M BBall Remains #2AP/#4Coaches
AP
1 Duke (36)14-1 1,558 1
2 Michigan (9)17-0 1,497 2
3 Tennessee (13)14-1 1,482 3
4 Virginia (6)15-0 1,473 4
5 Gonzaga16-2 1,315 5
6 Michigan State15-2 1,292 6
7 Kansas14-2 1,188 7
8 Texas Tech15-1 1,157 8
9 Virginia Tech14-1 1,091 9
10 Nevada16-1 1,015 10
11 Florida State13-3 918 13
12 Kentucky12-3 790 18
13 North Carolina12-4 678 12
14 Auburn12-3 669 11
15 Marquette14-3 668 21
16 Buffalo15-1 625 19
17 North Carolina State14-2 586 15
18 Mississippi 13-2 501 NR
19 Maryland14-3 412 NR
20 Oklahoma13-3 394 23
21 Houston16-1 387 17
22 Villanova13-4 300 NR
23 Iowa14-3 172 NR
24 Mississippi State12-3 154 14
25 Indiana12-4 116 22
Others receiving votes: Louisville 112, Nebraska 36, Ohio St. 34, Wisconsin 31, Iowa St. 20, UCF 17, Purdue 16, Kansas St 14, St. John's 12, TCU 12, Murray St. 9, Washington 8, Arizona 8, LSU 7, Seton Hall 6, South Carolina 6, Temple 5, Minnesota3, Wofford 2, Cincinnati 2, Florida 1, Hofstra 1.
Coaches
1 Virginia (13) 15-0 770
2 Duke (6) 14-1 754
3 Tennessee (7) 14-1 745
4 Michigan (6) 17-0 738
5 Gonzaga 16-2 644
6 Michigan State 15-2 641
7 Virginia Tech 14-1 577
8 Kansas 14-2 572
9 Texas Tech 15-1 564
10 Nevada 16-1 512
11 Florida State 13-3 383
12 Auburn 12-3 381
13 Marquette 14-3 331
14 Kentucky 12-3 323
15 North Carolina 12-4 310
16 North Carolina State 14-2 307
17 Houston 16-1 288
17 Buffalo 15-1 288
19 Oklahoma 13-3 216
20 Mississippi 13-2 192
21 Villanova 13-4 146
22 Maryland 14-3 140
23 Mississippi State 12-3 118
24 Iowa 14-3 108
25 Indiana 12-4 75
Others Receiving Votes
Ohio State 74; Iowa State 38; Louisville 27; Central Florida 26; Texas Christian 24; Nebraska 21; St. John's 18; Kansas State 14; Arizona 6; Minnesota 5; Furman 5; Arizona State 4; North Texas 4; Washington 3; Purdue 3; Wisconsin 3; Louisiana State 2.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:12 PM ^
That's bullshit.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:25 PM ^
....it will not matter when we win it all!
WE ARE A M-F BASKETBALL SCHOOL!
January 14th, 2019 at 1:57 PM ^
If we were a basketball school then the BB game threads would have > 4,000 posts like during FB games.
January 14th, 2019 at 5:23 PM ^
So... we aren't a basketball school on the weekends?
January 14th, 2019 at 2:30 PM ^
I wonder how far they would fall if they lost to Michigan State. Tom Izzo is America's Sweetheart. He would definitely go straight to #1. I bet we fall out of the top 5.
January 14th, 2019 at 3:32 PM ^
Everyone loves an underdog story. Who wouldn't root for a 3'6" college basketball coach?
January 14th, 2019 at 4:06 PM ^
They don't play MSU for like another month. So if that's M's first loss, they won't drop out of the top 3.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:13 PM ^
Stupid coaches poll. Not that it matters, but anybody who has us ranked any higher than 2 has obviously not seen us play
January 14th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
The coaches poll should be renamed the "unpaid athletic department intern" poll cause that's who fills the damn thing out most weeks.
Coaches are too busy in-season doing the whole "coaching thing" to actually pay attention to what other teams are doing. So they find the kid who cleans up, brings everybody coffee and donuts and such and they give them the form with the instructions "here....fill this thing out" and other pearls of wisdom.
The good news is that it doesnt matter one bit. Not even one little bit what we are ranked by either poll right now or even on selection Sunday.
January 14th, 2019 at 3:06 PM ^
I guess Kenpom and Torvik haven't seen us play...
January 14th, 2019 at 4:27 PM ^
How much have you seen Virginia, Duke and Tennessee play? I haven't seen them play, I'm just asking.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:13 PM ^
Media seems to be super skeptical of UVA compared to the coaches whereas it’s kinda the other way around for us lol
January 14th, 2019 at 1:19 PM ^
They remember UMBC.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:28 PM ^
More like they remember every Virginia team that's ever existed under Tony Bennett. How is it that Virginia is supposed to be this amazing basketball program when they've made two final fours ever and none since '84? Michigan has matched their total in the last five years alone. I get it, they win a lot of games in the regular season, but man, they are so unimpressive in the post season
January 14th, 2019 at 1:49 PM ^
To be fair, the poll isn't about how good they've been historically, it's about how good they are now. They're undefeated, like us.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:07 PM ^
Having Virginia #1 right now is completely justifiable in my opinion. I probably wouldn’t vote that way, but statistically, and based on optics and outcomes, they’re totally deserving this year.
January 14th, 2019 at 3:16 PM ^
The North remembers
January 14th, 2019 at 1:15 PM ^
... and MSU at #6.
