Men's Basketball Poll Watching Week 14: TCU, Oklahoma Drop Out of Both Polls
Once again, the TCU Horned Frogs (16-6, 5-4) dropped out of both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Polls this week after having just re-entered both polls last week. After defeating Oklahoma State and Baylor on the road, TCU was No. 25 in the Week 13 polls. Last week, the Frogs beat No. 15 Texas Tech but lost to Texas on Saturday. That loss pushed them out of the polls for Week 14.
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This week, in addition to the Frogs, the only other team to drop out of both polls was another school from the Big 12 - Oklahoma. The Sooners beat Kansas State in midweek action last week but lost a road game at UCF on Saturday.
The Top Three remain the same in both polls - UConn, Purdue, and North Carolina. After Kansas beat Houston on Saturday, the Jayhawks have moved up to No. 4, pushing Houston down to No. 5.
The Big 12 has six ranked teams plus three more teams receiving votes. The Big 12 also has the lowest NET ranking at 45.6. The nearest competition is the Big Ten at 62.5.
Big 12 Men's Basketball Teams Ranked or Receiving Votes - Week 14:
- Kansas - No. 4 in both polls
- Houston - No. 5 in both polls
- Baylor - No. 13 in both polls
- Iowa State - No. 14 in both polls
- BYU - No. 21 in the AP Top 25 and No. 19 in the Coaches Poll
- Texas Tech - No. 23 in both polls
- TCU - Receiving votes in both polls (27/28)
- Texas - Receiving votes in both polls (32/36)
- Oklahoma - Receiving votes in both polls (33/32)
Here are the highlights from both the AP Top 25 poll and the Coaches Poll:
AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Week 14
1 - UConn (20-2), no change
2 - Purdue (20-2), no change
3 - North Carolina (18-4), no change
4 - Kansas (18-4), up 4
5 - Houston (19-3), down 1
6 - Tennessee (16-5), down 1
7 - Marquette (17-5), up 2
8 - Arizona (17-5), up 3
9 - Duke (16-5), down 2
10 - Illinois (17-5), up 4
13 - Baylor (16-5), up 5
14 - Iowa State (16-5), down 2
21 - BYU (16-5), down 1
23 - Texas Tech (16-5), down 8
Dropped from the rankings - Oklahoma (#23), TCU (#25)
Other Big 12 schools receiving votes -TCU (#27), Texas (#32), Oklahoma (#33)
Coaches Poll Men's Basketball Week 13
1 - UConn (20-2), no change
2 - Purdue (20-2), no change
3 - North Carolina (18-4), no change
4 - Kansas (18-4), up 5
5 - Houston (19-3), down 1
6 - Tennessee (16-5), down 1
7 - Marquette (17-5), up 3
8 - Arizona (17-5), up 4
9 - Wisconsin (16-6), down 3
10 - Duke (16-5), down 3
13 - Baylor (16-5), up 5
14 - Iowa State (16-5), down 3
19 - BYU (16-5), up 2
23 - Texas Tech (16-5), down 8
Dropped from the rankings - Oklahoma (#24), TCU (#25)
Other Big 12 schools receiving votes -TCU (#28), Oklahoma (#32), Texas (#36)
Bold teams = Big 12 Conference teams
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