Men's Basketball Moves Up To No. 12/12 In Polls
11/29/2004 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 29, 2004
MADISON, Wisc. - The Maryland men's basketball team moved to No. 12/12 in the rankings with the release of the Nov. 29 AP and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Polls on Monday evening.
The Terrapins improve their standing from No. 13/14 last week, after they posted a convincing 84-61 victory over then No. 25/24 Memphis in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic.
In all, the Terps could play 12 regular-season games against eight opponents ranked in this week's polls. In the ACC alone, six teams are ranked among the nation's Top 13 in the coaches' poll, and seven teams are ranked in the Top 25.
Maryland meets No. 25/23 Wisconsin on Tuesday as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Terps and Badgers clash for the fourth time in five seasons at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2, this time as the tournament champions of their respective conferences.
AP Top 25 (Nov. 29) 1. Wake Forest 2. Kansas 3. Syracuse 4. Georgia Tech 5. Illinois 6. Oklahoma State 7. Connecticut 8. Kentucky 9. North Carolina 10. Duke 11. Michigan State 12. Maryland 13. Pittsburgh 14. Washington 15. Mississippi State 16. NC State 17. Louisville 18. Texas 19. Florida 20. Notre Dame 21. Arizona 22. Alabama 23. Iowa 24. Virginia 25. WisconsinUSA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll (Nov. 29) 1. Wake Forest 2. Kansas 3. Illinois 4. Georgia Tech 5. Syracuse 6. Connecticut 7. Oklahoma State 8. Kentucky 9. Michigan State 10. Duke 11. North Carolina 12. Maryland 13. NC State 14. Pittsburgh 15. Texas 16. Washington 17. Louisville 18. Florida 19. Notre Dame 20. Arizona 21. Mississippi State 22. Alabama 23. Wisconsin 24. Cincinnati 25. Virginia
