Just like everyone assumed by early December of this college basketball season, the Kentucky Wildcats are in neither Top 25 poll and the Richmond Spiders are at No. 19. Just like you thought they would be.
The big movers this week include a Lonestar State twosome of the Houston Cougars and Texas Longhorns. The Coogs advance thanks to wins over No. 17 Texas Tech and South Carolina, while UT-Austin’s big wins over Indiana, North Carolina, and Villanova shoot them up to No. 13 in the AP and No. 12 via the Coaches.
Both San Diego State and Louisville are added to the AP list, which costs Oregon and Kentucky their rankings. The Coaches didn’t do a poll after a short week to open the season, so this is their first update of the regular season.
Here are the AP and Coaches Polls for Week 3 of the 2020-21 college basketball season:
AP Poll
Week 3 AP Hoops Poll
Rank | Team (1st place votes) | Record | Points | Movement |
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Rank | Team (1st place votes) | Record | Points | Movement |
1 | Gonzaga (54) | 3-0 | 1518 | - |
2 | Baylor (7) | 3-0 | 1470 | - |
3 | Iowa | 3-0 | 1385 | - |
4 | Michigan State | 5-0 | 1296 | +4 |
5 | Kansas | 4-1 | 1195 | +2 |
6 | Illinois | 3-1 | 1104 | -1 |
7 | Houston | 4-0 | 1090 | +3 |
8 | Creighton | 3-0 | 1068 | +1 |
9 | Villanova | 4-1 | 1033 | +3 |
10 | Duke | 2-1 | 954 | -4 |
11 | West Virginia | 4-1 | 918 | - |
12 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 767 | +1 |
13 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 750 | -9 |
Texas | 4-1 | 750 | +4 | |
15 | Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 688 | +1 |
16 | North Carolina | 3-1 | 547 | -2 |
17 | Texas Tech | 4-1 | 541 | - |
18 | Virginia | 3-1 | 474 | -3 |
19 | Richmond | 2-0 | 419 | - |
20 | Florida State | 1-0 | 350 | +2 |
21 | Rutgers | 3-0 | 293 | +3 |
22 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 287 | +1 |
23 | Arizona State | 3-1 | 218 | +2 |
24 | San Diego State | 4-0 | 123 | +2 |
25 | Louisville | 4-0 | 122 | +1 |
Coaches Poll
Week 3 Coaches Hoops Poll
Rank | Team (1st place votes) | Record | Points | Movement |
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Rank | Team (1st place votes) | Record | Points | Movement |
1 | Gonzaga (23) | 3-0 | 788 | +1 |
2 | Baylor (8) | 3-0 | 774 | -1 |
3 | Iowa (1) | 3-0 | 717 | +3 |
4 | Michigan St | 5-0 | 679 | +8 |
5 | Kansas | 4-1 | 585 | — |
6 | Villanova | 4-1 | 581 | -3 |
7 | Creighton | 3-0 | 561 | +4 |
8 | Houston | 4-0 | 529 | +10 |
9 | Illinois | 3-1 | 525 | +1 |
10 | West Virginia | 4-1 | 471 | +5 |
11 | Duke | 2-1 | 458 | -3 |
12 | Texas | 4-1 | 407 | +10 |
13 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 361 | -6 |
14 | North Carolina | 3-1 | 331 | +2 |
15 | Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 315 | — |
16 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 311 | -2 |
17 | Texas Tech | 4-1 | 310 | -4 |
18 | Virginia | 3-1 | 268 | -14 |
19 | Richmond | 2-0 | 198 | +13 |
20 | Ohio St. | 3-0 | 176 | +4 |
21 | Florida State | 1-0 | 167 | -3 |
22 | Rutgers | 3-0 | 161 | +1 |
23 | Arizona State | 3-1 | 121 | -6 |
24 | Louisville | 4-0 | 95 | +2 |
25 | Florida | 3-0 | 83 | +2 |