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Men's Basketball Ranked #25 In USA Today Coaches Poll
11/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 24, 2014
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's basketball team is ranked No. 25 in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll, which was released today (Nov. 24). It marks the first time the Providence College men's basketball team has been ranked in a national poll since the conclusion of the 2004 season when Providence was No. 21 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Providence also received 63 votes in the most recent Associated Press Top-25 poll and was three spots outside of the Top-25 rankings.
The Friars have posted a 5-0 mark to open the season. Providence, which captured the 2014 BIG EAST title and advanced the NCAA tournament, has earned wins this season over Albany (64-60) on Nov. 15, Binghamton (66-45) on Nov. 17, Navy (88-51) on Nov. 20, Florida State (80-54) on Nov. 22 and Notre Dame (75-74) on Nov. 23. By defeating Notre Dame on Nov. 23, Providence captured the 2014 Hall of Fame Tip Off at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Nov. 28 versus Yale at the Dunkin' Donuts Center at 4:00 p.m. Following the Yale game, Providence will travel to Kentucky to face the top-ranked Wildcats on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN2.
To purchase game tickets please call the Providence College ticket office at (401) 865-GOPC or visit Friars.com.
USA TODAY COACHES POLL (Nov. 24, 2014)1 Kentucky (29) 5-0 7962 Duke 5-0 7333 Wisconsin (2) 4-0 7264 Arizona (1) 3-0 7235 Louisville 3-0 6226 North Carolina 3-0 6177 Virginia 4-0 5858 Gonzaga 4-0 5589 Texas 4-0 54110 Wichita St 3-0 49111 Villanova 3-0 46912 Kansas 1-1 45813 Iowa State 2-0 37814 VCU 3-0 36915 San Diego St 3-0 34816 Florida 2-1 30317 Ohio State 3-0 28118 Michigan 3-0 26519 Michigan St 2-1 23820 Miami (FL) 5-0 16021 Oklahoma 2-1 11422 Connecticut 3-1 11223 UCLA 4-0 9324 West Virginia 5-0 8125 Providence 5-0 47•Others receiving votes: Stanford 42, Arkansas 35, Utah 27, Syracuse 26, Georgetown 23, Notre Dame 20, Nebraska 17, Oregon 11, Baylor 10, Minnesota 9, Creighton 9, Oklahoma St 8, California 6, Northern Iowa 6, UTEP 5, Indiana 5, Colorado 4, Charlotte 4, Iowa 4, Louisiana Tech 3, Wyoming 3, Saint Mary's 3, George Washington 3, Rhode Island 2, Memphis 2, Kansas St 2, Illinois 1, SMU 1, LSU 1
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