November 20, 2006
One day after capturing the title at the inaugural Shelby Metcalf Classic, the undefeated Texas A&M men's basketball team on Monday climbed two spots to 10th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll and rose one spot to 11th in The AP rankings.
In the coaches' poll, A&M slipped past Georgetown, which fell from eighth to 12th after falling to Old Dominion (75-62), and Kansas, which fell from third to 11th after losing to Oral Roberts (78-71).
Georgetown fell to 14th in the AP poll, which Kansas remaining a notch ahead of the Aggies at No. 10. After losing to Michigan State last week, Texas fell from 18th to 25th in the coaches' poll and dropped out of the AP rankings.
Florida remains the top-ranked team in both polls.
The last time A&M was ranked in the top 10 in either poll was Jan. 3, 1979, when the Aggies were ranked 10th by The AP. The only other time A&M has been ranked in the top 10 was a four-week run in the AP poll in 1959-60. That team was ranked No. 8 one week and 10th the following three weeks.
Week 3 AP Top 25
1. Florida (66) 4-0 1,794
2. North Carolina (6) 3-0 1,720
3. Pittsburgh 5-0 1,519
4. Ohio State 4-0 1,518
5. UCLA 1-0 1,488
6. LSU 2-0 1,484
7. Wisconsin 3-0 1,335
8. Alabama 3-0 1,241
9. Duke 3-0 1,197
10. Kansas 2-1 1,114
11. Texas A&M 4-0 1,065
12. Memphis 1-0 919
13. Marquette 4-0 716
14. Georgetown 2-1 713
15. Arizona 2-1 706
16. Washington 4-0 640
17. Syracuse 4-0 571
18. Connecticut 4-0 476
19. Georgia Tech 3-0 414
20. Kentucky 2-0 400
21. Nevada 3-0 306
22. Tennessee 4-0 300
23. Boston College 1-1 266
24. Wichita State 3-0 223
25. Maryland 5-0 199
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Texas 181, Gonzaga 179, Southern Illinois 126, Virginia 118, Xavier 103, Louisville 71, Michigan State 56, Creighton 47, Florida State 44, Illinois 41, San Diego State 20, Butler 12, Arkansas 11, Oklahoma State 11, Virginia Tech 10, Air Force 7, Old Dominion 6, Mississippi State 5, Kansas State 5, Oregon 4, Houston 4, Oral Roberts 3, Michigan 3, Indiana 2, Bradley 2, Purdue 2, Villanova 1, Nebraska 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Texas 19, Creighton 20.
Week 3 ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. Florida (30) 4-0 774
2. North Carolina 3-0 738
3. Ohio State (1) 4-0 675
4. Pittsburgh 5-0 675
5. UCLA 1-0 630
6. LSU 2-0 605
7. Wisconsin 3-0 604
8. Duke 3-0 537
9. Alabama 3-0 464
10. Texas A&M 4-0 446
11. Memphis 1-0 419
12. Kansas 2-1 408
13. Washington 4-0 327
14. Syracuse 4-0 267
15. Arizona 2-1 249
16. Georgetown 2-1 247
17. Marquette 4-0 243
18. Connecticut 4-0 222
19. Georgia Tech 3-0 199
20. Nevada 3-0 170
21. Tennessee 4-0 140
22. Kentucky 2-0 138
23. Gonzaga 4-0 111
24. Maryland 5-0 107
25. Texas 3-1 104
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Boston College 96, Wichita State 92, Louisville 72, Michigan State 58, Xavier 50, Southern Illinois 43, Illinois 38, Air Force 34, San Diego State 30, Michigan 25, Oklahoma State 19, Texas Tech 11, Virginia 7, Oral Roberts 7, Butler 6, Winthrop 4, Creighton 2, Brigham Young 2, Oregon 2, Virginia Tech 1, George Washington 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Boston College 14, Creighton 25.