In New College Basketball Rankings Pitt Panthers Becomes No. 1

Pitt (14-0) became the No. 1 team for the first time in school history, moving up two spots from No. 3 after then-No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (13-1) lost at home to unranked Boston College Eagles and then-No. 2 Connecticut Huskies (12-1) lost at home to then-No. 8 Georgetown.

On Saturday, Pitt defeated Georgetown on the road as Dejuan Blair scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, snapping the Hoyas' 29-game home winning streak.

Pittsburgh received 30 of 31 first-place votes as the Tar Heels received one vote after moving to No. 3. UNC's archrival Duke Blue Devils (12-1) moved up to No. 2. Wake Forest Demon Deacons move to No. 4 as UConn rounds out the top five.

Oklahoma Sooners (13-1) is sixth, followed by Texas Longhorns (11-2) and UCLA Bruins (12-2) in a tie for seventh, Syracuse Orange (14-1) and Georgetown (10-2) to round out the top ten.

Besides Pitt, the other undefeated Division I men's teams are Wake Forest (13-0), Clemson (14-0) and Illinois State (14-0). Wake plays host to North Carolina on Sunday.

Gonzaga Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines dropped out of the poll. Butler Bulldogs, West Virginia Mountaineers and Boston College moved into the top 25.

For the complete top 25 rankings by ESPN/USA Today, please look below:

ESPN/USA Today Poll

1. Pittsburgh (30) 14-0 774

2. Duke 12-1 714

3. North Carolina (1) 13-1 707

4. Wake Forest 13-0 687

5. Connecticut 12-1 630

6. Oklahoma 13-1 593

7. Texas 11-2 546

7. UCLA 12-2 546

9. Syracuse 14-1 526

10. Georgetown 10-2 506

11. Clemson 14-0 480

12. Michigan State 11-2 452

13. Notre Dame 10-3 277

14. Purdue 11-3 261

15. Marquette 13-2 251

16. Arizona State 12-2 238

17. Villanova 12-2 225

18. Xavier 11-2 217

19. Minnesota 13-1 183

20. Butler 12-1 147

21. Louisville 9-3 136

22. West Virginia 11-2 132

23. Baylor 12-2 98

24. Boston College 13-2 90

25. Tennessee 9-3 85

Others Receiving Votes

Dayton 54, Illinois State 50, Michigan 49, Saint Mary's 43, Ohio State 40, Memphis 37, Illinois 34, Brigham Young 34, California 31, Davidson 31, Arkansas 27, Gonzaga 27, Wisconsin 26, Texas A&M 22, Missouri 21, Florida 11, UNLV 11, LSU 10, Kansas 7, Stanford 5, Maryland 1, Florida State 1, Utah State 1, Washington 1.

Dropped From College Basketball Rankings

Gonzaga 17, Ohio State 23, Michigan 24.
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