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Aggies Rise To 10th In Coaches' Poll, 11th In AP
Reporter: TAMU Sports Information Department
COLLEGE STATION -- One day after capturing the title at the inaugural Shelby Metcalf Classic, the undefeated Texas A&M men's basketball team on Monday climbed two spots to 10th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll and rose one spot to 11th in The AP rankings.
In the coaches' poll, A&M slipped past Georgetown, which fell from eighth to 12th after falling to Old Dominion (75-62), and Kansas, which fell from third to 11th after losing to Oral Roberts (78-71).
Georgetown fell to 14th in the AP poll, which Kansas remaining a notch ahead of the Aggies at No. 10. After losing to Michigan State last week, Texas fell from 18th to 25th in the coaches' poll and dropped out of the AP rankings.
Florida remains the top-ranked team in both polls.
The last time A&M was ranked in the top 10 in either poll was Jan. 3, 1979, when the Aggies were ranked 10th by The AP. The only other time A&M has been ranked in the top 10 was a four-week run in the AP poll in 1959-60. That team was ranked No. 8 one week and 10th the following three weeks.
Week 3 AP Top 25 1. Florida (66) 4-0 1,794 2. North Carolina (6) 3-0 1,720 3. Pittsburgh 5-0 1,519 4. Ohio State 4-0 1,518 5. UCLA 1-0 1,488 6. LSU 2-0 1,484 7. Wisconsin 3-0 1,335 8. Alabama 3-0 1,241 9. Duke 3-0 1,197 10. Kansas 2-1 1,114 11. Texas A&M 4-0 1,065 12. Memphis 1-0 919 13. Marquette 4-0 716 14. Georgetown 2-1 713 15. Arizona 2-1 706 16. Washington 4-0 640 17. Syracuse 4-0 571 18. Connecticut 4-0 476 19. Georgia Tech 3-0 414 20. Kentucky 2-0 400 21. Nevada 3-0 306 22. Tennessee 4-0 300 23. Boston College 1-1 266 24. Wichita State 3-0 223 25. Maryland 5-0 199 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Texas 181, Gonzaga 179, Southern Illinois 126, Virginia 118, Xavier 103, Louisville 71, Michigan State 56, Creighton 47, Florida State 44, Illinois 41, San Diego State 20, Butler 12, Arkansas 11, Oklahoma State 11, Virginia Tech 10, Air Force 7, Old Dominion 6, Mississippi State 5, Kansas State 5, Oregon 4, Houston 4, Oral Roberts 3, Michigan 3, Indiana 2, Bradley 2, Purdue 2, Villanova 1, Nebraska 1. DROPPED FROM RANKINGS Texas 19, Creighton 20.
Week 3 ESPN/USA Today Poll 1. Florida (30) 4-0 774 2. North Carolina 3-0 738 3. Ohio State (1) 4-0 675 4. Pittsburgh 5-0 675 5. UCLA 1-0 630 6. LSU 2-0 605 7. Wisconsin 3-0 604 8. Duke 3-0 537 9. Alabama 3-0 464 10. Texas A&M 4-0 446 11. Memphis 1-0 419 12. Kansas 2-1 408 13. Washington 4-0 327 14. Syracuse 4-0 267 15. Arizona 2-1 249 16. Georgetown 2-1 247 17. Marquette 4-0 243 18. Connecticut 4-0 222 19. Georgia Tech 3-0 199 20. Nevada 3-0 170 21. Tennessee 4-0 140 22. Kentucky 2-0 138 23. Gonzaga 4-0 111 24. Maryland 5-0 107 25. Texas 3-1 104 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Boston College 96, Wichita State 92, Louisville 72, Michigan State 58, Xavier 50, Southern Illinois 43, Illinois 38, Air Force 34, San Diego State 30, Michigan 25, Oklahoma State 19, Texas Tech 11, Virginia 7, Oral Roberts 7, Butler 6, Winthrop 4, Creighton 2, Brigham Young 2, Oregon 2, Virginia Tech 1, George Washington 1. DROPPED FROM RANKINGS Boston College 14, Creighton 25.
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