Cards Rise One Spot In Both Polls

02/04/2013 02:17 PM

by Chip Cosby
• Filed under: Inside the Game

The University of Louisville rose one spot in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN coaches polls released on Monday. UofL (18-4, 6-3 in Big East) rose from 12th to 11th in the AP and went from No. 13 to No. 12 in the Coaches’ poll.

The Cardinals are one game behind Marquette and Syracuse for first place in the Big East. Louisville pounded Marquette 70-51 on Sunday and will travel to Rutgers (12-8, 3-6) Wednesday night.

Here’s a look at both polls:

AP
1.Indiana (58)
2.Florida (7)
3.Michigan
4.Duke
5.Kansas
6.Gonzaga
7.Arizona
8.Miami (FL)
9.Syracuse
10.Ohio St.
11.Louisville
12.Michigan St.
13.Kansas St.
14.Butler
15.New Mexico
16.Creighton
17.Cincinnati
18.Minnesota
19.Oregon
20.Georgetown
21.Missouri
22.Oklahoma St.
23.Pittsburgh
24.Marquette
25.Notre Dame

USA TODAY/ESPN

1.Indiana (25)
2.Florida (6)
3.Michigan
4.Duke
5.Kansas
6.Gonzaga
7.Arizona
8.Michigan St.
9.Syracuse
10.Ohio St.
11.Miami (FL)
12.Louisville
13.Creighton
14.Butler
15.Kansas St.
16.New Mexico
17.Cincinnati
18.Minnesota
19.Oregon
20.Missouri
21.Georgetown
22.Wichita St.
23.Mississippi
24.Oklahoma St.
25.San Diego St

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Chip Cosby is the host of cn|2 Sports. He came to cn|2 in May 2011 after working 14 years as a sports reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Chip graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1996 and has spent his career covering everything from UK to UofL to high school sports. Chip says one of his favorite aspects of the job is meeting the casual sports fans across the area. Be sure to say hello the next time you see Chip!