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 1:47 PM ^
I hope we beat Wisconsin, because VT and Duke are about to put UVA in their place.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:57 PM ^
pfft whatever
January 14th, 2019 at 2:00 PM ^
Why are coaches always so stupid and Michigan Haters?
January 14th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
I don't know how coaches vote in CBB but in CFB I remember Tom Herman being asked about the coaches poll and he said the coaches don't watch other teams close enough to be able to properly rank them. Theyre focused on their own team and their teams opponents.
Coaches poll is a joke
January 14th, 2019 at 2:12 PM ^
Correct. I simply don't understand why there is a coach poll. Tom is right. How anyone can believe the coaches have any idea how good teams (other than their own and opponents) are is strange to me.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:23 PM ^
Saturday at the Kohl Center we will crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and hear the lamentations of their women.
January 14th, 2019 at 4:07 PM ^
Game is Saturday, buuuuut yeah, agree with everything else.
January 14th, 2019 at 2:44 PM ^
We are a Sunday-Saturday basketball school.
Hope they win it all! Beilein deserves it!
January 14th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^
ESPN matchup predictor gives Wisconsin 57% chance to beat us. Which is weird given how mediocre they have looked outside of a road win at Iowa
January 14th, 2019 at 4:14 PM ^
Yeah, I'm not sure why ESPN's BPI metric is lower on M than most other systems, but Wisconsin has some other impressive wins.
Crushed Oklahoma by 20, beat NC State and just two games ago won by 19 at PSU, which is better than MSU and M did recently against PSU.
That said, Trice was playing out of his mind earlier in the season, he's come down to earth and I think Wisconsin is solid but not the top 20 team the metrics think they are. Even still, Torvik has M a 3 point favorite. I don't think the Vegas line is out yet but my guess is it'll be around 5.
January 14th, 2019 at 4:18 PM ^
Tennessee's SoS for example is 26 where Michigan's is 75.
I'm guessing that's where the difference in rankings comes from.
But FUCK Sparty. They're ranked way to high -- floor slapping is not a metric.
January 14th, 2019 at 4:28 PM ^
Good god this is annoying. Be objective in your analysis - MSU is worthy of their ranking based off of their resume.
January 14th, 2019 at 5:41 PM ^
spelled too wrong also
January 14th, 2019 at 5:53 PM ^
MSU has 1 win over a ranked team #23 Iowa. They have 2 losses including one to unranked Louisville. Tell me why MSU is ranked ahead of Kansas, who beat MSU head to head. Izzo gets every benefit of the doubt, every year, even over Blue blood programs like Kansas.
January 14th, 2019 at 4:36 PM ^
Top 2, top 4, at this point what does it matter? Miles to go down a long road through Wisconsin, Indiana, Maryland & the Landfill. And that is before either tourney starts. Many opportunities to prove worth. Many. If those lads keep doing what they do, the kudos (and the title) will be there.
January 14th, 2019 at 5:48 PM ^
Like, would it take another Duke loss for us to be #1 or would Dick Vitale have to speak ill of the Cameron Crazies or what?
January 14th, 2019 at 9:04 PM ^
Number 1 would be nice to have for some PR, but what really matters are the banners. Big Ten Regular Season. Big Ten Tournament. Final Four. There are lots of really good teams every year that don’t hang any banners. I like our chances to get one, but I won’t be shocked if we don’t.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:30 PM ^
Syracuse just knocked off Duke. Tyus Battle poured in 32 points. So it took 3 years, but he finally helped out UM.
The new rankings came out before, so UM will have to take care of business Saturday against Whisky to make the anticpated move up.