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Friar Men’s Basketball Ranked No. 15 in Associated Press Poll and No. 15 In The Coaches Poll

1/31/2022 12:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Friars posted two wins over ranked teams last week and moved up in the polls.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -  The Providence College men's basketball team is ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 15 in the most recent Coaches Poll.  Both polls were released today (January 31).  The Friars, who entered the polls on December 20 at No. 22/23, have been ranked for seven consecutive weeks.  The Friars were ranked No. 17/17 in both polls last week and climbed in this week's polls after two victories over ranked teams.  The Friars won at then No. 21/23 Xavier (65-62) on January 26 and defeated then No. 22/RV Marquette (65-63) on January 30.

The Friars (18-2, 8-1) are off to their best start to a season since 1976-77 when they began the season with an 18-2 mark.  Providence has posted Quad 1 wins at Wisconsin, at home versus Texas Tech, at UConn, at Xavier and at home versus Marquette.  The Friars have a NCAA NET ranking of 30.

The Friars will return to action on Tuesday, February 1 at St. John's at 9:00 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.  The team will play its second game of the week at Georgetown on Sunday, February 6 at 12:00 p.m. FS1.

Fans interested in purchasing tickets for the 2021-22 season, can visit Friars.com or call 401-865-GO PC.

-GO FRIARS!-

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