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The latest AP and USA TODAY polls were released on Monday afternoon. Let’s take a look!
AP Poll: 2/27/17
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (58) | 26-3 | 1,618 |
| 2 | Villanova (2) | 27-3 | 1,487 |
| 3 | UCLA (3) | 26-3 | 1,474 |
| 4 | Gonzaga (2) | 29-1 | 1,419 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 25-5 | 1,381 |
| 6 | Oregon | 26-4 | 1,343 |
| 7 | Arizona | 26-4 | 1,223 |
| 8 | Louisville | 23-6 | 1,176 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 24-5 | 1,119 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 23-6 | 1,041 |
| 11 | Baylor | 23-6 | 923 |
| 12 | Florida | 23-6 | 807 |
| 13 | Butler | 23-6 | 795 |
| 14 | SMU | 25-4 | 738 |
| 15 | Florida State | 23-6 | 722 |
| 16 | Purdue | 23-6 | 651 |
| 17 | Duke | 22-7 | 622 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 25-4 | 504 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 22-7 | 482 |
| 20 | Saint Mary's | 26-3 | 445 |
| 21 | Wichita State | 27-4 | 250 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 22-7 | 206 |
| 23 | Virginia | 19-9 | 194 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 19-9 | 168 |
| 25 | Miami | 20-8 | 123 |
USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll: 2/27/17
| # | Team | Points | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Points | Prev |
| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks (23) | 790 | 3 |
| 2 | UCLA Bruins (3) | 730 | 5 |
| 2 | Villanova Wildcats (5) | 730 | 2 |
| 4 | Gonzaga Bulldogs (1) | 686 | 1 |
| 5 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 663 | 8 |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks | 653 | 7 |
| 7 | Louisville Cardinals | 600 | 6 |
| 8 | Arizona Wildcats | 585 | 4 |
| 9 | Kentucky Wildcats | 578 | 10 |
| 10 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 478 | 13 |
| 11 | Baylor Bears | 461 | 9 |
| 12 | Florida Gators | 382 | 12 |
| 13 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 334 | 17 |
| 14 | Duke Blue Devils | 315 | 11 |
| 15 | Butler Bulldogs | 314 | 22 |
| 16 | Purdue Boilermakers | 299 | 14 |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles | 290 | 20 |
| 18 | St. Mary's Gaels | 273 | 18 |
| 19 | SMU Mustangs | 269 | 21 |
| 20 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 210 | 16 |
| 21 | Wisconsin Badgers | 185 | 15 |
| 22 | Wichita State Shockers | 140 | 25 |
| 23 | Virginia Cavaliers | 138 | 19 |
| 24 | Iowa State Cyclones | 57 | 29 |
| 25 | Miami Hurricanes | 48 | 30 |
Despite their loss to Butler earlier in the week, the Villanova Wildcats remain at #2 in both polls thanks to Gonzaga’s loss to BYU. It’s worth pointing out, though, Villanova is tied with UCLA for second in the USA Today poll. The Wildcats are the only team in college basketball to appear in the top 5 of both polls every week this season.
Speaking of Butler, their road victories over Villanova and Xavier propelled the Bulldogs nine (!!!) spots in the AP Poll to #13 and seven in the USA Today Poll to #15. That’s quite clearly the largest jump in either poll. The Bulldogs have been ranked for 34 of 57 weeks that Chris Holtmann has been the head coach.
Both Creighton and Xavier dropped out of the polls this week, but the Bluejays received votes in both polls while Xavier received votes in the USA Today poll.