UConn men’s basketball has moved up one spot in the AP Poll and sits at No. 2 this week. This is the first time the Huskies have been ranked this high since Feb. 23, 2009, one week before their most recent No. 1 overall ranking.
UConn received 21 first-place votes, while Purdue took the remaining 40. All but five voters had Dan Hurley’s team and Purdue in the top two spots, each of which slotted Houston, which took down then-No. 2 Virginia on the road on Saturday, at the No. 2 spot. Three of those ballots had the Huskies at No.