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Coming off a Battle 4 Atlantis title, the Wisconsin Badgers stayed put at No. 2 in the AP Poll, while sliding down a spot to No. 4 in the Coaches Poll, in Monday's new rankings.
The 7-0 Badgers took three first place votes from Kentucky in the AP Poll and despite falling behind Arizona in the Coaches poll, retained their two to one advantage in first place votes. Kentucky and Duke join Arizona ahead of the Badgers according to the coaches.
Wisconsin stormed through the Battle 4 Atlantis, beating UAB, Georgetown and Oklahoma on their way to a 3-0 week. I don't know if you've heard about Wisconsin's schedule this week, but, they play a little team from North Carolina in the B1G/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. CT. As if battling Duke at the Kohl Center wasn't enough, Wisconsin will travel 50 minutes east on Saturday to take on in-state rival Marquette at 11:30 a.m. CT! To state the obvious, this is a big week for the Badgers.
Other Big Ten teams in the polls include Illinois (24 AP/25 Coaches), Maryland (21/22), Michigan State (19/18), Michigan (17/16) and Ohio State (14/13). Nebraska received votes in both polls.
Associated Press Top 25
| Rank | School | Record | Pts | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (62) | 7-0 | 1,622 | 1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin Badgers (3) | 7-0 | 1,511 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona Wildcats | 6-0 | 1,488 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 7-0 | 1,475 | 4 |
| 5 | Louisville Cardinals | 5-0 | 1,260 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas Longhorns | 6-0 | 1,254 | 7 |
| 7 | Virginia Cavaliers | 7-0 | 1,196 | 8 |
| 8 | Wichita State Shockers | 4-0 | 1,165 | 9 |
| 9 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 6-0 | 1,133 | 10 |
| 10 | Villanova Wildcats | 6-0 | 1,075 | 12 |
| 11 | Kansas Jayhawks | 5-1 | 1,063 | 11 |
| 12 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 5-1 | 864 | 5 |
| 13 | San Diego State Aztecs | 5-1 | 784 | 15 |
| 14 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 5-0 | 759 | 16 |
| 15 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 7-0 | 697 | 17 |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 7-0 | 601 | 21 |
| 17 | Michigan Wolverines | 5-1 | 454 | 19 |
| 18 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 6-0 | 438 | 25 |
| 19 | Michigan State Spartans | 5-2 | 423 | 20 |
| 20 | Iowa State Cyclones | 3-1 | 330 | 13 |
| 21 | Maryland Terrapins | 7-0 | 306 | 45 |
| 22 | Oklahoma Sooners | 4-2 | 254 | 26 |
| 23 | Butler Bulldogs | 5-1 | 222 | - |
| 24 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 6-0 | 104 | 39 |
| 25 | Utah Utes | 5-1 | 88 | 29 |
| Others receiving votes: N. Iowa 83, UConn 76, Oklahoma St. 69, Providence 56, VCU 52, Syracuse 49, Florida 40, Georgetown 30, Creighton 29, Washington 17, NC State 12, Wyoming 10, California 8, Seton Hall 5, St. John's 5, Nebraska 4, Baylor 3, UCLA 3, Mississippi 2, Old Dominion 2, TCU 2, Notre Dame 1, Saint Mary's (Cal) 1. | ||||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky (29) | 7-0 | 796 |
| 2 | Duke | 7-0 | 738 |
| 3 | Arizona (1) | 6-0 | 735 |
| 4 | Wisconsin (2) | 7-0 | 732 |
| 5 | Louisville | 5-0 | 636 |
| 6 | Virginia | 7-0 | 611 |
| 7 | Texas | 6-0 | 592 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 6-0 | 586 |
| 9 | Villanova | 6-0 | 540 |
| 10 | Wichita St | 4-0 | 523 |
| 11 | Kansas | 5-1 | 493 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 417 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 384 |
| 14 | San Diego St | 5-1 | 380 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 7-0 | 324 |
| 16 | Michigan | 5-1 | 269 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 7-0 | 247 |
| 18 | Michigan St | 5-2 | 201 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 3-1 | 189 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 4-2 | 152 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 6-0 | 138 |
| 22 | Maryland | 7-0 | 109 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 3-2 | 62 |
| 24 | Florida | 3-3 | 60 |
| 25 | Illinois | 6-0 | 57 |
| Others receiving votes: Virginia Commonwealth 51, Providence 50, Utah 50, Butler 44, Northern Iowa 33, Oklahoma St 32, Washington 30, Syracuse 29, Creighton 17, Nebraska 17, Georgetown 15, NC State 14, California 11, Stanford 5, Wyoming 5, UTEP 5, Notre Dame 4, Baylor 4, Memphis 3, St. John's 3, Saint Mary's 3, TCU 3, UCLA 1 | |||