BYU drops 6 spots in newest AP Prime 25; Utah State receiving votes

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PROVO — BYU males’s basketball fell exhausting within the newest version of the Related Press Prime 25, however the Cougars are nonetheless among the many ranked groups within the nationwide media ballot.

The Cougars had been ranked No. 25 within the newest AP Prime 25 launched Monday, two days after Saturday’s 93-83 loss at Oklahoma State. The loss additionally dropped BYU to 2 spots to No. 21 within the USA Right now Coaches Ballot.

BYU is one in all six ranked groups from the Large 12, led by No. 2 Houston (22-3) and No. 6 Iowa State (20-5) after Texas Tech (18-7) re-entered the ballot at No. 23. Kansas (20-6) dropped three spots to No. 9 from final week, and Baylor is as much as No. 11.

The Cougars host the Bears (19-6) Tuesday evening on the Marriott Heart (7 p.m. MST, ESPN).

The SEC moved right into a tie with the Large 12 for probably the most ranked groups with six apiece. The Large East has three, whereas the Large Ten, Pac-12, ACC and Mountain West every have two, per the AP.

UConn (24-2) grew to become the primary unanimous No. 1-ranked staff, receiving all 62 first-place votes for 1,550 whole factors. After Houston comes Purdue (23-3), Arizona (20-5) and Tennessee (19-6).

“All we will management is taking a championship method to the following recreation,” mentioned UConn coach Dan Hurley, whose staff was the No. 2 general seed behind Purdue within the first look offered by the NCAA Match choice committee over the weekend.

Utah State obtained 22 factors within the newest poll, 9 spots exterior the highest 25, after Saturday’s 75-55 loss at Colorado State. The Aggies (21-5) host No. 19 San Diego State (20-6) on Tuesday evening (7 p.m. MST, CBS Sports activities Community).

4 groups entered or re-entered the highest 25, led by No. 21 Washington State for the primary time because the 2007-08 season following a seven-game successful streak. The Cougars had been joined by Colorado State, Texas Tech and Florida simply forward of BYU.

AP girls’s ballot

Utah (19-7) jumped 4 spots to No. 18 within the newest AP Prime 25 after Friday’s buzzer-beating win over then-No. 8 Colorado.

The Utes are one in all a nation-high six ranked groups from the Pac-12, together with 5 groups ranked within the first 12.

South Carolina (25-0) stayed atop the rankings, adopted by Ohio State (22-3), Stanford (23-3), Iowa (23-3) and Texas (24-3).

BYU’s Gustin wins back-to-back POTW honors

BYU ahead Lauren Gustin grew to become the primary participant to earn at the very least a share of Large 12 Participant of the Week honors Monday when the senior from Salem Hills Excessive was named co-player of the week alongside Texas freshman Madison Booker.

Gustin averaged 27.5 factors and 16.5 rebounds per recreation for the Cougars in a home-road cut up beginning with a 64-60 win at UCF. The graduated senior from Boise, Idaho singlehandedly saved BYU within the recreation towards Kansas, totaling a career-high 33 factors and 18 rebounds within the eventual 70-62 loss.

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