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| RJ Luis Jr. leads St. John's up the court early in Sunday's win over Marquette. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The St. John's Red Storm took a tick down in the Top 25 rankings on Monday, as they came in at No. 10 in the Associated Press poll, and No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches' poll.
This comes after a tough loss at Villanova, 73-71 on Wednesday, followed by a big win on Sunday over Marquette, 79-73, at a sold-out Madison Square Garden.
St. John's is now 22-4 on the season, including 13-2 in Big East play, in sole possession of first place in the conference, as they hold a two-game lead on Creighton (11-4) with five games to play.
The only other Big East team in the Top 25 is Marquette, which came in at No. 16 in the AP Poll and No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. Creighton was in the polls last week, but dropped out of both of them. UConn was only in the USA Today poll, but was dropped out as well.
BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: Kadary Richmond was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll on Monday, after a week in which he averaged 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 3.0 steals in 38.5 minutes per game.
Richmond had double-doubles in both games St. John's played this week. On Wednesday at Villanova, he had 17 points (7-10 FG) and 10 rebounds, as well as five rebounds and two steals. In Sunday's win over Marquette, he had 19 points (7-18 FG, 1-3 threes, 4-4 FT) and 10 rebounds for a double-double of his own, four steals, and three assists.
AP TOP 25 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL (released February 17):
RANKING - TEAM - RECORD - POINTS - FIRST-PLACE VOTES:
1. Auburn - 23-2 - 1499 - 59
2. Florida - 22-3 - 1387 - 1
3. Duke - 22-3 - 1382
3. Alabama - 21-4 - 1335
5. Houston - 21-4 - 1290
6. Tennessee - 21-5 - 1147
7. Texas A&M - 20-5 - 1140
8. Iowa State - 20-5 - 1034
9. Texas Tech - 20-5 - 969
10. St. John's - 22-4 - 933
11. Wisconsin - 20-5 - 879
12. Michigan - 20-5 - 734
13. Purdue - 19-7 - 732
14. Michigan State - 20-5 - 724
15. Missouri - 19-6 - 573
16. Marquette - 19-6 - 527
17. Kentucky - 17-8 - 518
18. Clemson - 21-5 - 499
19. Arizona - 17-8 - 362
20. Maryland - 20-6 - 361
21. Mississippi State - 18-7 - 325
22. Memphis - 21-5 - 308
23. Kansas - 17-8 - 193
24. Ole Miss - 19-7 - 177
25. Louisville - 20-6 - 137
RECEIVED VOTES: New Mexico (117), Saint Mary's (63), UCLA (56), Creighton (27), Illinois (22), UConn (20), George Mason (15), Gonzaga (14), High Point (1).
USA TODAY SPORTS COACHES POLL (released February 17):
RANKING - TEAM - RECORD - POINTS - FIRST-PLACE VOTES:
1. Auburn - 23-2 - 775 - 31
2. Florida - 22-3 - 712
3. Duke - 22-3 - 704
4. Alabama - 21-4 - 692
5. Houston - 21-4 - 672
6. Tennessee - 21-5 - 605
7. Texas A&M - 20-5 - 570
8. Iowa State - 20-5 - 534
9. St. John's - 22-4 - 501
10. Texas Tech - 20-5 - 488
11. Wisconsin - 20-5 - 441
12. Michigan - 20-5 - 413
13. Michigan State - 20-5 - 407
14. Purdue - 19-7 - 388
15. Marquette - 19-6 - 284
16. Missouri - 19-6 - 272
17. Clemson - 21-5 - 267
18. Arizona - 17-8 - 223
19. Memphis - 21-5 - 184
20. Maryland - 20-6 - 183
21. Kentucky - 17-8 - 162
22. Louisville - 20-6 - 109
23. Mississippi State - 18-7 - 106
24. Saint Mary's - 23-4 - 86
25. Kansas - 17-8 - 69
SCHOOLS DROPPED OUT: No. 21 Creighton; No. 23 Ole Miss; No. 24 UConn.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Ole Miss (64), UCLA (49), New Mexico (41), Creighton (37), Gonzaga (15), UConn (11), Illinois (5), UC San Diego (3), VCU (2), George Mason (1).
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