Cougars Jump Into Top 10

by Layton on Jan 25, 2010 10:42 AM PST Comment 1 comment

BYU's Jimmer Fredette hits a three point shot over San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard, left, and Chase Tapley on his way to 33 points and a 71-69 victory in a NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

about 1 month ago: BYU's Jimmer Fredette hits a three point shot over San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard, left, and Chase Tapley on his way to 33 points and a 71-69 victory in a NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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After the very impressive win over SDSU Saturday night, and taking advantage of losses from others like Pitt and Tennessee, BYU has moved up to 10th in the Coaches Poll and 12th in the AP Poll.

With a win against the Lobos in the Pit this week, the Cougars will solidify themselves as a top 10 team in the minds of tournament officials and coaches nationwide.

Full updated rankings after the jump...

Rank	Team	Points
1	Kentucky Wildcats	1625
2	Kansas Jayhawks	1519
3	Villanova Wildcats	1503
4	Syracuse Orange	1455
5	Michigan St. Spartans	1324
6	Texas Longhorns	1307
7	Georgetown Hoyas	1124
8	Duke Blue Devils	1120
9	West Virginia Mountaineers	1113
10	Purdue Boilermakers	977
11	Kansas St. Wildcats	960
12	BYU Cougars	894
13	Gonzaga Bulldogs	847
14	Tennessee Volunteers	837
15	Temple Owls	707
16	Wisconsin Badgers	635
17	Pittsburgh Panthers	599
18	Mississippi Rebels	411
19	Connecticut Huskies	286
20	Ohio St. Buckeyes	270
21	Vanderbilt Commodores	264
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	194
23	New Mexico Lobos	180
24	Baylor Bears	157
25	UAB Blazers	125

Rank	Team	Points
1	Kentucky Wildcats	775
2	Kansas Jayhawks	739
3	Villanova Wildcats	714
4	Syracuse Orange	680
5	Michigan St. Spartans	627
6	Texas Longhorns	613
7	Duke Blue Devils	555
8	Gonzaga Bulldogs	533
9	West Virginia Mountaineers	506
10	BYU Cougars	485
11	Georgetown Hoyas	483
12	Purdue Boilermakers	420
13	Kansas St. Wildcats	409
14	Tennessee Volunteers	385
15	Temple Owls	339
16	Wisconsin Badgers	282
17	Pittsburgh Panthers	267
18	Butler Bulldogs	213
19	Connecticut Huskies	199
20	Mississippi Rebels	151
21	Clemson Tigers	112
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	105
23	Vanderbilt Commodores	71
24	Ohio St. Buckeyes	62
25	Northern Iowa Panthers	60