Men's Basketball Poll Watching Week 2: Frogs Remain Unranked

TCU is receiving votes in both polls this week. The Big 12 has four ranked teams and two other teams besides the Frogs receiving votes.
Men's Basketball Poll Watching Week 2: Frogs Remain Unranked
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Basketball season is underway. The TCU men's team has two games under their belt, winning them by an average of 25 points. The Frogs were receiving votes in both preseason polls. In the first polls since the season began, they find themselves still in the "receiving votes" category in both polls. 

TCU men's basketball guard Avery Anderson III drives down the court in the game against Southern on November 6, 2023.
TCU men's basketball is 2-0. For now, the team is not yet ranked in either poll but is receiving votes :: Brian McLean, On Assignment Photo/KillerFrogs

Kansas, which has started the season 2-0, remains the top team in the nation according to both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. Purdue is the No. 2 team in both bolls.

After beating then-No. 2 Duke 78-73, Arizona has surged to take the third spot in both polls. Marquette and defending champion UConn round out the Top Five.

In addition to Kansas, the Big 12 has three other ranked teams - Houston (6/6), Baylor (15/16), and Texas (19/17). And in addition to TCU, BYU and Iowa State are also receiving votes in both polls. 

Here are the highlights from both the AP Top 25 poll and the Coaches Poll:

AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll

1 - Kansas (2-0), no change

2 - Purdue (2-0), up 1

3 - Arizona (2-0), up 9

4 - Marquette (2-0), up 1

5 - UConn (2-0), up 1

6 - Houston (2-0), up 1

7 - Tennessee (2-0), up 2

8 - Creighton (2-0), no change

9 - Duke (1-1), down 7

10 - Florida Atlantic (1-0), no change

13 - Texas A&M (2-0), up 2

15 - Baylor (3-0), up 5

19 - Texas (2-0), down 1

25 - Colorado (2-0), previously not ranked

Dropped from the rankings - San Diego State (#17), Saint Mary's (#23)

Other Big 12 schools receiving votes -TCU (#30), BYU (#32), Iowa State (#35) 

Coaches Poll

1 - Kansas (2-0), no change

2 - Purdue (2-0), no change

3 - Arizona (2-0), up 8

4 - UConn (2-0), up 1

5 - Marquette (2-0), up 2

6 - Houston (2-0), no change

7 - Creighton (2-0), up 1

8 - Tennessee (2-0), up 2

9 - Duke (1-1), down 6

10 - Florida Atlantic (1-0), down 1

13 - Baylor (3-0), up 4

15 -Texas A&M (2-0), up 4

17 - Texas (2-0), up 1

Dropped from the rankings - San Diego State (#15)

Other Big 12 schools receiving votes -TCU (#31), Iowa State (#33), BYU (#35),  

Bold teams = Big 12 Conference teams

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the publisher/managing editor for KillerFrogs.com. He has been a Horned Frog since the Jim Wacker era and loves covering all of TCU's sports.