St. John's Slips A Little In National Polls

 

The scene at Madison Square Garden Saturday night when St. John's beat Villanova. Photo by Jason Schott.

The St. John's Red Storm slipped three spots to No. 18 in the AP Top 25, and just two to No. 17 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll on Monday afternoon.

This comes after a week in which St. John's lost at UConn, 72-40, on Wednesday, and rebounded to beat Villanova, 89-57, at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

St. John's is now 16-2 in Big East Conference play, and they are now 23-6 overall. 

AP TOP 25 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL (released March 1):

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

1. Duke - 27-2 - 1471 - 55

2. Arizona - 27-2 - 1392 - 4

3. Michigan - 27-2 - 1385

4. UConn - 27-3 - 1275

5. Florida - 23-6 - 1234

6. Iowa State - 24-5 - 1118

7. Houston - 24-5 - 1094

8. Michigan State - 24-5 - 1055

9. Nebraska - 25-4 - 1002

10. Texas Tech - 22-7 - 855

11. Illinois - 22-7 - 838

12. Gonzaga - 28-3 - 752

13. Virginia - 25-4 - 731

14. Kansas - 21-8 - 722

15. Purdue - 22-7 - 712

16. Alabama - 20-7 - 657

17. North Carolina - 23-6 - 554

18. St. John's - 23-6 - 547

19. Miami (OH) - 29-0 - 360

20. Arkansas - 21-8 - 333

21. Saint Mary's - 27-4 - 304

22. Miami (FL) - 23-6 - 153

23. Tennessee - 20-9 - 118

24. Vanderbilt - 22-7 - 117

25. Saint Louis - 26-3 - 103

RECEIVED VOTES: BYU (74), Kentucky (47), Missouri (40), Wisconsin (27), Clemson (16), Utah St. (10), UCF (7), High Point (7), Dayton (5), Villanova (4), Navy (3), NC State (2), TCU (2), Ohio St. (1), Santa Clara (1).

USA TODAY SPORTS COACHES POLL (released March 1):

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

1. Duke - 27-2 - 772 - 28

2. Arizona - 27-2 - 735 - 3

3. Michigan - 27-2 - 720

4. UConn - 27-3 - 670

5. Florida - 23-6 - 639

6. Houston - 24-5 - 606

7. Iowa State - 24-5  - 574

8. Michigan State - 24-5 - 540

9. Nebraska - 25-4  - 537

10. Texas Tech - 22-7 - 452

11. Illinois - 22-7 - 420

12. Gonzaga - 28-3 - 419

13. Virginia - 25-4 - 407

14. Purdue - 22-7 - 371

15. Kansas - 21-8 - 363

16. Alabama - 22-7 - 338

17. St. John's - 23-6 - 295

18. North Carolina - 23-6 - 283

19. Arkansas - 21-8 - 194

20. Miami-OH - 29-0 - 175

21. Saint Mary's - 27-4 - 126

22. Vanderbilt - 22-7 - 93

23. Miami-FL - 23-6 - 74

24. Saint Louis - 26-3 - 73

25. Tennessee - 20-9 - 57

Schools Dropped Out: No. 20 Louisville, No. 23 BYU

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BYU (35), Wisconsin (23), Villanova (17), Missouri (10), Utah State (9), Clemson (8), Kentucky (5), UCF (3), Georgia (1).