I can live with that.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:49 PM ^
A big showdown is a brewin’ on February 24th.
Crisler is going to be rocking that afternoon.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:32 PM ^
I don't get why MSU gets to duck us until the end of the season every year.
January 14th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^
We beat them 82-72 last year at Breslin on January 13, 2018.
January 14th, 2019 at 4:31 PM ^
Does it matter? I look forward to crushing their spirit heading into the tourneys.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^
17-0
Absolutely awesome. Looking forward to the next challenge at Wisconsin...
January 14th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^
I remain pleased/justifiably agitated.
January 14th, 2019 at 3:02 PM ^
Honestly, I feel like you can throw the top 4 teams in a bag and pick one. Duke and Tennessee both have what I would consider "good" losses to Gonzaga and Kansas, respectively.
Of course, if you believe the fancystats rankings, Michigan is 3 to NET, 6 to Kenpom, 6 to Sagarin, and 5 to the Massey Composite.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:19 PM ^
UVA, a team that has proven itself literally incapable of winning games that matter, gets the benefit of the doubt from coaches for an unblemished record yet undefeated Michigan sits behind two one loss teams. That makes total sense to me.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:55 PM ^
If you're talking historical, sure, but this year's team has been pretty dominant. They curbstomped FSU, beat South Carolina by 17 in Columbia, won by 20 @ Clemson. There will be some movement this week in the polls at the top as Virginia plays at Duke and home against VT. They'll be in Raleigh in 2 weeks as well. For Michigan, just keep winning, #1 will come in time.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:09 PM ^
So the ncaa tourney is all that matters? Haven’t they won multiple acc conference and tournament championships in recent years? Also, what do last years have to do with voting on rankings this season?
January 14th, 2019 at 1:19 PM ^
LOL @ all the coaches.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
how is it that tennessee gets 13 first place votes and we only are getting 9? i get the duke love, even if i disagree with it, but tennessee?
January 14th, 2019 at 1:31 PM ^
Because the SEC writers know that, when it comes to basketball, they can't get away with voting Bama #1.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:39 PM ^
They have a win over then-#1 Gonzaga (now #5), better than anything we've done. Their only blemish is a neutral-site OT loss to #7/8 Kansas (still higher ranked than anybody we've played), and they've beaten the piss out of pretty much everybody else on their schedule.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:32 PM ^
thank you reggie. i like our undefeated resume better, but at least now it makes some small part of sense.
i think the real reason is that we don't have the stable of sick athletes playing hoops, we have some very good athletes who play very smart and that isn't as sexy as the 1-and-done crowd.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
If you're gonna put UVA at one, there's no logic to having us at four. Their two best wins are close games to big ten teams. Better resume head to head easily
January 14th, 2019 at 1:35 PM ^
When are polls and logic complimentary terms?
January 14th, 2019 at 1:22 PM ^
Virginia in consistently overrated.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:22 PM ^
Just Win!
January 14th, 2019 at 1:23 PM ^
This team is so fun to watch. I think the main positive for this team is that on offense we just have so much balance. Everybody is a threat in some way and they all have some unique abilities. Zavier has the ability to nail shots (it'd be nice if he could continue his play from northwestern but that's unlikely), and his feel for the offense along with his running hook are all huge for the team. Poole is always a threat to go off, Iggy is great on drives and can shoot, Teske has good awareness in the post and also can nail 3's, and Matthews has that interesting drive and fadeaway game. The variety they show is something JB's teams don't usually show until later in the year and the tournament. Really hope they can get the regular season B1G title and get a high seed.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:24 PM ^
I have compiled a complete list of all teams in the country that currently have 17 or more wins:
Michigan.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:27 PM ^
this looks familiar... it’s like the CFP no one moves unless they lose. No one takes into account on court performance aside from 1-0 vs 0-1.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:53 PM ^
Unless you lose by 20 and then you drop 1 spot (UNC)
January 14th, 2019 at 1:30 PM ^
I know it's not a simple process, but Gonzaga needs to join the Pac 12. They're a horrendous basketball conference and it's really grating to watch a supposed top 5 team play nobody but Pacific and Loyola Marymount for three months out of the season
January 14th, 2019 at 1:40 PM ^
The Pac 12 is not in the business of adding schools without football teams to their conference. They already have one Oregon State.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^
NCAA's NET rankings also has Virginia at #1 with Duke #2 and Michigan #3. Doesn't really matter much as Michigan is still a 1 seed (https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-ne…)
January 14th, 2019 at 1:38 PM ^
NET seems to be pretty reasonable. Crazy that the NCAA is behind it.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^
I see the AP's logic at least... the coaches poll is a farce and should not be a thing for shootyhoops(or football but even more so here)
January 14th, 2019 at 1:35 PM ^
Between Tennessee with Rick Barnes and Bennett at UVa, lots of teams ranked above UM are coached by guys who bottom out in the post season. So I'm not too worried.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:36 PM ^
WTF Coaches..that just aint Right..
January 14th, 2019 at 1:38 PM ^
To anyone getting bent about not being ranked one - just chill. Wins matter more than a stupid number by the team name. This isn't football. Basketball rankings are completely meaningless. If they win the Big Ten title (with just a few losses) and/or the conference tournament, they're a one seed.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:45 PM ^
I wish the media would quit putting on their lipstick and getting on their knees when Duke's freshman are mentioned. Shit is getting old...