St. John's Finishes In Top Ten In Year-End Poll

 

St. John's celebrating after they won the Big East Tournament on March 15. Photo by Jason Schott.

One day after Florida beat Houston in a thrilling National Championship game, the end of season national college basketball polls were released.

St. John's came in at No. 11 in the final Associated Press poll, while the Red Storm were No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll.

This follows a season in which St. John's won the Big East Regular Season Championship, its first outright title since 1985. They went on to win the Big East Tournament for the first time since 2000 when they beat Xavier, Marquette, and Creighton at Madison Square Garden by an average of 17.7 points per game - highest by a Big East champion since Villanova's 19.0 in 2017.

A No. 2 seed in the West regional in the NCAA Tournament, St. John's won the opening game against Tulsa before succumbing to Arkansas in the second round. 

AP TOP 25 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL (released April 8):

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

1. Florida - 36-4 - 1525 - 61

2. Houston - 35-5 - 1464

3. Duke - 35-4 - 1402

4. Auburn - 32-6 - 1343

5. Tennessee - 30-8 - 1220

6. Alabama - 28-9 - 1198

7. Michigan State - 30-7 - 1188

8. Texas Tech - 28-9 - 1140

9. Maryland - 27-9 - 923

10. Michigan - 27-10 - 873

11. St. John's - 31-5 - 862

12. Kentucky - 24-12 - 744

13. BYU - 26-10 - 712

14. Purdue - 24-12 - 704

15. Arizona - 24-13 - 639

16. Wisconsin - 27-10 - 542

17. Iowa State - 25-10 - 512

18. Ole Miss - 24-12 - 424

19. Texas A&M - 23-11 - 358

20. Arkansas - 22-14 - 321

21. Louisville - 27-8 - 309

22. Clemson - 27-7 - 265

23. Gonzaga - 26-9 - 250

24. Saint Mary's - 29-6 - 186

25. Memphis - 29-6 - 137

RECEIVED VOTES: Drake (122), Oregon (105), Illinois (80), UConn (76), Creighton (60), Colorado St. (49), UCLA (36), McNeese St. (17), Missouri (16), New Mexico (10), UC San Diego (6), Kansas (5), Marquette (2).

USA TODAY SPORTS COACHES POLL (released April 8):

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

1. Florida - 36-4 - 775 - 31

2. Houston - 35-5 - 744

3. Duke - 35-4 - 706

4. Auburn - 32-6 - 672 

5. Tennessee - 30-8 - 621

6. Alabama - 28-9 - 610

7. Michigan State - 30-7 - 593

8. Texas Tech - 28-9 - 582

9. Maryland - 27-9 - 469

10. St. John's - 31-5 - 436

11. Michigan - 27-10 - 427

12. Purdue - 24-12 - 384

13. Arizona - 24-13 - 353

14. Kentucky - 24-12 - 330

15. BYU - 26-10 - 316

16. Wisconsin - 27-10 - 315

17. Iowa State - 25-10 - 280

18. Mississippi - 24-12 - 214

19. Texas A&M - 23-11 - 195

20. Gonzaga - 26-9 - 155

21. Louisville - 27-8 - 146

22. Saint Mary's - 29-6 - 97

23. Clemson - 27-7 - 95

24. Creighton - 25-11 - 90

25. Arkansas - 22-14 - 84

SCHOOLS DROPPED OUT: No. 16 Memphis, No. 24 Missouri, No. 25 Marquette

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Memphis (63), Drake (52), Illinois (49), UConn (41), Oregon (40), UCLA (33), Missouri (33), Marquette (18), New Mexico (11), Colorado State (9), UC San Diego (7), Kansas (6), Baylor (6), McNeese State (1).