VCU one-upped themselves today be entering the 2013-14 college basketball season as the No.14 team in the first official AP Poll, up one spot from their No.15 ranking in the opening edition of this year’s Coaches Poll. The ranking marks the first time VCU has ever entered a season ranked in the poll.
The Rams won’t waste much time before playing their first game against a ranked team this season, taking on UVA who enters the season at No.24 in the AP poll in their second game of the season. They will also most likely have a shot at No.7 Michigan if they can get past Florida State in the first round of this year’s Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
VCU is the only Atlantic 10 team to crack the top-25, but La Salle and SLU both received votes.
Full Rankings (first place votes)
1. Kentucky (27) 21-12 1,546
2. Michigan St. (22) 27-9 1,543
3. Louisville (14) 35-5 1,501
4. Duke (2) 30-6 1,435
5. Kansas 31-6 1,357
6. Arizona 27-8 1,311
7. Michigan 31-8 1,120
8. Oklahoma St. 24-9 1,093
8. Syracuse 30-10 1,093
10. Florida 29-8 1,048
11. Ohio St. 29-8 1,036
12. North Carolina 25-11 954
13. Memphis 31-5 741
14. VCU 27-9 680
15. Gonzaga 32-3 538
16. Wichita St. 30-9 512
17. Marquette 26-9 510
18. UConn 20-10 448
19. Oregon 28-9 408
20. Wisconsin 23-12 338
21. Notre Dame 25-10 332
22. UCLA 25-10 244
23. New Mexico 29-6 213
24. Virginia 23-12 189
25. Baylor 23-14 180
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 176, Creighton 145, Indiana 111, Colorado 83, Iowa 83, Harvard 46, Boise St. 22, Villanova 14, Arizona St. 11, Georgetown 11, UNLV 8, Washington 8, LSU 6, Pittsburgh 6, Stanford 6, Boston College 5, La Salle 4, Missouri 3, Saint Louis 3, St. John’s 3, Cincinnati 1.
