BYU, Utah State basketball: Cougars fall to No. 8 in the polls; USU to No. 23

Men's ncaa polls

After a week that saw BYU lose sophomore forward Brandon Davies to a suspension, then lose a home game to New Mexico, the Cougars dropped five spots in the Associated Press poll, released Monday, from No. 3 to No. 8.

San Diego State, the team BYU defeated a little more than a week ago, moved up from No. 9 to No. 7.

Utah State jumped from No. 25 to No. 23.

Associated Press men's basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 27, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Ohio St. (52) 29-2 1,612 1

2. Kansas (13) 29-2 1,569 2

3. Pittsburgh 27-4 1,493 4

4. Notre Dame 25-5 1,416 8

5. Duke 27-4 1,265 4

6. North Carolina 24-6 1,209 13

7. San Diego St. 29-2 1,197 9

8. BYU 28-3 1,187 3

9. Purdue 25-6 1,108 6

10. Texas 25-6 1,081 7

11. Syracuse 25-6 984 12

12. Florida 24-6 931 14

13. Wisconsin 23-7 870 10

14. Louisville 23-8 794 11

15. Kentucky 22-8 639 20

16. Arizona 25-6 562 18

17. St. John's 20-10 462 15

18. Xavier 24-6 437 23

19. Kansas St. 22-9 345 —

20. West Virginia 20-10 294 —

21. Connecticut 21-9 281 16

22. Georgetown 21-9 244 17

23. Utah State 28-3 234 25

24. Temple 24-6 209 —

25. Cincinnati 24-7 202 —

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 177, Vanderbilt 101, Villanova 64, UCLA 40, UNLV 29, Missouri 22, George Mason 12, Old Dominion 11, Alabama 10, Belmont 9, Butler 9, Gonzaga 6, Saint Mary's, Calif. 4, Va. Commonwealth 3, UAB 2, Harvard 1.

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