Another week, another few spots up in the polls for Maryland. The Terrapins are now No. 15 in the AP Poll, up from No. 17 last week. The week before, they were ranked No. 19.
UPDATE: Maryland is now ranked #15 in the USA Today Coaches poll as well.
Maryland's rise can primarily be attributed to their impressive 73-64 win at Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon. The Terrapins entered the game as 9.5-point underdogs, facing their first road game of the year in a hostile environment against a talented Cowboys squad. Strong performances by Jake Layman and Melo Trimble led Maryland to the win, giving the Terps one of their strongest starts to a season in the last decade.
Virginia, the only team Maryland has lost to, ranks No. 5 after a 76-27 (not a typo) win over Harvard. Iowa State, Maryland's other marquee victory this year, ranks No. 12. Other Big Ten teams in the AP Poll include Wisconsin at No. 6 and Ohio State at No. 21.
Maryland's ranking this week is their highest in the AP Poll since they checked in at No. 14. on January 3, 2006. The full polls for week 7 are below:
AP Top 25
Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev |
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1. | Kentucky Wildcats (65) | 12-0 | 1625 | 1 |
2. | Duke Blue Devils | 10-0 | 1548 | 2 |
3. | Arizona Wildcats | 12-0 | 1502 | 3 |
4. | Louisville Cardinals | 10-0 | 1344 | 4 |
5. | Virginia Cavaliers | 11-0 | 1336 | 6 |
6. | Wisconsin Badgers | 10-1 | 1322 | 5 |
7. | Villanova Wildcats | 11-0 | 1214 | 7 |
8. | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 12-1 | 1170 | 8 |
9. | Texas Longhorns | 10-1 | 1149 | 9 |
10. | Kansas Jayhawks | 9-1 | 1096 | 10 |
11. | Wichita State Shockers | 8-1 | 966 | 11 |
12. | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-1 | 821 | 13 |
13. | Washington Huskies | 10-0 | 798 | 16 |
14. | Utah Utes | 8-2 | 796 | 14 |
15. | Maryland Terrapins | 11-1 | 678 | 17 |
16. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 11-1 | 536 | 21 |
17. | St. John's Red Storm | 9-2 | 517 | 20 |
18. | West Virginia Mountaineers | 10-1 | 464 | 22 |
19. | Oklahoma Sooners | 7-3 | 436 | 15 |
20. | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9-3 | 414 | 24 |
21. | Ohio State Buckeyes | 9-2 | 411 | 12 |
22. | Baylor Bears | 9-1 | 203 | 26 |
23. | Northern Iowa Panthers | 10-1 | 162 | 29 |
24. | Colorado State Rams | 11-0 | 144 | 28 |
25. | TCU Horned Frogs | 11-0 | 120 | 27 |
USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREV |
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1 | Kentucky (30) | 12-0 | 798 | 1 |
2 | Duke (1) | 10-0 | 761 | 2 |
3 | Arizona (1) | 12-0 | 743 | 3 |
4 | Louisville | 10-0 | 673 | 4 |
5 | Virginia | 11-0 | 668 | 5 |
6 | Wisconsin | 10-1 | 639 | 6 |
7 | Villanova | 11-0 | 617 | 7 |
8 | Gonzaga | 11-1 | 568 | 8 |
9 | Texas | 10-1 | 547 | 9 |
10 | Kansas | 9-1 | 536 | 10 |
11 | Wichita State | 8-1 | 451 | 11 |
12 | Iowa St. | 9-1 | 413 | 13 |
13 | Washington | 10-0 | 389 | 16 |
14 | Utah | 8-2 | 361 | 14 |
15 | Maryland | 11-1 | 322 | 18 |
16 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 281 | 21 |
17 | West Virginia | 10-1 | 268 | 20 |
18 | Ohio State | 9-2 | 206 | 12 |
19 | St. John's | 9-1 | 205 | 23 |
20 | Oklahoma | 7-3 | 192 | 15 |
21 | North Carolina | 8-3 | 159 | 24 |
22 | Baylor | 9-1 | 106 | 26 |
23 | San Diego State | 8-3 | 97 | 17 |
24 | Northern Iowa | 10-1 | 86 | 27 |
25 | Colorado State | 11-0 | 70 | 28 |
Others Receiving Votes: Georgetown 40; California 35; TCU 29; Virginia Commonwealth 27; Minnesota 18; Miami (Fla.) 17; Michigan State 13; Arkansas 11; Seton Hall 9; Old Dominion 8; Oklahoma State 7; Indiana 7; Florida 6; LSU 5; Illinois 4; Butler 4; Penn State 3; Saint Mary's 1. |