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The last basketball polls of the regular season are out. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Louisville Cardinals are ranked 3rd. The 3rd ranked team in the country is a 4 seed. Right in the middle of the four #1 seeds. Just saying. In the AP Poll, the Cards are 5th. Remember this next year when worrying about either poll during the season.
USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Florida (26) | 32-2 | 794 |
2 | Wichita State (6) | 34-0 | 774 |
3 | Louisville | 29-5 | 717 |
4 | Virginia | 28-6 | 696 |
5 | Arizona | 30-4 | 679 |
6 | Duke | 26-8 | 609 |
7 | Villanova | 28-4 | 604 |
8 | Michigan | 25-8 | 563 |
9 | Iowa State | 26-7 | 492 |
10 | Kansas | 24-9 | 487 |
11 | San Diego State | 29-4 | 482 |
12 | Syracuse | 27-5 | 399 |
13 | Michigan State | 26-8 | 394 |
14 | Cincinnati | 27-6 | 390 |
15 | Wisconsin | 26-7 | 387 |
16 | Creighton | 26-7 | 333 |
17 | New Mexico | 27-6 | 314 |
18 | North Carolina | 23-9 | 239 |
19 | Connecticut | 26-8 | 215 |
20 | Oklahoma | 23-9 | 127 |
21 | Saint Louis | 26-6 | 107 |
22 | Kentucky | 24-10 | 103 |
23 | UCLA | 26-8 | 101 |
24 | Ohio State | 25-9 | 91 |
25 | Virginia Commonwealth | 26-8 | 63 |
- Others receiving votes: Memphis 61, Gonzaga 50, Baylor 41, Pittsburgh 26, Texas 15, Stephen F. Austin 13, Saint Joseph’s 10, Southern Methodist 8, Nebraska 6, Providence 3, Southern Miss 2, Harvard 2, George Washington 1, Tulsa 1, Iowa 1
- Dropped from rankings: Memphis 19, Southern Methodist 23
AP Top 25 | |||
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Florida (50) | 32-2 | 1,610 |
2 | Wichita State (15) | 34-0 | 1,571 |
3 | Virginia | 28-6 | 1,430 |
4 | Arizona | 30-4 | 1,422 |
5 | Louisville | 29-5 | 1,412 |
6 | Villanova | 28-4 | 1,231 |
7 | Michigan | 25-8 | 1,162 |
8 | Duke | 26-8 | 1,121 |
9 | Iowa State | 26-7 | 1,055 |
10 | Kansas | 24-9 | 1,045 |
11 | Michigan State | 26-8 | 950 |
12 | Wisconsin | 26-7 | 892 |
13 | San Diego State | 29-4 | 890 |
14 | Syracuse | 27-5 | 757 |
15 | Cincinnati | 27-6 | 720 |
16 | Creighton | 26-7 | 658 |
17 | New Mexico | 27-6 | 623 |
18 | Connecticut | 26-8 | 503 |
19 | North Carolina | 23-9 | 424 |
20 | UCLA | 26-8 | 413 |
21 | Oklahoma | 23-9 | 265 |
22 | Ohio State | 25-9 | 167 |
23 | Baylor | 24-11 | 148 |
24 | Virginia Commonwealth | 26-8 | 140 |
25 | Saint Louis | 26-6 | 131 |
- Others receiving votes: Memphis 101, Gonzaga 83, Kentucky 77, Stephen F. Austin 46, Harvard 30, Saint Joseph’s 14, Texas 13, Oregon 8, Providence 6, Massachusetts 3, Tennessee 2, Western Michigan 1, North Carolina Central 1
- Dropped from rankings: Memphis 19, Southern Methodist 25