Nov. 30, 2010
McLEAN, Va. - Gonzaga University fell to 24th in this week's ESPN/USA Today men's basketball poll after splitting a pair of games at the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic last week in Kansas City, Mo.
The Bulldogs (3-2) were 18th last week. Gonzaga returns to action Tuesday at home against nearby rival Eastern Washington University, the ZXags seeking their 23rd straight victory in the series they lead 51-7.
Duke, which won the O'Reilly Parts CBE Classic, is the unanimous No. 1 team in this week's coaches' poll, while Connecticut vaulted from being unranked into the top 10 after winning the Maui Invitational.
Duke received all 31 first-place votes from the panel of coaches.
Unbeaten Ohio State (5-0) climbed a spot to No. 2, followed by Pittsburgh (7-0), Kansas (6-0) and Kansas State (5-1), which fell a spot after losing to Duke last week.
Team Rec Pts Prev 1 Duke (31) 6-0 775 1 2 Ohio State 5-0 728 3 3 Pittsburgh 7-0 712 5 4 Kansas 6-0 683 6 5 Kansas State 5-1 588 4 6 Michigan State 5-1 583 2 7 Syracuse 6-0 571 10 8 Missouri 5-0 464 12 9 Connecticut 5-0 428 NR10 Baylor 4-0 405 1311 Kentucky 4-1 403 912 Villanova 5-1 377 713 Minnesota 6-0 372 1714 Georgetown 6-0 351 1615 Memphis 5-0 318 1516 Florida 5-1 316 1417 Tennessee 5-0 314 2418 Purdue 5-1 252 819 San Diego State 6-0 229 2220 Texas 5-1 216 2121 Illinois 6-1 203 1922 Washington 3-2 195 1123 UNLV 6-0 122 NR24 Gonzaga 3-2 110 1825 Brigham Young 6-0 103 NR
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 61, North Carolina 39, West Virginia 35, Louisville 25, Virginia Tech 23, Vanderbilt 12, Wisconsin 10, Richmond 9, New Mexico 9, Butler 8, Northwestern 5, Temple 5, Arizona 4, Mississippi State 3, Saint Mary's 3, Cincinnati 2, Wichita State 2, Old Dominion 1, Utah State 1
Dropped from rankings: Temple 20, Butler 23, North Carolina 25
