PC Friars Crack AP Top Ten for the First Time Since 1978
PC news release…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence College men’s basketball team is ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 14 in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll. Both polls were released today (December 21). It is the fourth consecutive week that the Friars have been ranked and the first time the team has been in the top 10 since the squad was No. 9/10 on January 24, 1978.
The Friars have posted an 11-1 mark overall. Last week, the team recorded a 73-65 win over Rider on December 19 in the team’s only game.
Providence will return to action tonight (December 21) at UMass at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
associated press poll
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Mich State (64) 12-0 1,623
2 Kansas (1) 9-1 1,537
3 Oklahoma 8-0 1,495
4 Maryland 10-1 1,428
5 Virginia 9-1 1,350
6 Xavier 11-0 1,287
7 N Carolina 9-2 1,215
8 Arizona 11-1 1,056
9 Butler 9-1 947
10 Providence 11-1 911
11 Iowa State 9-1 907
12 Kentucky 9-2 856
13 Miami (FL) 9-1 851
14 Purdue 11-1 833
15 Duke 9-2 809
16 Louisville 9-1 652
17 Villanova 8-2 649
18 SMU 9-0 628
19 West Virginia 9-1 470
20 G Washington 10-1 366
21 Texas A&M 9-2 327
22 Cincinnati 10-2 315
23 Baylor 8-2 141
24 Utah 9-2 107
25 So Carolina 10-0 87
Others receiving votes: UCLA 49, Connecticut 46, Oregon 34, Gonzaga 33, Colorado 27, Dayton 17, Pittsburgh 16, Northern Iowa 15, Arkansas-Little Rock 14, Vanderbilt 8, Monmouth 6, Iowa 5, Texas 3, Florida 3, Northwestern 2
usa today coaches poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Mich State (29) 12-0 773
2 Oklahoma (2) 8-0 718
3 Kansas 9-1 716
4 Maryland 10-1 687
5 Virginia 9-1 646
6 Xavier 11-0 603
7 No Carolina 9-2 520
8 Arizona 11-1 517
9 Iowa State 9-1 506
10 Duke 9-2 455
11 Kentucky 9-2 441
12 Butler 9-1 410
13 Purdue 11-1 378
14 Providence 11-1 376
15 Louisville 9-1 371
16 Miami (FL) 9-1 323
17 Villanova 8-2 310
18 West Virginia 9-1 301
19 Texas A&M 9-2 169
20 G Washington 10-1 159
21 Cincinnati 10-2 153
22 Baylor 8-2 122
23 So Carolina 10-0 77
24 Gonzaga 8-3 59
25 Vanderbilt 7-3 45
Others receiving votes: Connecticut 38, Utah 35, Pittsburgh 34, Colorado 31, UCLA 22, Oregon 18, Notre Dame 15, Dayton 10, Arkansas-Little Rock 8, California 8, Texas 5, Northern Iowa 5, Florida 4, Indiana 3, Iowa 2, Monmouth 2?
