | 15-3 | 684 | 16 |
17 | Duke | 16-4 | 549 | 18 |
18 | Pittsburgh | 18-2 | 517 | 20 |
19 | Saint Louis | 18-2 | 464 | 19 |
20 | Creighton | 17-3 | 445 | 26 |
21 | Massachusetts | 17-2 | 353 | 13 |
22 | Memphis | 15-4 | 262 | 23 |
23 | Oklahoma | 16-4 | 203 | 25 |
24 | Ohio State | 16-4 | 143 | 17 |
25 | Texas | 16-4 | 142 | 35 |
Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 67, Gonzaga 51, UCLA 39, Virginia 18, George Washington 5, Minnesota 5, Kansas State 5, Green Bay 5, SMU 3, American University 1, New Mexico 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Harvard 1, Southern Miss 1 |
USA TODAY Coaches Poll
Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
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1 | Arizona (31) | 20-0 | 799 | 1 |
2 | Syracuse (1) | 19-0 | 769 | 2 |
3 | Wichita State | 21-0 | 724 | 4 |
4 | Florida | 17-2 | 694 | 6 |
5 | San Diego State | 18-1 | 653 | 7 |
6 | Michigan State | 18-2 | 621 | 3 |
7 | Louisville | 17-3 | 552 | 9 |
7 | Kansas | 15-4 | 552 | 11 |
9 | Villanova | 17-2 | 509 | 5 |
10 | Oklahoma State | 16-3 | 497 | 12 |
11 | Kentucky | 15-4 | 433 | 14 |
12 | Iowa | 16-4 | 386 | 10 |
13 | Wisconsin | 17-3 | 368 | 8 |
14 | Michigan | 15-4 | 346 | 25 |
15 | Cincinnati | 19-2 | 323 | 16 |
16 | Duke | 16-4 | 298 | 18 |
17 | Pittsburgh | 18-2 | 279 | 19 |
18 | Iowa State | 15-3 | 268 | 17 |
19 | Massachusetts | 17-2 | 265 | 12 |
20 | Creighton | 17-3 | 229 | 24 |
21 | Saint Louis | 18-2 | 218 | 20 |
22 | Memphis | 15-4 | 155 | 22 |
23 | Ohio State | 16-4 | 118 | 15 |
24 | Gonzaga | 18-3 | 114 | 21 |
25 | Oklahoma | 16-4 | 85 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Texas 41, Virginia 26, UCLA 22, Connecticut 18, George Washington 8, Kansas State 6, Baylor 6, Southern Miss6, Colorado 5, Toledo 5, SMU 1, Stephen F. Austin 1 |