Michigan State is still No. 1 in the polls after surviving a scare against Oakland with the start of conference play looming. The Spartans are followed by Kansas, Oklahoma, Maryland and Virginia in the top five of the coaches and AP polls.
NCAA basketball rankings 2015: Michigan State stays at No. 1 heading into conference play
The Spartans are 13-0 after edging Oakland in overtime last week.
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There are five undefeated teams left in college basketball, with MSU (No. 1), Oklahoma (No. 3), Xavier (No. 6) and South Carolina (No. 24) each cracking this week’s AP Poll. SMU, who knocked off a quality Colorado team this week, is No. 17 in the AP Poll but unranked in the coaches poll. The Mustangs are banned from the NCAA Tournament this season.
On Tuesday, conference play will begin across the country. The first week of conference play includes several marquee matchups, including a pair of intriguing Big East games in Xavier vs. Villanova and Providence vs. Butler on Thursday. Saturday’s slate is also loaded, with Kansas hosting Baylor, Virginia hosting Notre Dame and Oklahoma hosting Iowa State.
Here’s a full look at this week’s AP and coaches polls:
AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State Spartans (64) | 13-0 | 1623 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 10-1 | 1534 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 11-0 | 1498 | 3 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins | 11-1 | 1428 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia Cavaliers | 10-1 | 1351 | 5 |
| 6 | Xavier Musketeers | 12-0 | 1296 | 6 |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 11-2 | 1219 | 7 |
| 8 | Arizona Wildcats | 12-1 | 1081 | 8 |
| 9 | Butler Bulldogs | 10-1 | 984 | 9 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wildcats | 10-3 | 963 | 10 |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 10-1 | 938 | 11 |
| 12 | Providence Friars | 12-1 | 923 | 12 |
| 13 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 10-1 | 867 | 13 |
| 14 | Purdue Boilermakers | 12-1 | 818 | 14 |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils | 9-2 | 781 | 15 |
| 16 | Villanova Wildcats | 9-2 | 643 | 16 |
| 17 | SMU Mustangs | 11-0 | 636 | 17 |
| 18 | Louisville Cardinals | 11-2 | 516 | 18 |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 10-1 | 500 | 19 |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies | 9-2 | 371 | 20 |
| 21 | Utah Utes | 10-2 | 224 | 21 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 10-3 | 199 | 22 |
| 23 | Baylor Bears | 9-2 | 195 | 23 |
| 24 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 11-0 | 175 | 24 |
| 25 | UCLA Bruins | 9-5 | 51 | 25 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 49, Oregon 45, Gonzaga 44, Pittsburgh 42, Geo. Wash. 40, Dayton 19, Colorado 15, Monmouth 11, Northwestern 11, Vanderbilt 10, Iowa 7, Texas Tech 6, Texas 4, Florida 4, St. Joseph's 2, Mississippi 1, St. Mary's 1 | ||||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan St (26) | 13-0 | 746 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (3) | 11-0 | 707 |
| 3 | Kansas (1) | 10-1 | 691 |
| 4 | Maryland | 11-2 | 661 |
| 5 | Virginia | 10-1 | 627 |
| 6 | Xavier | 12-0 | 590 |
| 7 | Arizona | 12-1 | 526 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1-2 | 513 |
| 9 | Iowa St. | 10-1 | 465 |
| 10 | Butler | 10-1 | 452 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 10-2 | 452 |
| 12 | Duke | 9-2 | 422 |
| 13 | Providence | 12-1 | 380 |
| 14 | Purdue | 12-1 | 367 |
| 15 | Miami-Florida | 10-1 | 353 |
| 16 | Villanova | 9-2 | 299 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10-1 | 290 |
| 18 | Louisville | 11-2 | 242 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 212 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 11-0 | 153 |
| 21 | Baylor | 9-2 | 140 |
| 22 | Utah | 10-2 | 89 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 10-3 | 87 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 10-3 | 79 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 49 |
| Others Receiving Votes Connecticut 46; George Washington 25; UCLA 18; Oregon 17; Notre Dame 15; Vanderbilt 10; Dayton 7; Colorado 5; Texas 4; California 3; Indiana 3; Monmouth 2; Texas Tech 1; Southern California 1; Saint Mary?s 1 | |||
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