INDIANAPOLIS – Butler has climbed to its highest national ranking ever, No. 6, in both college basketball polls.
Pretty good for a team picked to finish eighth in the Big East.
The Bulldogs (14-1) ascended after upsets took down half of last week’s Top 10. Gonzaga remained No. 1 in both polls, followed by Duke, Kansas, Baylor and 13-0 Auburn. Butler’s only loss was 53-52 at Baylor on Dec. 10.
Butler was ranked 10th last week in the USA Today coaches’ poll and 11th by The Associated Press.
INSIDER: Just how high can Butler climb?