BYU drops to 12th in ESPN/USA Today Poll

by sroufe on Feb 1, 2010 10:37 AM PST Comment 1 comment

In the latest ESPN/USA Today Poll the Cougars fell from 10th to 12th due to their four-point loss in Albuquerque on Wednesday. However, the Cougars maintained their No. 12 ranking in the AP Poll. A two-spot drop in one poll isn't too disappointing and if anything is better than expected.

Pollsters clearly recognize that the Cougars were competitive until the end against New Mexico and that winning in The Pit against a ranked Lobos team is an incredibly difficult task. Andy Katz (formerly of the Albuquerque Journal) said as much shortly after the Cougar's second loss.

The Lobos meanwhile shot up from 23rd to 15th in the AP Poll and (from 28th) to 23rd in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. Also of note was UNLV's 16 votes in the AP Poll and 11 in the other. You can be sure that a win over the Cougars on Saturday would launch the Rebels into the Top 25.

Full rankings after the jump...

AP Top 25

1. Kansas (54) 20-1 1,605

2. Villanova (4) 19-1 1,534

3. Syracuse (6) 21-1 1,506

4. Kentucky (1) 20-1 1,460

5. Michigan State 19-3 1,367

6. West Virginia 17-3 1,230

7. Georgetown 16-4 1,204

8. Purdue 18-3 1,182

9. Texas 18-3 1,069

10. Kansas State 17-4 1,025

10. Duke 17-4 1,025

12. Brigham Young 21-2 748

13. Ohio State 16-6 677

14. Tennessee 16-4 655

15. New Mexico 20-3 636

16. Wisconsin 16-5 585

17. Gonzaga 17-4 541

18. Vanderbilt 16-4 502

19. Temple 18-4 495

20. Baylor 16-4 461

21. Georgia Tech 16-5 459

22. Pittsburgh 16-5 278

23. Butler 18-4 216

24. Northern Iowa 19-2 193

25. Mississippi 16-5 132

Others Receiving Votes

Florida State 77, Cornell 39, UAB 32, Wake Forest 31, Xavier 31, Siena 19, Rhode Island 17, UNLV 16, Clemson 16, Missouri 13, Charlotte 12, Marquette 10, Saint Mary's 9, UTEP 7, Wichita State 5, Oklahoma State 3, Maryland 2, George Mason 1.

ESPN/USA Today Poll

1. Kansas (26) 20-1 769

2. Villanova (4) 19-1 735

3. Kentucky (1) 20-1 705

4. Syracuse 21-1 703

5. Michigan State 19-3 652

6. West Virginia 17-3 596

7. Purdue 18-3 552

8. Georgetown 16-4 550

9. Duke 17-4 503

10. Texas 18-3 495

11. Kansas State 17-4 433

12. Brigham Young 21-2 432

13. Gonzaga 17-4 351

14. Tennessee 16-4 330

15. Butler 18-4 297

16. Wisconsin 16-5 277

17. Temple 18-4 253

18. Ohio State 16-6 245

19. Georgia Tech 16-5 211

20. Vanderbilt 16-4 160

21. Pittsburgh 16-5 133

22. Northern Iowa 19-2 129

23. New Mexico 20-3 125

24. Baylor 16-4 109

25. Cornell 18-3 53

Others Receiving Votes

Mississippi 52, Clemson 49, Florida State 34, Missouri 32, UAB 21, Saint Mary's 18, Xavier 15, Rhode Island 11, UNLV 11, Siena 8, Connecticut 6, Maryland 5, Louisiana Tech 4, Virginia Tech 4, Tulsa 3, California 2, Oklahoma State 2.

Dropped From Rankings

Connecticut 19, Mississippi 20, Clemson 21.

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I agree, better than expected.

It probably helped that someone like Gonzaga had a really bad loss, but I thought they’d drop more than 2 spots. I figured we’d be around 15-17. This really does show that voters know how difficult playing at the Pit is, and that they know that New Mexico is a very good team.

by holly96 on Feb 1, 2010 11:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs