PC Drops to 20 in the AP Poll, Ranked 17 in USA Today Coaches Poll

PC news release…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men’s basketball team is ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 17 in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll. Both polls which were released today (Feb. 8). It marks the 11th consecutive week this season the Friars have been ranked.
The Friars have posted an 18-6 mark overall and a 6-5 record in BIG EAST action.
Providence will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Marquette at 7 p.m. ET on FS1. Fans interested in purchasing tickets for home games can visit friars.com or call 401-865-GOPC.
top-25 polls – FEB. 8
associated press poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Villanova (32) 20-3 1,566
2 Maryland (13) 21-3 1,499
3 Oklahoma (7) 19-3 1,472
4 Iowa (11) 19-4 1,471
5 Xavier 21-2 1,382
6 Kansas (1) 19-4 1,311
7 Virginia (1) 19-4 1,223
8 Michigan State 20-4 1,144
9 North Carolina 19-4 1,136
10 West Virginia 19-4 1,082
11 Oregon 20-4 905
12 Miami (FL) 18-4 826
13 Louisville 19-4 819
14 Iowa State 17-6 781
15 Texas A&M 18-5 663
16 SMU 20-2 593
17 Arizona 19-5 497
18 Purdue 19-5 456
19 Dayton 19-3 413
20 Providence 18-6 349
21 Baylor 17-6 333
22 Kentucky 17-6 228
23 USC 18-5 225
24 Texas 16-7 199
25 Wichita St 17-6 132
usa today coaches poll
RK TEAM REC PTS
1 No Carolina (18) 19-2 786
2 Oklahoma (14) 18-2 780
3 Maryland 19-3 667
4 Villanova 18-3 657
5 Xavier 19-2 650
6 Kansas 17-4 627
7 Iowa 17-4 618
8 Texas A&M 18-3 594
9 Virginia 17-4 564
10 Michigan State 19-4 517
11 Providence 18-4 464
12 West Virginia 17-4 374
13 Baylor 17-4 366
14 Iowa State 16-5 321
15 Miami (FL) 16-4 313
16 Purdue 19-4 278
17 Oregon 18-4 239
18 Louisville 17-4 237
19 Kentucky 16-5 223
20 Arizona 17-5 206
21 Indiana 18-4 200
22 Wichita St 16-5 163
23 South Carolina 19-2 156
24 Dayton 18-3 120
25 Saint Mary’s 18-2 61