AP poll: Texas basketball makes it in

Starting 4-0, UT basketball finds itself in the top 25 for the first time this season. It is the first time they are ranked since Nov 2018.

Starting the season out 4-0, Texas makes it into the AP top 25 poll for the first time this season. Coming in at No. 22, the Longhorns are ranked for the first time since Nov. 2018. No. 4 Kansas, No. 12 Texas Tech, and No. 23 Baylor are the other Big 12 teams that join Texas in the top 25.

Here is the full poll:

  1. Duke
  2. Louisville
  3. Michigan State
  4. Kansas
  5. North Carolina
  6. Maryland
  7. Virginia
  8. Gonzaga
  9. Kentucky
  10. Ohio State
  11. Oregon
  12. Texas Tech
  13. Seton Hall
  14. Arizona
  15. Utah State
  16. Memphis
  17. Villanova
  18. Xavier
  19. Auburn
  20. Tennessee
  21. VCU
  22. Texas
  23. Colorado
  24. Baylor
  25. Washington
Others receiving votes:

Florida State 91, Florida 67, LSU 61, Saint Mary’s 55, Evansville 43, Oklahoma 29, Vermont 11, Michigan 11, Marquette 11, Purdue 11, Butler 10, Mississippi State 9, Virginia Tech 7, West Virginia 6, Providence 5, Wisconsin 5, Liberty 4, Arkansas 3, Missouri 2, Connecticut 2, USC 2, New Mexico 2, San Diego State 2, Dayton 1

Texas has a big week upcoming as they head to Madison Square Garden to participate in the 2K Classic in New York City, NY. They will face Georgetown on Thursday night and either No. 1 Duke or California on Friday night. Picking up even one win would take the Longhorns a long way come March.

You can watch Texas face Georgetown in the 2K Classic on Thursday at 6 P.M. CST on ESPN2.

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