St. John's Takes Fifth Spot In AP Poll

 

RJ Luis Jr. burying a three-pointer early in the second half of Saturday night's Big East Tournament Championship Game. Photo by Jason Schott.

The St. John's Red Storm came in the No. 5 spot in the AP Poll released on Monday, and they remained in fifth in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

This comes after St. John's won the Big East Tournament on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, as they cruised past the Creighton Bluejays, 82-66, and they now have a record of 30-4 overall.

St. John's is the No. 2 seed int the West Regional, and their quest for a National Championship begins when they take on No. 15 Omaha on Thursday in Providence, with tip-off at 9:45 p.m.

AP TOP 25 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL (released March 17):

RANKING - TEAM - RECORD - POINTS - FIRST-PLACE VOTES:

1. Duke - 31-3 - 1463 - 49

2. Houston - 30-4 - 1394 - 6

3. Florida - 30-4 - 1370 - 2

4. Auburn - 28-5 - 1291 - 2

5. St. John's - 30-4 - 1225

6. Tennessee - 27-7 - 1174

7. Alabama - 25-8 - 1120

8. Michigan State - 27-6 - 1080

9. Texas Tech - 25-8 - 926

10. Louisville - 27-7 - 809

11. Maryland - 25-8 - 764

12. Clemson - 27-6 - 746

13. Wisconsin - 26-9 - 732

14. Michigan  - 25-9 - 681

15. Iowa State - 24-9 - 641

16. Memphis - 29-5 - 636

17. BYU - 24-9 - 563

18. Kentucky - 22-11 - 511

19. Texas A&M - 22-10 - 457

20. Saint Mary's - 28-5 - 306

21. Arizona - 22-12 - 253

22. Purdue - 22-11 - 227

23. Missouri - 22-11 - 159

24. Gonzaga - 25-8 - 151

25. Oregon - 24-9 - 115

RECEIVED VOTES: Drake (107), Marquette (69), UC San Diego (57), Illinois (55), VCU (28), Creighton (28), Mississippi (13),  McNeese St. (4), UConn (4), Colorado St. (4), Kansas (3), High Point (3), UCLA (3), Akron (3).

USA TODAY SPORTS COACHES POLL (released March 17):

RANKING - TEAM - RECORD - POINTS - FIRST-PLACE VOTES:

1. Duke - 31-3 - 764 - 25

2. Houston - 30-4 - 731 - 2

3. Florida - 30-4 - 715 - 3

4. Auburn - 28-5 - 672 - 1

5. St. John's - 30-4 - 643

6. Tennessee - 27-7 - 634

7. Michigan State - 27-6 - 568

8. Alabama - 25-8 - 556

9. Texas Tech - 25-8 - 539

10. Wisconsin - 26-9 - 445

11. Louisville - 27-7 - 426

12. Maryland - 25-8 - 401

13. Clemson - 27-6 - 378

14. Iowa State - 24-9 - 361

15. Michigan - 25-9 - 329

16. Memphis - 29-5 - 272

17. BYU - 24-9 - 235

18. Texas A&M - 22-10 - 233

19. Saint Mary's - 28-5 - 209

20. Arizona - 22-12 - 177

21. Kentucky - 22-11 - 164

22. Purdue - 22-11 - 154

23. Gonzaga - 25-8 - 93

24. Missouri - 22-11 - 90

25. Marquette - 23-10 - 68

SCHOOLS DROPPED OUT: No. 25 Illinois

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Drake (46), UC San Diego (37), Oregon (35), VCU (33), Creighton (33), Illinois (27), Kansas (16), UConn (12), Baylor (7), Colorado State (6), UCLA (3), Ole Miss (2), Vanderbilt (1), North Carolina (1).