OSU receives votes in mens basketball poll
BY Staff and Wire Reports
Monday, January 14, 2013
1/14/13 at 1:00 PM
Louisville, taking advantage of weekend losses by Duke and Michigan, is No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll.
This is just the second time the Cardinals have the top ranking. They were No. 1 in the final poll of the 2008-09 season.
Louisville (15-1) moved up from No. 3. The Cardinals have won 10 straight games since losing to Duke in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
In a poll with five teams receiving first-place votes, Louisville was No. 1 on 36 ballots from the 65-member national media panel Monday. Indiana, which jumped from fifth to No. 2, drew 13 first-place votes. Duke, which dropped two spots to third, had 14.
No. 4 Kansas and No. 5 Michigan, which had been second, each got one first-place vote.
Oregon, VCU, UCLA and Marquette joined the poll this week.
Oklahoma State, which received 64 votes in last week's AP poll, dropped out after losing Saturday at OU.
OSU is still receiving votes in the USA Today/ESPN poll.
OSU has been ranked as high as No. 15 this season.
OU has not been ranked all season.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
Record Pts Pvs
1. Louisville (18) 15-1 753 4
2. Indiana (6) 15-1 718 5
3. Duke (7) 15-1 707 1
4. Kansas 14-1 680 6
5. Michigan 16-1 678 2
6. Syracuse 16-1 619 7
7. Arizona 15-1 574 3
8. Gonzaga 16-1 552 8
9. Florida 12-2 526 9
10. Creighton 16-1 489 11
11. Ohio State 13-3 436 14
12. Minnesota 15-2 433 10
13. Butler 14-2 370 17
14. San Diego State 14-2 366 15
15. N.C. State 14-2 321 21
16. Missouri 12-3 298 12
17. Michigan State 14-3 286 18
18. Kansas State 13-2 243 23
19. VCU 14-3 178 24
20. Notre Dame 14-2 155 16
21. New Mexico 15-2 147 —
22. Illinois 14-4 125 13
23. UNLV 14-3 109 19
24. Cincinnati 14-3 80 20
25. UCLA 14-3 38 —
Others receiving votes: Oregon 37, Georgetown 32, Marquette 23, Wisconsin 23, Wichita State 19, Mississippi 14, Wyoming 13, UConn 10, Miami 8, Oklahoma State 8, Boise State 2, Bucknell 2, Utah State 2, Iowa State 1.
Associated Press top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Louisville (36) 15-1 1,591 3
2. Indiana (13) 15-1 1,527 5
3. Duke (14) 15-1 1,501 1
4. Kansas (1) 14-1 1,416 6
5. Michigan (1) 16-1 1,415 2
6. Syracuse 16-1 1,284 7
7. Arizona 15-1 1,205 4
8. Gonzaga 16-1 1,141 9
9. Minnesota 15-2 1,041 8
10. Florida 12-2 1,019 11
11. Ohio St. 13-3 939 15
12. Creighton 16-1 896 13
13. Butler 14-2 855 14
14. NC State 14-2 836 20
15. San Diego St. 14-2 704 16
16. Kansas St. 13-2 670 18
17. Missouri 12-3 598 10
18. Michigan St. 14-3 426 22
19. New Mexico 15-2 368 25
20. Notre Dame 14-2 295 17
21. Oregon 14-2 238 —
22. VCU 14-3 212 —
23. Illinois 14-4 199 12
24. UCLA 14-3 185 —
25. Marquette 12-3 177 —
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 121, UConn 70, Georgetown 56, Mississippi 55, UNLV 26, Wisconsin 25, Boise St. 9, Miami 9, Wichita St. 6, Temple 5, Pittsburgh 2, Baylor 1, Utah St. 1, Wyoming 1.
