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Monday, November 30, 2009 Las Vegas, NV--The UNLV men's basketball team is ranked in both the Associated
Press and USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches' polls this week following the Runnin'
Rebels' impressive 76-71 victory over then-No. 16 Louisville at the Thomas &
Mack Center on Saturday.
UNLV, which never trailed the Cardinals and led by as many as 19 points in
moving to 5-0 on the season, is No. 24 in the AP poll and No. 21 in the
coaches' poll, which were released Monday.
The Runnin' Rebels were last in the rankings at the close of their Sweet 16
run in 2007, when they were No. 19 in the final AP poll and No. 14 in the
final coaches' poll. This week's rankings also mark the first time that the
Runnin' Rebels have been in the national polls in the month of November
since the 1992-93 season, when that squad spent the entire year in the top
25.
Head coach Lon Kruger's team plays its first road game of the season on
Wednesday, traveling to play Arizona at 6:00 p.m. (PT) in a game that will
be televised by FSN Arizona (Cox Digital Cable 332/DirecTV 686/DISH Network
415). The matchup with the Wildcats will be the fourth in four years between
the two regional rivals. UNLV will then play at Santa Clara on Dec. 5 before
returning to Las Vegas to play Kansas State at the Orleans Arena on Dec. 12.
Tickets are still available for that game by calling (702) 284-7777 or by
going to OrelansArena.com.
Associated Press Top 25
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Pts
1. Kansas (63) 5-0 1,623
2. Texas (1) 5-0 1,508
3. Villanova 6-0 1,442
4. Purdue 5-0 1,389
5. Kentucky 6-0 1,333
6. Duke 6-0 1,316
7. West Virginia 5-0 1,238
8. Syracuse (1) 6-0 1,183
9. Michigan State 5-1 1,109
10. North Carolina 6-1 961
11. Tennessee 5-1 936
12. Washington 5-0 893
13. Florida 6-0 777
14. Connecticut 4-1 742
15. Ohio St. 5-1 702
16. Georgetown 4-0 588
17. Gonzaga 5-1 491
18. Clemson 6-1 426
19. Texas A&M 5-1 284
20. Louisville 4-1 252
21. Florida State 6-1 219
22. Cincinnati 4-1 205
23. Butler 4-2 200
24. UNLV 5-0 191
25. Portland 5-1 120
USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Pts
1. Kansas (30) 5-0 774
2. Texas 5-0 730
3. Villanova 6-0 685
4. Kentucky 6-0 646
5. Duke (1) 6-0 642
6. Purdue 5-0 632
7. Syracuse 6-0 587
8. West Virginia 5-0 586
9. Michigan State 5-1 532
10. Washington 5-0 458
11. North Carolina 6-1 452
12. Tennessee 5-1 403
13. Connecticut 4-1 356
14. Georgetown 4-0 316
15. Ohio State 5-1 309
16. Gonzaga 5-1 270
17. Florida 6-0 244
18. Louisville 4-1 156
19. Clemson 6-1 142
20. Butler 4-2 132
21. UNLV 5-0 101
22. Texas A&M 5-1 93
23. Georgia Tech 4-1 92
24. Cincinnati 4-1 82
25. California 4-2 75
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