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After an impressive run to the conference finals and an even more impressive showing against Kentucky, Texas A&M rose two spots to #15 in the last AP Poll before the NCAA tournament.
Potential future opponent Texas dropped from the top 25 (ha!) and Baylor and Iowa State flipped spots at #21 and #22.
Kentucky rose to #10, but they still have a #4 seed to our #3. A fact that John Calipari handled with grace and aplomb.
Full polls listed below
AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks (63) | 30-4 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Michigan State Spartans (2) | 29-5 | 1,552 |
| 3 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 28-6 | 1,488 |
| 4 | Virginia Cavaliers | 26-7 | 1,384 |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks | 28-6 | 1,371 |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 29-5 | 1,283 |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners | 25-7 | 1,215 |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 26-8 | 1,193 |
| 9 | Xavier Musketeers | 27-5 | 1,127 |
| 10 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 25-7 | 920 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wildcats | 26-8 | 920 |
| 12 | Purdue Boilermakers | 26-8 | 873 |
| 13 | Utah Utes | 26-8 | 870 |
| 14 | Indiana Hoosiers | 25-7 | 828 |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies | 26-8 | 682 |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals | 23-8 | 585 |
| 17 | Arizona Wildcats | 25-8 | 559 |
| 18 | Maryland Terrapins | 25-8 | 489 |
| 19 | Duke Blue Devils | 23-10 | 383 |
| 20 | Seton Hall Pirates | 25-8 | 374 |
| 21 | Baylor Bears | 22-11 | 347 |
| 22 | Iowa State Cyclones | 21-11 | 317 |
| 23 | California Golden Bears | 23-10 | 270 |
| 24 | SMU Mustangs | 25-5 | 84 |
| 25 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 21-10 | 82 |
| Others receiving votes: Texas 69, Notre Dame 61, Saint Joseph's 60, Connecticut 34, Stephen F. Austin 12, Dayton 11, Wisconsin 9, Wichita St 9, Gonzaga 8, Arkansas-Little Rock 5, Providence 4, Valparaiso 3, Butler 3, Cincinnati 3, Yale 3, Monmouth 3, Saint Mary's 3, Stony Brook 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Northern Iowa 1 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas (31) | 30-4 | 799 |
| 2 | Michigan State (1) | 29-5 | 761 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 28-6 | 732 |
| 4 | Oregon | 28-6 | 673 |
| 5 | Virginia | 26-7 | 665 |
| 6 | Villanova | 29-5 | 610 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 25-7 | 588 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-8 | 575 |
| 9 | Xavier | 27-5 | 548 |
| 10 | Purdue | 26-8 | 466 |
| 11 | Miami | 25-7 | 459 |
| 12 | Indiana | 25-7 | 421 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 26-8 | 418 |
| 14 | Utah | 26-8 | 379 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 26-8 | 343 |
| 16 | Arizona | 25-8 | 323 |
| 17 | Maryland | 25-8 | 306 |
| 18 | Baylor | 22-11 | 227 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 21-11 | 199 |
| 20 | Duke | 23-10 | 172 |
| 21 | Seton Hall | 25-8 | 158 |
| 22 | Texas | 20-12 | 113 |
| 23 | California | 23-10 | 108 |
| 24 | Iowa | 21-10 | 100 |
| 25 | Saint Joseph's | 27-7 | 46 |
| Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 41, Connecticut 36, Providence 25, Wichita St 21, Gonzaga 17, Saint Mary's 17, Wisconsin 15, Stephen F. Austin 11, Northern Iowa 9, Dayton 9, VCU 3, Yale 2, Butler 2, Cincinnati 1, Fresno State 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1 | |||