New AP poll is out

[SMULaxer]

Rankings don't mean [deleted]. All about the RPI for the dance.

[Harry0569]

Ahead of Memphis and Uconn is spot on-pistol whipped both. Kentucky being ranked is ridiculous.

Also-AAC has the most teams ranked of any conference. The conference tourney is going to be awesome

Completely agree with you on UK. Their best win was in December vs. Louisville.

After that...Providence, Tenn., LSU? Yikes

[ponyscott]

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2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 18 (Mar. 3)

Year:Week:

AllAP Top 25USA Today Coaches PollESPN.com Power RankingsRPI RankingsBPI Rankings
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV TRENDING
1
Florida (46)27-21,6061--
Last Week: @ Vanderbilt W 57-54, vs LSU W 79-61
This Week: @ South Carolina Mar 4, vs. Kentucky Mar 8
2
Wichita State (14)31-01,5552--
Last Week: @ Bradley W 69-49, vs Missouri State W 68-45
This Week: No Games Scheduled
3
Arizona (5)27-21,5143--
Last Week: vs California W 87-59, vs Stanford W 79-66
This Week: @ Oregon State Mar 5, @ Oregon Mar 8
4
Duke23-61,36462
Last Week: vs Virginia Tech W 66-48
This Week: @ Wake Forest Mar 5, vs. North Carolina Mar 8
5
Virginia25-51,304127
Last Week: vs Miami (FL) W 65-40, vs Syracuse W 75-56
This Week: @ Maryland Mar 9
6
Villanova26-31,29282
Last Week: vs Butler W 67-48, vs Marquette W 73-56
This Week: @ Xavier Mar 6, vs. Georgetown Mar 8
7
Syracuse26-31,24043
Last Week: @ Maryland W 57-55, @ Virginia L 75-56
This Week: vs. Georgia Tech Mar 4, @ Florida State Mar 9
8
Kansas22-71,20053
Last Week: vs Oklahoma W 83-75, @ Oklahoma State L 72-65
This Week: vs. Texas Tech Mar 5, @ West Virginia Mar 8
9
Wisconsin24-51,075145
Last Week: vs Indiana W 69-58, @ Penn State W 71-66
This Week: vs. Purdue Mar 5, @ Nebraska Mar 9
10
San Diego State25-3995133
Last Week: vs San Jose State W 90-64, @ Fresno State W 82-67
This Week: @ UNLV Mar 5, vs. New Mexico Mar 8
11
Louisville24-595974
Last Week: vs Temple W 88-66, @ Memphis L 72-66
This Week: @ Southern Methodist Mar 5, vs. Connecticut Mar 8
12
Michigan21-7899164
Last Week: @ Purdue W 77-76, vs Minnesota W 66-56
This Week: @ Illinois Mar 4, vs. Indiana Mar 8
13
Creighton23-589294
Last Week: @ Xavier L 75-69
This Week: @ Georgetown Mar 4, vs. Providence Mar 8
14
North Carolina22-7755195
Last Week: @ NC State W 85-84, @ Virginia Tech W 60-56
This Week: vs. Notre Dame Mar 3, @ Duke Mar 8
15
Cincinnati24-5737114
Last Week: @ Connecticut L 51-45
This Week: vs. Memphis Mar 6, @ Rutgers Mar 8
16
Iowa State22-6613151
Last Week: vs West Virginia W 83-66, @ Kansas State L 80-73
This Week: @ Baylor Mar 4, vs. Oklahoma State Mar 8
17
Saint Louis25-4539107
Last Week: vs Duquesne L 71-64, @ VCU L 67-56
This Week: vs. Dayton Mar 5, @ Massachusetts Mar 9
18
Southern Methodist23-6427235
Last Week: vs UCF W 70-55
This Week: vs. Louisville Mar 5, @ Memphis Mar 8
19
Connecticut23-6423NR7
Last Week: @ South Florida W 61-56, vs Cincinnati W 51-45
This Week: vs. Rutgers Mar 5, @ Louisville Mar 8
20
Memphis22-7364211
Last Week: @ Houston L 77-68, vs Louisville W 72-66
This Week: @ Cincinnati Mar 6, vs. Southern Methodist Mar 8
21
New Mexico23-5338254
Last Week: vs Utah State W 67-58, @ Nevada W 72-58
This Week: vs. Air Force Mar 5, @ San Diego State Mar 8
22
Michigan State22-7322184
Last Week: vs Illinois L 53-46
This Week: vs. Iowa Mar 6, @ Ohio State Mar 9
23
Oklahoma21-8183NR3
Last Week: @ Kansas L 83-75, vs Texas W 77-65
This Week: vs. West Virginia Mar 5, @ TCU Mar 8
24
Iowa20-994204
Last Week: @ Minnesota L 95-89, @ Indiana L 93-86, vs Purdue W 83-76
This Week: @ Michigan State Mar 6, vs. Illinois Mar 8
25
Kentucky21-892178
Last Week: vs Arkansas L 71-67, @ South Carolina L 72-67
This Week: vs. Alabama Mar 4, @ Florida Mar 8
Others receiving votes: Texas 70, Virginia Commonwealth 58, UCLA 45, Stephen F. Austin 38, Gonzaga 38, Kansas State 19, Saint Joseph's 19, Ohio State 17, Green Bay 13, Harvard 7, Massachusetts 5, Arizona State 5, Pittsburgh 2, Colorado 2, Xavier 2, North Carolina Central 1, Southern Miss 1, Oklahoma State 1

[Rebel10]

Rankings don't mean [deleted]. All about the RPI for the dance.

5 teams being ranked in the top 25 means something in national respect for the AAC going forward. ESPN and CBS will probably be giving our conference some good pub today.

[ponyte]

Based on ranked teams, would the AAC now claim to be the best conference in men's basketball?

[mustangxc]

I think we can make the argument that the AAC is the toughest conference to win in all of college basketball. The best might be, PAC-12 or Big XII.

[Treadway21]

Who would have thought when we played UVA in Corpus that they would win the ACC and be ranked 5th in the country and that we would be third in conference ahead of Memphis and UConn and ranked 18th.

What an incredible journey this season has been. I am still having difficulty processing how good we have become.

Thank you Larry Brown and thank you to the whole team for performing so well for SMU.


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[East Coast Mustang]

Top to bottom Big 12 is the best. Damn the AAC is looking good though. I hope some AAC teams get the chance to whip up on some Big East teams in the Big Dance

[CoxMustangFan]

Bam!

[mustangxc]

Bam!

Let's kick it up a notch!

[deucetz]

Rankings don't mean [deleted]. All about the RPI for the dance.

I think rankings are important. The more exposure SMU and AAC gets, the more voters will look at our conference and AAC. SMU and AAC needs to gain respect. So by our name continually being in the national spotlight we are starting on that long journey to becoming a respectful team and conference in the nation's eyes.

I think right now we are probably seen has a GWU or a FGCU from a few years ago. A novelty team that won't do anything in the coming years. We want to become like a Gonzaga or Wichita State, so people will take us more seriously--a team that is good every year. Obviously I want SMU to become a powerhouse, but that type of respect takes years to build.

[PonyPlayer4]

Based on ranked teams, would the AAC now claim to be the best conference in men's basketball?

Conference RPI would say a lot differently.

[CoxMustangFan]

We want to become like a Syracuse, so people will take us more seriously--a team that is good every year.

FIFY

[PonyPride]

SMU jumps to No. 18!

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

[Comet]

Win the next two and we're a top 15 team... wowzas!