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Last week the USC Trojans men's basketball team found themselves sitting at 23 in both the AP and Coaches rankings. USC responded with consecutive road losses to Arizona State and Arizona. The Trojans have struggled on the road this season, and seem to struggle when they are ranked. The Trojans cracked the rankings earlier in the season but responded with defeat that time as well. USC is still projected by make the NCAA Tournament.
Villanova is number one in both polls. Xavier also finds itself in the top 10 in both polls. You may recall the Trojans lost to Xavier back in November, the Trojans' first lost of the season and their first game away from the Galen Center. Pac-12 foes Arizona and Oregon (both have victories over USC this season) were also ranked in both polls.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Villanova Wildcats (44) | 22-3 | 1601 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (21) | 21-4 | 1578 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 20-4 | 1471 |
| 4 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 20-5 | 1349 |
| 5 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 21-4 | 1343 |
| 6 | Maryland Terrapins | 22-4 | 1248 |
| 7 | Virginia Cavaliers | 20-5 | 1188 |
| 8 | Xavier Musketeers | 22-3 | 1174 |
| 8 |
Michigan State Spartans | 21-5 | 1174 |
| 10 |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
20-5 | 1094 |
| 11 |
Miami-Florida Hurricanes |
20-4 | 1036 |
| 12 |
Arizona Wildcats |
21-5 | 823 |
| 13 |
Iowa State Cyclones |
18-7 | 742 |
| 14 |
Kentucky Wildcats |
19-6 | 692 |
| 15 |
Dayton Flyers |
21-3 | 681 |
| 16 |
Oregon Ducks |
20-6 | 529 |
| 17 |
Purdue Boilermakers |
20-6 | 497 |
| 18 |
Louisville Cardinals |
19-6 | 494 |
| 19 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
18-7 | 489 |
| 20 |
Duke Blue Devils |
19-6 | 462 |
| 21 |
SMU Mustangs |
21-3 | 441 |
| 22 |
Indiana Hoosiers |
20-6 | 232 |
| 23 |
Providence Friars |
19-7 | 125 |
| 24 |
Texas Longhorns |
16-9 | 123 |
| 25 |
Baylor Bears |
18-7 | 97 |
USA Today Coaches PoIl
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Villanova (25) | 22-3 | 785 |
| 2 | Kansas (7) | 21-4 | 764 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 20-4 | 680 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 21-4 | 674 |
| 5 | Maryland | 22-4 | 636 |
| 6 | Iowa | 20-5 | 624 |
| 7 | Xavier | 22-3 | 615 |
| 8 | Virginia | 20-5 | 489 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 21-5 | 560 |
| 10 | Miami | 20-4 | 558 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 20-5 | 488 |
| 12 | Arizona | 21-5 | 425 |
| 13 | Dayton | 21-3 | 382 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 19-6 | 346 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 18-7 | 319 |
| 16 | Purdue | 20-6 | 298 |
| 17 | Oregon | 20-6 | 259 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 18-7 | 203 |
| 19 | Duke | 19-6 | 183 |
| 20 | Providence | 19-7 | 161 |
| 21 | Indiana | 20-6 | 154 |
| 22 | Baylor | 18-7 | 109 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 21-4 | 108 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 18-7 | 106 |
| 25 | Texas | 16-9 | 73 |