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The scene at Madison Square Garden late in St. John's win over UConn on February 23rd. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The St. John's Red Storm moved up one spot to No. 5 in the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll, while remaining at No. 6 in the AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll.
The Red Storm won the Big East Regular Season Championship and they finished the regular season with a record of 27-4 overall, and 18-2 in conference play.
They closed the regular season in style with an 86-84 overtime win at Marquette on Saturday.
St. John's will be the top seed in this week's Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden.
The only other Big East School in the Top 25 is Marquette, which came in at No. 25 in the AP Poll and No. 23 in USA Today.
AP TOP 25 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL (released March 10):
RANKING - TEAM - RECORD - POINTS - FIRST-PLACE VOTES:
1. Duke - 28-3 - 1516 - 52
2. Houston - 27-4 - 1427 - 5
3. Auburn - 27-4 - 1407 - 4
4. Florida - 27-4 - 1350
5. Alabama - 24-7 - 1211
6. St. John's - 27-4 - 1201
7. Michigan State - 26-5 - 1191
8. Tennessee - 25-6 - 1163
9. Texas Tech - 24-7 - 1012
10. Clemson - 26-5 - 949
11. Maryland - 24-7 - 836
12. Iowa State - 23-8 - 792
13. Louisville - 25-6 - 723
14. Texas A&M - 22-9 - 647
15. Kentucky - 21-10 - 629
16. Memphis - 26-5 - 602
17. BYU - 23-8 - 586
18. Wisconsin - 23-8 - 575
19. Saint Mary's - 27-4 - 477
20. Purdue - 21-10 - 339
21. Missouri - 21-10 - 203
22. Michigan - 22-9 - 171
23. Oregon - 23-8 - 140
24. Illinois - 20-11 - 137
25. Marquette - 22-9 - 127
RECEIVED VOTES: Drake (103), Arizona (82), UCLA (52), UC San Diego (39), UConn (38), Gonzaga (28), New Mexico (20), Creighton (18), Mississippi (17), VCU (6), High Point (4), Kansas (3), Akron (2), McNeese St. (1), Xavier (1).
USA TODAY SPORTS COACHES POLL (released March 10):
RANKING - TEAM - RECORD - POINTS - FIRST-PLACE VOTES:
1. Duke - 28-3 - 770 - 26
2. Houston - 27-4 - 729 - 2
3. Auburn - 27-4 - 704 - 2
4. Florida - 27-4 - 688 - 1
5. St. John's - 27-4 - 618
6. Tennessee - 25-6 - 603
6. Michigan State - 26-5 - 603
8. Alabama - 24-7 - 588
9. Texas Tech - 24-7 - 539
10. Clemson - 26-5 - 466
11. Maryland - 24-7 - 424
12. Iowa State - 23-8 - 415
13. Louisville - 25-6 - 414
14. Wisconsin - 23-8 - 309
15. Saint Mary's - 27-4 - 286
16. Texas A&M - 22-9 - 281
17. Memphis - 26-5 - 278
18. BYU - 23-8 - 266
19. Kentucky - 21-10 - 205
20. Purdue - 21-10 - 195
21. Michigan - 22-9 - 114
22. Missouri - 21-10 - 95
23. Marquette - 22-9 - 80
24. Arizona - 20-11 - 73
25. Illinois - 20-11 - 55
SCHOOLS DROPPED OUT: No. 25 VCU
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Oregon (48), New Mexico (41), Drake (39), Creighton (38), UC San Diego (32), UCLA (19), Gonzaga (18), VCU (13), UConn (9), Ole Miss (9), Kansas (6), Mississippi State (4), High Point (1).
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