UCLA up 2
UCLA moved up two spots in the AP and USA Today men's basketball this week. Here are the full rankings:
1. North Carolina (72) 9-0 1,800
2. Connecticut 8-0 1,715
3. Pittsburgh 10-0 1,646
4. Oklahoma 10-0 1,585
5. Texas 8-1 1,473
6. Duke 8-1 1,347
7. Xavier 9-0 1,233
8. Gonzaga 7-1 1,225
9. Louisville 6-1 1,176
10. Wake Forest 9-0 1,101
11. Syracuse 9-0 1,005
12. Notre Dame 7-2 992
13. Purdue 8-2 765
14. UCLA 6-2 756
15. Georgetown 7-1 750
16. Tennessee 6-2 683
17. Ohio State 6-0 576
18. Villanova 10-1 571
19. Michigan State 6-2 506
20. Arizona State 8-1 431
21. Baylor 8-1 420
22. Davidson 8-1 398
23. Memphis 5-2 350
24. Marquette 8-1 240
25. Clemson 10-0 196
Others Receiving Votes
Michigan 132, Miami (FL) 64, Missouri 44, Brigham Young 37, Butler 23, Dayton 23, Florida State 21, LSU 21, Illinois 15, Kansas 15, Wisconsin 15, Maryland 10, Arizona 10, Florida 8, Northwestern 7, Texas A&M 6, Saint Mary's 3, Temple 2, Minnesota 2, Navy 1, West Virginia 1.
ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. North Carolina (31) 9-0 775
2. Connecticut 8-0 737
3. Pittsburgh 10-0 713
4. Oklahoma 10-0 676
5. Texas 8-1 642
6. Duke 8-1 574
7. Gonzaga 7-1 552
7. Xavier 9-0 552
9. Louisville 6-1 467
10. Wake Forest 9-0 466
11. Syracuse 9-0 406
12. UCLA 6-2 369
13. Georgetown 7-1 358
14. Notre Dame 7-2 345
15. Villanova 10-1 313
16. Ohio State 6-0 275
17. Arizona State 8-1 272
18. Purdue 8-2 252
19. Tennessee 6-2 246
20. Davidson 8-1 194
21. Memphis 5-2 166
22. Michigan State 6-2 147
23. Marquette 8-1 130
24. Baylor 8-1 119
25. Clemson 10-0 65
Others Receiving Votes
Brigham Young 62, Miami (FL) 48, Michigan 31, Dayton 27, Butler 19, Arizona 15, Missouri 15, Wisconsin 14, Kansas 14, Saint Mary's 11, Illinois State 3, LSU 2, Florida 2, Maryland 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Kansas 23, Miami (FL) 25.
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This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
Brian,
I think this is the first time that I have seen you rank UCLA considerably higher than the rest of the AP. Have you gone soft on us or are you just trying to get more airtime with Howland?
Howland will never give Dohn more airtime. Howland blatantly ignored UB and I when we were yelling his name as he was walking in to the locker room.... pfff... At least BoBo looked up when we yelled his name.
I think Dohn may have UCLA a little OVERRATED at this point. Are we a top 10 team? Maybe in March, but right now the 12 and 14 ranks are just about right. We'll climb between now and mid-january when we face ASU. If we beat ASU (which I believe we will in Pauley) and take care of business between now and then, we will be poised for the top 10.
Win the P10 and UCLA has a very good shot at its 3rd consecutive #1 seed. Sorry, Gonzaga, but losses to Zona (yesterday) and UConn (this Saturday) and you won't get the #1 seed. You might just lose to St. Mary's once during conference play.
That caramel corn at the Wooden Classic was good. I might just go to a Ducks game so I could get some more.
Where'd you go anyway, Dohn? Vacation? Time off at home?