AP Top 25: Illini getting votes again
Consecutive wins against ranked teams — including still-No. 1 Indiana — got John Groce's Illini 26 votes in this week's AP Top 25.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Indiana (26) 21-3 1,559 1
2. Duke (20) 21-2 1,515 4
3. Miami (17) 19-3 1,499 8
4. Michigan 21-3 1,428 3
5. Gonzaga (2) 23-2 1,371 6
6. Syracuse 20-3 1,293 9
7. Florida 19-3 1,286 2
8. Michigan St. 20-4 1,178 12
9. Arizona 20-3 1,062 7
10. Kansas St. 19-4 1,012 13
11. Butler 20-4 943 14
12. Louisville 19-5 842 11
13. Ohio St. 17-6 828 10
14. Kansas 19-4 823 5
15. Georgetown 17-4 679 20
16. Pittsburgh 20-5 591 23
17. Oklahoma St. 17-5 587 22
18. Marquette 17-5 493 24
19. New Mexico 20-4 433 15
20. Wisconsin 17-7 305 —
21. Notre Dame 19-5 264 25
22. Memphis 20-3 193 —
23. Oregon 19-5 137 19
24. Colorado St. 19-4 125 —
25. Kentucky 17-6 87 —
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 80, Missouri 69, Cincinnati 68, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 62, Creighton 56, San Diego St. 53, Louisiana Tech 43, VCU 35, Saint Louis 34, Illinois 26, NC State 24, Akron 12, UCLA 8, UNLV 6, Indiana St. 5, Virginia 4, Wichita St. 3, Belmont 2, Mississippi 1, Oklahoma 1.
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Here's Monday's coaches Top 25:
USA Today Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 10, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (18) 21-2 744 4
2. Indiana (6) 21-3 717 1
3. Gonzaga (1) 23-2 681 6
4. Miami (5) 19-3 674 11
5. Michigan (1) 21-3 663 3
6. Florida 19-3 628 2
7. Syracuse 20-3 608 9
8. Michigan State 20-4 582 8
9. Arizona 20-3 491 7
10. Butler 20-4 460 14
11. Kansas State 19-4 455 15
12. Louisville 19-5 393 12
13. Kansas 19-4 364 5
14. Ohio State 17-6 353 10
15. Georgetown 17-4 329 21
16. Oklahoma State 17-5 259 24
17. Pittsburgh 20-5 246 25
18. New Mexico 20-4 203 16
19. Wisconsin 17-7 150 —
20. Marquette 17-5 144 —
21. Notre Dame 19-5 140 —
22. San Diego State 18-5 120 25
23. Creighton 20-5 102 13
24. Colorado State 19-4 79 —
25. Memphis 20-3 76 —
Others receiving votes: Missouri 72, Oregon 63, Virginia Commonwealth 63, Cincinnati 38, Minnesota 28, Kentucky 27, Saint Mary’s 27, Louisiana Tech 18, Saint Louis 13, Middle Tennessee 11, Mississippi 11, Illinois 10, Akron 9, UNLV 8, Wichita State 8, UCLA 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Belmont 1, Oklahoma 1, Virginia 1.
Just keep Fighting.....Illini...........the rankings will take care of themselves!
Hello. What's happening Champaign? I haven't really watched an Illinois basketball game since Kendall Gill was playing. However, my boy watches Illinois all the time. He's a huge fan. He went berzerk when we beat Indiana. So, with my apologies, I will start watching Illinois again. I wish my Alma Mater well. I haven't been home in 22 years now but I'm looking forward to making it back soon. Someone told me that you've gotten rid of the Chief. I'm not down with that. Anyway, Go Illinois!!
Indiana remaining #1 in this week’s AP Poll & #2 in the Coaches Poll reflect the thoughts of many professionals on the insignificance of the Illini’s win last Thursday night. I guess the masses also saw it as a “fluke” and rewarded Indiana as such. Just a thought!
Why would they REWARD Indiana for a “fluke” loss?? And why didn’t they reward Michigan, for their “fluke” loss this weekend?? When your right your right… it had nothing to do with Florida or Michigan losing.. … Indiana would still be # 1 because they had such a good “fluke” loss… I get it now….
I'm not sure why, just thinking out loud? ESPN just stated today that it is the first time in 20+ years that the #1 team lost to an unranked team in the regular season and retained their #1 ranking? It's happened recently in conference tournaments as Kentucky lost to Vandy in the championship game of the SEC Tourney last year, and entered the NCAA Tourney as #1. Just a thought!
Well I wouldn’t read too much into it… I’d say the fact that upsets have been more common than not this year… and everyone nipping on indiana’s heals lost too had more to do with it… if anything…. Illinois beating and Indiana staying #1 makes us look good…
I'm not sure how they're defining "in the regular season," since Illinois obviously lost to an unranked team in the last game of the regular season in 2005 and retained the No. 1 ranking in the last poll before postseason play began.
And it's an empty thought. It means nothing as it pertains to Illinois. If anything- and that's hypothetical, because again, this means nothing about Illinois- it means losing a last-second game here isn't thought of as a "bad" loss for Indiana.
Next time you have a thought, think a little harder.
They aren't still No. 1 because the writers thought us beating them was a fluke, though by definition, it was. They're still No. 1 because they had an extremely impressive road win at Ohio State three days later, and Michigan, Florida, Kansas and Arizona all lost.
good point illinimike! If they had lost to Penn State that would have been different. I think AP has it right, Indiana is #1, and Illini coming back to beat them is a quality win, not a fluke. May not happen again, but Illini did it that night. Hoosiers coming back to thrash the Buckeyes proves they are the top dog; they just let up at the wrong time against the Illini and Illini took advantage. As long as Dookie is not at the top of the AP I be smiling!