Irish Drop To No. 9 In Most Recent AP Poll
Notre Dame's 14-point loss at West Virginia ended up costing them one them one spot on the updated AP Top 25 poll that was released today. The Irish fell from No. 8 to No. 9.
Rank/School (first-place votes)/Record
1 Duke (35) 25-2
2 Ohio State (10) 25-2
3 Kansas (5) 25-2
4 Pittsburgh (12) 24-3
5 Texas (1) 23-4
6 San Diego State 27-1
7 Brigham Young (2) 25-2
8 Purdue 22-5
9 Notre Dame 21-5
10 Arizona 23-4
11 Georgetown 21-6
12 Wisconsin 20-6
13 Florida 21-5
14 Connecticut 20-6
15 Villanova 21-6
16 Louisville 20-7
17 Syracuse 22-6
18 Vanderbilt 20-6
19 North Carolina 20-6
20 Missouri 21-6
21 Texas A&M 21-5
22 Kentucky 19-7
23 St. John's 17-9
24 Temple 21-5
25 Xavier 20-6 1
Others Receiving Votes: Utah State (25-3), George Mason (23-5), West Virginia (17-9), Alabama (18-8), Florida State (19-7), UNLV (20-7), Washington (18-8), Belmont (25-4), Harvard (20-4), UCLA (19-8)