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Miami Basketball 17th in AP, 20th in Coaches Polls

UM earns first rankings of 2014-15 with 5-0 start.

By Jerry Steinberg
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

Courtesy UM

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Fresh off its championship run through the Charleston Classic that successfully concluded Sunday, the University of Miami men’s basketball team made its season debut in the top 20 of both major college basketball polls Monday.

Miami checked in at No. 17 in the Associated Press top 25, and earned a No. 20 ranking in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

The Hurricanes have opened the regular season 5-0 for the first time since 2009, including a road win over No. 7 Florida and three dominant victories in Charleston.

The Hurricanes were last ranked in the final polls of the 2012-13 season, holding the No. 5 spot in the AP poll and No. 10 inUSA Today Coaches Poll. The last time Miami was ranked in the month of November was in 2008-09 when the Canes opened the year No. 17/16, then were No. 22/21 in polls released on Nov. 24, 2008.

The Canes complete their road trip on Tuesday, Nov. 25 when UM faces Charlotte for the second time in two days. The Canes and 49ers tip off at 9 p.m. inside Halton Arena on Fox Sports Network.

Full Polls:

AP Poll

Rank School Record Pts
1 Kentucky Wildcats (62) 5-0 1,622
2 Arizona Wildcats 3-0 1,493
2 Wisconsin Badgers (3) 4-0 1,493
4 Duke Blue Devils 5-0 1,473
5 North Carolina Tar Heels 3-0 1,315
6 Louisville Cardinals 3-0 1,220
7 Texas Longhorns 4-0 1,185
8 Virginia Cavaliers 4-0 1,166
9 Wichita State Shockers 3-0 1,120
10 Gonzaga Bulldogs 4-0 1,076
11 Kansas Jayhawks 1-1 982
12 Villanova Wildcats 3-0 913
13 Iowa State Cyclones 2-0 831
14 Virginia Commonwealth Rams 3-0 761
15 San Diego State Aztecs 3-0 735
16 Ohio State Buckeyes 3-0 557
17 Miami-Florida Hurricanes 5-0 524
18 Florida Gators 2-1 467
19 Michigan Wolverines 3-0 402
20 Michigan State Spartans 2-1 400
21 West Virginia Mountaineers 5-0 345
22 UCLA Bruins 4-0 177
23 Creighton Bluejays 4-0 148
24 Connecticut Huskies 3-1 145
25 Arkansas Razorbacks 3-0 129
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 109, Stanford 80, Providence 63, Utah 38, Minnesota 21, Northern Iowa 17, Rhode Island 16, Syracuse 15, Oklahoma St 14, Memphis 10, Georgetown 10, Baylor 7, Indiana 6, California 5, Nebraska 5, Illinois 5, Cincinnati 4, NC State 4, Wyoming 4, UTEP 3, Maryland 3, Dayton 3, BYU 2, Northeastern 1, Xavier 1


Coaches Poll

Rank School Record Pts 1st Prev Change Hi/Lo
1 Kentucky 5-0 796 29 1 0 1/1
2 Duke 5-0 733 0 3 1 3/3
3 Wisconsin 4-0 726 2 4 1 4/4
4 Arizona 3-0 723 1 2 -2 2/2
5 Louisville 3-0 622 0 8 3 8/9
6 North Carolina 3-0 617 0 6 0 6/6
7 Virginia 4-0 585 0 9 2 8/9
8 Gonzaga 4-0 558 0 11 3 11/13
9 Texas 4-0 541 0 10 1 10/10
10 Wichita State 3-0 491 0 13 3 11/13
11 Villanova 3-0 469 0 12 1 12/12
12 Kansas 1-1 458 0 5 -7 5/5
13 Iowa St. 2-0 378 0 14 1 14/14
14 Virginia Commonwealth 3-0 369 0 15 1 15/16
15 San Diego State 3-0 348 0 16 1 16/17
16 Florida 2-1 303 0 7 -9 7/7
17 Ohio State 3-0 281 0 20 3 20/20
18 Michigan 3-0 265 0 22 4 22/23
19 Michigan State 2-1 238 0 19 0 18/19
20 Miami 5-0 160 0 46 26 –
21 Oklahoma 2-1 114 0 18 -3 18/19
22 Connecticut 3-1 112 0 17 -5 15/17
23 UCLA 4-0 93 0 29 6 –
24 West Virginia 5-0 81 0 NR 0 –
25 Providence 5-0 47 0 NR 0 –
Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 42; Arkansas 35; Utah 27; Syracuse 26; Georgetown 23; Notre Dame 20; Nebraska 17; Oregon 11; Baylor 10; Creighton 9; Minnesota 9; Oklahoma State 8; Northern Iowa 6; California 6; Indiana 5; Texas-El Paso 5; Iowa 4; Colorado 4; Charlotte 4; Louisiana Tech 3; George Washington 3; Saint Mary's 3; Wyoming 3; Rhode Island 2; Kansas State 2; Memphis 2; LSU 1; Illinois 1; Southern Methodist 1.