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Virginia basketball ranks #10 in newest AP Poll, Coaches Poll releases

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

The Virginia Cavaliers moved up two spots to #10 in the November 30, 2015 release of the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The poll follows a quiet week for Virginia, who went 1-0 since last Monday's poll with an 80-54 win over Lehigh. The Hoos jumped Arizona and Gonzaga, who ranked 10th and 11, respectively, last week; each lost their first game of the season.

Undefeated Kentucky remained on top once again, and received 29 of 32 first-place votes. Maryland (who received the other 3 votes) follows at #2, and Michigan State, Iowa State, and Duke round out the top 5.

North Carolina (#9), Syracuse (#19), Miami (#21), and Louisville (#22) are the other four ACC teams to make the top 25, while Notre Dame received votes as well.  Past opponent George Washington sits just outside the rankings, as does future opponent California, while Villanova moved up to #7.

The AP Poll followed a similar pattern, as Virginia jumped the same two teams to move up to #10. The top three were identical to those of the Coaches Poll, but Kansas came in at #4 and Iowa State at #5.

Here's the full Coaches Poll Top 25:

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREV HI/LOW
1 Kentucky Wildcats (29) 6-0 797 1 1/2
2 Maryland Terrapins (3) 5-0 759 2 2/3
3 Michigan State Spartans 6-0 720 4 4/13
4 Iowa State Cyclones 4-0 652 5 5/7
5 Duke Blue Devils 6-1 642 3 3/4
6 Kansas Jayhawks 4-1 615 7 5/7
7 Villanova Wildcats 6-0 613 9 8/9
8 Oklahoma Sooners 3-0 607 6 6/8
9 North Carolina Tar Heels 5-1 549 8 1/8
10 Virginia Cavaliers 5-1 495 12 6/12
11 Purdue Boilermakers 5-0 456 15 15/24
12 Gonzaga Bulldogs 4-1 376 11 11/12
13 Vanderbilt Commodores 5-1 343 16 16/20
14 Arizona Wildcats 5-1 320 10 10/10
15 West Virginia Mountaineers 6-0 299 22 22/23
16 Oregon Ducks 5-0 291 23 23/NR
17 Cincinnati Bearcats 7-0 282 24 24/NR
18 Xavier Musketeers 7-0 280 29
19 Syracuse Orange 6-0 221 NR
20 Texas A&M Aggies 6-1 175 30
21 Miami-Florida Hurricanes 5-1 145 19 19/NR
22 Louisville Cardinals 5-0 141 27
23 Baylor Bears 4-1 113 25 21/25
24 Providence Friars 6-1 110 NR
25 Butler Bulldogs 4-1 65 28 20/NR
Also Receiving Votes: Utah 62; Connecticut 53; California 43; Indiana 35; LSU 29; Notre Dame 25; George Washington 17; Dayton 11; Saint Mary?s 10; Davidson 10; UNLV 9; Pittsburgh 8; Monmouth 5; Iowa 5; South Carolina 4; Northern Iowa 3; Florida 2; Wichita State 2; Texas-El Paso 1.
Dropped Out: No. 13 California, No. 14 Indiana, No. 17 LSU, No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 20 Wichita State, No. 21 Connecticut.