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NCAA Basketball Rankings: Kentucky No. 2 In Both Polls

While neither the Georgia Bulldogs nor the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are anywhere close to being ranked, the ACC and the SEC are well represented at the top of both the AP and the coaches polls.

The Kentucky Wildcats are No. 2 in both polls behind undefeated Syracuse. North Carolina is close behind at No. 3. Duke checks in at No. 6 in the coaches and No. 8 in the AP poll. Virginia is off to a 14-1 start and jumps up five spots to No. 16 in this week's AP poll.

Florida and Mississippi State each drop five spots this week after opening conference play with losses.

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 Syracuse(60) 17-0 1618 1
2 Kentucky(5) 15-1 1558 2
3 North Carolina 14-2 1476 3
4 Baylor 15-0 1436 4
5 Ohio State 15-2 1347 6
6 Michigan State 14-2 1263 10
7 Indiana 15-1 1217 12
8 Duke 13-2 1186 5
9 Missouri 14-1 1096 7
10 Kansas 12-3 1005 14
11 Georgetown 13-2 990 9
12 UNLV 16-2 852 17
13 Michigan 13-3 715 16
14 Louisville 13-3 704 11
15 Murray State 16-0 628 19
16 Virginia 14-1 607 21
17 Connecticut 12-3 535 8
18 Kansas State 12-2 482 23
19 Florida 12-4 463 13
20 Mississippi State 13-3 362 15
21 Gonzaga 13-2 347 25
22 San Diego State 13-2 313 24
23 Creighton 13-2 236 26
24 Seton Hall 14-2 205 38
25 Marquette 12-4 170 20
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 97, Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia 33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary's 18, Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11, Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa State 1, Wagner 1


Division I Coaches' Top 25 Poll

Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 Syracuse(30) 17-0 774 1
2 Kentucky(1) 15-1 742 2
3 North Carolina 14-2 702 4
4 Baylor 15-0 684 5
5 Ohio State 15-2 649 7
6 Duke 13-2 583 3
7 Michigan State 14-2 578 11
8 Indiana 15-1 552 12
9 Missouri 14-1 540 6
10 Kansas 12-3 480 15
11 Georgetown 13-2 425 9
12 UNLV 16-2 374 17
13 Michigan 13-3 351 13
14 Murray State 16-0 341 18
15 Louisville 13-3 321 10
16 Connecticut 12-3 304 8
17 Virginia 14-1 251 23
18 Kansas State 12-2 242 22
19 Florida 12-4 226 14
20 Mississippi State 13-3 181 16
21 Creighton 13-2 163 24
22 San Diego State 13-2 131 25
23 Gonzaga 13-2 103 26
24 Marquette 12-4 69 20
25 Harvard 13-2 58 21
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 43, Saint Mary's 39, Seton Hall 36, Vanderbilt 33, New Mexico 25, Middle Tennessee 20, Alabama 18, West Virginia 9, Southern Miss 8, Stanford 5, Wichita State 5, Dayton 4, Illinois 4, Nevada 1, Iowa State 1

Photographs by coka_koehler used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.