Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Receives Votes in AP and ESPN Coaches Polls
December 31, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 31, 2001
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team received votes for the first time this season in the Associated Press Men's Basketball Poll. The Falcons received seven votes which places them 42nd this week. For the fifth time this season, BGSU received votes in the ESPN Coaches Poll. The Falcons received six votes this week and are rated 38th.
BGSU, 10-1, will open MAC play Thursday night at Central Michigan.
AP Poll
1 Duke 2 Kansas 3 Florida 4 Virginia 5 Oklahoma St 6 Kentucky 7 Illinois 8 Maryland 9 Iowa 10 Oklahoma 11 Boston College 12 Stanford 13 Cincinnati 14 UCLA 15 Arizona 16 Syracuse 17 Missouri 18 Alabama 19 Michigan St 20 Butler 21 Miami Fla 22 Gonzaga 23 Wake Forest 24 Georgetown 25 Marquette
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Tech 32, Western Ky 31, Memphis 27, Oregon 24, Notre Dame 23, Mississippi 18, USC 18, BYU 17, Connecticut 15, Georgia 13, Ball St 11, Louisville 11, St Bonaventure 11, Coll of Charltn 8, Pittsburgh 8, Southern Ill 8, Bowling Green 7, Mississippi St 6, Saint Josephs 5, California 4, Hawaii 3, No Carolina St 3, Utah St 3, Wyoming 3, St Johns 2, Pennsylvania 1, Tulsa 1.
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
1 Duke 2 Florida 3 Kansas 4 Virginia 5 Oklahoma St 6 Maryland 7 Illinois 8 Kentucky 9 Iowa 10 Syracuse 11 Oklahoma 12 Boston College 13 Stanford 14 Arizona 15 UCLA 16 Cincinnati 17 Michigan St 18 Missouri 19 Alabama 20 Butler 21 Miami Fla 22 Gonzaga 23 Georgetown 24 Wake Forest 25 MarquetteOthers Receiving Votes: Western Ky 36, Saint Josephs 18, Wyoming 14, Ball St 13, No Carolina St 12, Temple 11, Southern Ill 9, Utah St 9, Memphis 8, Texas 8, BYU 7, Connecticut 7, Bowling Green 6, Hawaii 6, New Mexico 5, South Florida 5, Notre Dame 4, Mississippi St 3, Pittsburgh 3, Dayton 2, Oregon 2, Depaul 1, Georgia 1, Texas Tech 1, Tulsa 1.
