USC received 10 points in this week’s Associated Press men’s basketball poll, leaving it fifth in the “others receiving votes” category.
Appearing on four ballots, the Trojans are effectively ranked No. 30. They were last ranked in the top 25 in early January.
Last week, they received 16 points.
The Trojans, who are 21-6 overall and 8-6 in the Pac-12, have lost consecutive games to Oregon and UCLA, including a 102-70 rout by the Bruins on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion. Each of those teams rose one spot this week – UCLA to No. 5 and Oregon to No. 6.
The Trojans’ formidable stretch continues at No. 4 Arizona at 7 p.m. Thursday.
AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Rec
Pts
Prv
1. Gonzaga (59)
28-0
1618
1
2. Villanova (5)
26-2
1556
2
3. Kansas (1)
24-3
1503
3
4. Arizona
25-3
1356
5
5. UCLA
24-3
1316
6
6. Oregon
24-4
1297
7
7. Louisville
22-5
1267
8
8. North Carolina
23-5
1138
10
9. Baylor
22-5
1108
4
10. Duke
22-5
1014
12
11. Kentucky
22-5
943
13
12. West Virginia
21-6
908
9
13. Florida
22-5
822
15
14. Purdue
22-5
807
16
15. Cincinnati
24-3
733
18
16. Wisconsin
22-5
713
11
17. SMU
24-4
554
19
18. Virginia
18-8
427
14
19. Florida State
21-6
419
17
20. Saint Mary’s
24-3
375
22
21. Notre Dame
21-7
322
25
22. Butler
21-6
295
24
23. Creighton
22-5
178
20
24. Maryland
22-5
159
23
25. Wichita State
25-4
153
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Others receiving votes: VCU 39, Northwestern 25, Iowa State 22, South Carolina 12, USC 10, Dayton 9, Middle Tennessee 8, Oklahoma State 7, Minnesota 5, Miami 2, Monmouth (N.J.) 2, Michigan 1, Vermont 1, Virginia Tech 1.
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