Week 14 MBB AP Poll

[kingofnerf]

We come in at #15.

RANK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PREV
1	UConn (45)	20-2	1509	1
2	Purdue (16)	21-2	1479	2
3	North Carolina	18-4	1352	3
4	Kansas	18-4	1322	8
5	Houston	19-3	1273	4
6	Tennessee	16-5	1211	5
7	Marquette	17-5	1173	9
8	Arizona	17-5	1077	11
9	Duke	16-5	924	7
10	Illinois	17-5	893	14
11	Wisconsin	16-6	838	6
12	Auburn	18-4	818	16
13	Baylor	16-5	730	18
14	Iowa State	16-5	700	12
15	South Carolina	19-3	564	NR
16	Alabama	16-6	520	24
17	Kentucky	15-6	513	10
18	Dayton	18-3	493	21
19	Creighton	16-6	484	13
20	Florida Atlantic	18-4	431	20
21	BYU	16-5	425	22
22	Utah State	19-3	286	17
23	Texas Tech	16-5	156	15
24	San Diego State	17-5	141	NR
25	New Mexico	18-4	123	19

• Others receiving votes: Saint Mary's (73), TCU (72), Indiana State (53), Boise State (49), Colorado State (43), Virginia (32), Texas (22), Oklahoma (17), Ole Miss (10), Washington State (6), Memphis (5), Appalachian State (4), Gonzaga (2), Grand Canyon (1), Michigan State (1)

• Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma (#23), TCU (#25)

 

[kingofnerf]

College basketball rankings: Kentucky drops in AP Top 25, South Carolina in poll for first time since 2017

After home losses to Florida and Tennessee last week, the Wildcats fell to No. 17 in the AP Top 25 poll

www.cbssports.com

 

[markymark550]

According to sports-reference.com, this is the first time we've been ranked in-season since week 15 of the 2016-17 season.

 

[kingofnerf]

According to sports-reference.com, this is the first time we've been ranked in-season since week 15 of the 2016-17 season.

That was right before we lost to Bama 90-86 in 4OT and lost the next 5 out of 8 games.

I don't really see something like that happening with this year's squad, mainly because we are so talented and well-coached.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

That was right before we lost to Bama 90-86 in 4OT and lost the next 5 out of 8 games.

I don't really see something like that happening with this year's squad, mainly because we are so talented and well-coached.

Ugh...I was at the game, I remember it well. We had so many chances to win but it wasn't to be. I specifically remember one OT (not sure which one it was) that we were down 1 and Sindarious was fouled with like two seconds left. He hit the first one to tie it and missed the second one sending it to the next overtime. So frustrating.

 

[kingofnerf]

And I believe Kotsar hurt his back in that game or the next one after. Not having him available didn't help our cause.

I want to say that's how the skid started.

 

[kingofnerf]

Gamecocks Re-Enter Top-25 for First Time Since 2017

South Carolina ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll and No. 20 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll

gamecocksonline.com

Carolina is 7-2 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games this season and has five wins against teams currently ranked in the top-60 of the NET Rankings (No. 6 Tennessee, No. 26 Kentucky, No. 44 Mississippi State, No. 46 Grand Canyon and No. 53 Virginia Tech).

(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)