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UNLV Ranked 21st in USA Today/ESPN Poll

UNLV Beat #16 Louisville Saturday to Garner Some Attention

Todd Jacobs
UNLV served Louisville and Rick Pitino their first loss of the season and extended their record to 5-0 Saturday and then were rewarded with a ranking of 21st in the country on the USA Today/ESPN Poll. The Rebels are ranked for the first time in November since 1992 and will take on an Arizona program that has fallen on hard times. Look for the Wildcats to give UNLV a run for their money when they meet this week.

1. Kansas (30) 5-0 774
2. Texas 5-0 730
3. Villanova 6-0 685
4. Kentucky 6-0 646
5. Duke (1) 6-0 642
6. Purdue 5-0 632
7. Syracuse 6-0 587
8. West Virginia 5-0 586
9. Michigan State 5-1 532
10. Washington 5-0 458
11. North Carolina 6-1 452
12. Tennessee 5-1 403
13. Connecticut 4-1 356
14. Georgetown 4-0 316
15. Ohio State 5-1 309
16. Gonzaga 5-1 270
17. Florida 6-0 244
18. Louisville 4-1 156
19. Clemson 6-1 142
20. Butler 4-2 132
21. UNLV 5-0 101
22. Texas A&M 5-1 93
23. Georgia Tech 4-1 92
24. Cincinnati 4-1 82
25. California 4-2 75

Others Receiving Votes Oklahoma State 71, Florida State 62, Portland 62, Vanderbilt 51, Miami (FL) 47, Michigan 45, Marquette 44, Brigham Young 36, Minnesota 24, St. John's 20, Arizona State 19, Mississippi 18, Washington State 12, Wisconsin 11, Kansas State 11, Pittsburgh 8, Memphis 8, Texas Tech 7, Missouri 5, Illinois State 4, Dayton 3, New Mexico 2, Notre Dame 2, Maryland 2, Saint Mary's 2, Richmond 1, Utah State 1, Cornell 1, Illinois 1. Dropped From Rankings Michigan 15, Minnesota 16, Illinois 21, Maryland 22, Vanderbilt 24.

Rankings supplied by espn.go.com

Louisville only drops two spots in the rankings while Kansas and Texas remain at the top of the hill. Duke still looks over rated at number 5 and look for them to get the boot early. Michigan State just suffered their second loss losing to number 11 North Carolina. West Virginia will also be given a tough game in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge when they play Iowa.

Sources:

www.ESPN.go.com
www.lasvegasinsideinfo.com

Published by Todd Jacobs

Todd Jacobs is from Anaheim, California and resides in the city of Las Vegas. Todd worked for Orange Coast Magazine as News Editor in the 80s and recently began writing for several online sites including:...  View profile

  • UNLV is ranked 21st in the country. This is the first time they have been ranked since 1992.
  • Michigan State suffered their second loss at the hands of North Carolina
  • Louisville dropped to 18th after their loss to UNLV
UNLV and Lon Kruger are 2-0 against Rick Pitino and Louisville.

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