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Kentucky Unanimous No. 1, Gonzaga Moves to No. 2 in AP Poll; Lunardi Has 7 Big East Teams in Bracketology
It’s Monday, which means the new AP Poll is out.
Unbeaten Kentucky (21-0) is once again the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation, but voters moved Gonzaga to No. 2 after Virginia’s loss at home to Duke on Saturday night. UVA is No. 3, followed by No. 4 Duke and No. 5 Wisconsin.
Record Pts Prv
1. Kentucky (65) 21-0 1,625 1
2. Gonzaga 22-1 1,503 3
3. Virginia 19-1 1,470 2
4. Duke 18-3 1,416 4
5. Wisconsin 19-2 1,381 5
6. Arizona 20-2 1,338 6
7. Villanova 19-2 1,209 7
8. Kansas 18-3 1,177 9
9. Louisville 18-3 1,114 10
10. Notre Dame 20-3 1,072 8
11. Iowa St. 16-4 892 15
12. North Carolina 17-5 861 13
13. Utah 17-4 824 11
14. N. Iowa 20-2 792 18
15. West Virginia 18-3 779 17
16. Wichita St. 19-3 678 12
17. Maryland 18-4 508 16
18. VCU 17-4 479 14
19. Baylor 16-5 420 20
20. Ohio St. 17-5 358 _
21. Oklahoma 14-7 312 24
22. Butler 16-6 250 25
23. SMU 18-4 221 _
24. Georgetown 15-6 162 21
25. Texas 14-7 106 19
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 40, Seton Hall 22, Arkansas 21, Indiana 18, San Diego St. 18, Colorado St. 11, Dayton 9, Tulsa 8, Xavier 8, Stephen F. Austin 5, Providence 3, Stanford 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Murray St. 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Temple 2, Georgia 1, Michigan St. 1, Rhode Island 1, Valparaiso 1.
LUNARDI HAS 7 BIG EAST TEAMS IN BRACKETS
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi also has a new Bracket out with Kentucky, Virginia, Gonzaga and Duke as the No. 1 seeds and Wisconsin, Villanova, Arizona and Kansas as the 2s.
He has seven teams apiece from the Big East, Big 12 and ACC in the Big Dance, with six each from the SEC and Big Ten.
Locally, No. 9 Seton Hall would play No. 8 Michigan State, while St. John’s would face N.C. State in a play-in game with the right to meet Northern Iowa.
No. 12 Iona of the MAAC would play No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 16 St. Francis (Brooklyn) of the NEC would get No. 1 Gonzaga.
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It’s Monday, which means the new AP Poll is out.
Unbeaten Kentucky (21-0) is once again the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation, but voters moved Gonzaga to No. 2 after Virginia’s loss at home to Duke on Saturday night. UVA is No. 3, followed by No. 4 Duke and No. 5 Wisconsin.
Record Pts Prv
1. Kentucky (65) 21-0 1,625 1
2. Gonzaga 22-1 1,503 3
3. Virginia 19-1 1,470 2
4. Duke 18-3 1,416 4
5. Wisconsin 19-2 1,381 5
6. Arizona 20-2 1,338 6
7. Villanova 19-2 1,209 7
8. Kansas 18-3 1,177 9
9. Louisville 18-3 1,114 10
10. Notre Dame 20-3 1,072 8
11. Iowa St. 16-4 892 15
12. North Carolina 17-5 861 13
13. Utah 17-4 824 11
14. N. Iowa 20-2 792 18
15. West Virginia 18-3 779 17
16. Wichita St. 19-3 678 12
17. Maryland 18-4 508 16
18. VCU 17-4 479 14
19. Baylor 16-5 420 20
20. Ohio St. 17-5 358 _
21. Oklahoma 14-7 312 24
22. Butler 16-6 250 25
23. SMU 18-4 221 _
24. Georgetown 15-6 162 21
25. Texas 14-7 106 19
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 40, Seton Hall 22, Arkansas 21, Indiana 18, San Diego St. 18, Colorado St. 11, Dayton 9, Tulsa 8, Xavier 8, Stephen F. Austin 5, Providence 3, Stanford 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Murray St. 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Temple 2, Georgia 1, Michigan St. 1, Rhode Island 1, Valparaiso 1.
LUNARDI HAS 7 BIG EAST TEAMS IN BRACKETS
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi also has a new Bracket out with Kentucky, Virginia, Gonzaga and Duke as the No. 1 seeds and Wisconsin, Villanova, Arizona and Kansas as the 2s.
He has seven teams apiece from the Big East, Big 12 and ACC in the Big Dance, with six each from the SEC and Big Ten.
Locally, No. 9 Seton Hall would play No. 8 Michigan State, while St. John’s would face N.C. State in a play-in game with the right to meet Northern Iowa.
No. 12 Iona of the MAAC would play No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 16 St. Francis (Brooklyn) of the NEC would get No. 1 Gonzaga.
