Ohio State actually picked up a first place vote in the latest AP Basketball poll, but still trailed Duke who was No. 1 again. The Blue Devils have held the top spot all season long. In fact, both polls - the AP and the USA Today - are nearly identical in terms of their Top 25 polls.
Duke received 64 of 65 first-place votes in the AP Poll while it picked up all 31 first-place votes in the USA Today poll. Ohio State was No. 2 in both polls with Kansas, UCONN and Syracuse rounding out the top 5.
Below is the AP Poll:
1 Duke (64) |
2 Ohio State (1) |
3 Kansas |
4 Connecticut |
5 Syracuse |
6 Pittsburgh |
7 San Diego State |
8 Villanova |
9 Missouri |
10 Georgetown |
11 Kansas State |
12 Michigan State |
13 Kentucky |
14 Purdue |
15 Baylor |
16 Memphis |
17 Minnesota |
18 Texas |
19 Tennessee |
20 Florida |
21 Illinois |
22 Notre Dame |
23 Brigham Young |
24 UCF |
25 Texas A&M |
Others Receiving Votes: Louisville(9-1) 124; Vanderbilt(8-2) 49; Washington(7-3) 49; Temple(8-2) 39; West Virginia(8-2) 24; Wisconsin(9-2) 16; Northwestern(7-0) 15; Cincinnati(10-0) 14; North Carolina(7-4) 10; UNLV(10-2) 10; Arizona(10-2) 8; Drexel(8-1) 6; St. Mary's(9-2) 3; Gonzaga(6-5) 3; Washington State(8-1) 3; Boston College(9-2) 2; Oklahoma State(10-1) 2; Old Dominion(8-2) 2; Cleveland State(12-1) 1; New Mexico(9-1) 1
Here is the USA Today Poll:
- Duke (31)
- Ohio State
- Kansas
- Connecticut
- Syracuse
- Pittsburgh
- San Diego State
- Villanova
- Georgetown
- Missouri
- Kansas State
- Michigan State
- Purdue
- Kentucky
- Baylor
- Minnesota
- Memphis
- Tennessee
- Florida
- Notre Dame
- Illinois
- Texas
- Brigham Young
- Texas A&M
- Louisville
Dropped out: No. 22 UNLV (10-2).
Others receiving votes: Central Florida 47; Wisconsin 39; UNLV 32; West Virginia 32; Washington 27; Northwestern 21; Temple 20; Vanderbilt 15; New Mexico 13; Wichita State 5; Oklahoma State 4; Old Dominion 3; Saint Mary's 3; Washington State 2; Cincinnati 1; Richmond 1.