UConn men’s basketball continues to rise up the AP Poll rankings this season. After coming in at No. 24 in the preseason poll, the Huskies (8-1) have continued to climb and are ranked at No. 15 this week after wins over Maryland- Eastern Shore and Grambling State.
Despite the jump up in rankings, it ends what was a tough week overall for the program. The Huskies looked sluggish and let Maryland- Eastern Shore hang around for far too long last Tuesday, but held on to get the win and not torch their NCAA tournament resume.