Men's Basketball Nationally Ranked

March 9, 2004

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's basketball team is ranked 20th in the nation, according to the most recent Associated Press Poll and 17th in the nation, according to the most recent ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Both polls were released on March 8. Last week, Providence was 12th in the AP Poll and 13th in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. Providence has been ranked for seven consecutive weeks and eight weeks overall this season. Eight weeks is the most the Friars have been ranked during the regular season since 1977-78, when Providence College was ranked for 13 weeks.

The Friars, 20-7 overall (11-5 in BIG EAST play), return to action on Thursday, March 11 at the BIG EAST Tournament. Providence, a three seed, will play the winner of the Seton Hall (six seed)/Villanova (11 seed) contest. The Friars' game is scheduled to start at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday and will be televised on ESPN.

NCAA DIVISION I: Associated PressPoll #17 (Mar. 8-Mar. 14)RANK    TEAM1.  Saint Joseph's2.  Stanford3.  Gonzaga4.  Mississippi State5.  Duke6.  Pittsburgh7.  Oklahoma State8.  Kentucky9.  Connecticut10. Wisconsin11. Texas12. Illinois13. Cincinnati14. Georgia Tech15. Wake Forest16. North Carolina17. NC State18. Kansas19. Syracuse20. Providence21. Arizona22. Utah State23. Memphis24. Southern Illinois25. Air Force
NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA TodayPoll #17 (Mar. 8-Mar. 14)RANK    TEAM1.  Saint Joesph's2.  Stanford3.  Gonzaga4.  Duke5.  Mississppi State6.  Pittsburgh7.  Oklahoma State8.  Kentucky9.  Connecticut10. Wisconsin11. Texas12. Cincinnati13. Illinois14. Wake Forest15. Kansas16. Arizona17. Providence18. Georgia Tech19. North Carolina20. NC State21. Utah State22. Southern Illinois23. Syracuse24. Memphis25. Air Force

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