Men's Basketball Poll Watching Week 19: Houston, UConn, Purdue Remain at Top

In the last set of polls before postseason play begins, the three teams that have been at the top or near the top most of the season are once again sitting at the top

In the Week 19 men's basketball polls, there was no change in the top three. Since Week 7, the top team in the nation has been either Houston (28-3, 15-3 Big 12), UConn (28-3, 18-2 Big East), or Purdue (28-3, 17-3 Big Ten). Those three are the final top three in the last set of polls before the conference tournaments begin. 

The Houston Cougars are once again the No. 1 team in both weekly polls / © Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

North Carolina (25-6, 17-3 ACC) and Tennessee (24-7, 14-4 SEC) round out the Top Five.

The Big 12 has six ranked teams this week, with two others receiving votes in at least one of the polls. The league also has the lowest NET ranking at 45.8. The nearest competition is the Big Ten at 60.3.

Big 12 Men's Basketball Teams Ranked or Receiving Votes - Week 19:

• Houston - No. 1 in both polls
• Iowa State - No. 7 in the AP Top 25 and No. 8 in the Coaches Poll
• Baylor - No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and No. 13 in the Coaches Poll
• Kansas - No. 16 in the AP Top 25 and No. 17 in the Coaches Poll
• BYU - No. 20 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the Coaches Poll
• Texas Tech - No. 25 in the AP Top 25 and No. 23 in the Coaches Poll
• Texas - Receiving votes in the AP Top 25 (31)
• Oklahoma - Receiving votes in the Coaches Poll (34)

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

AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Week 19

1 - Houston (28-3), no change

2 - UConn (28-3), no change

3 - Purdue (28-3), no change

4 - North Carolina (25-6), up 3

5 - Tennessee (24-7), down 1

6 - Arizona (24-7), down 1

7 - Iowa State (24-7), down 1

8 - Creighton (23-8), up 2

9 - Kentucky (23-8), up 6

10 - Marquette (23-8), down 2

14 - Baylor (22-9), down 3

16 - Kansas (22-9), down 2

20 - BYU (22-9), no change

25 - Texas Tech (22-9), previously not ranked

Dropped from the rankings - San Diego State (#21), South Florida (#24)

Other Big 12 schools receiving votes -Texas (#31)

Coaches Poll Men's Basketball Week 19

1 - Houston (28-3), no change

2 - UConn (28-3), no change

3 - Purdue (28-3), no change

4 - North Carolina (25-6), up 3

5 - Tennessee (24-7), down 1

6 - Creighton (23-8), up 4

7 - Arizona (24-7), down 2

8 - Iowa State (24-7), down 2

9 - Kentucky (23-8), up 4

10 - Marquette (23-8), down 1

13 - Baylor (22-9), down 2

17 - Kansas (22-9), down 2

21 - BYU (22-9), up 2

23 - Texas Tech (22-9), previously not ranked

Dropped from the rankings - San Diego State (#19), South Florida (#24), Florida (#25)

Other Big 12 schools receiving votes -Oklahoma (#34)

Bold teams = Big 12 Conference teams

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