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Press releasePROVO -- BYU men's basketball entered the national rankings for the first time this season on Monday, Jan. 4, at No. 25 in the AP Top 25 Poll and No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Poll. The Cougars are 14-1 this season and have won their last nine games. This marks the fourth-consecutive season in which BYU has appeared in the rankings, the longest such streak in program history. The Cougars were ranked in three-straight seasons on three occasions, from 1964 to 1967, 1970 to 1973 and 1980 to 1982. BYU head coach Dave Rose (111-35, .760 in his fifth season) is now second all-time at BYU having coached four teams into the rankings. Stan Watts leads the list with eight teams while Frank Arnold is second with three. The Cougars will look to defend their ranking when they open Mountain West Conference play on Wednesday against UNLV at 8 p.m. MST in the Marriott Center. The game will be televised live on The Mtn. AP Top 25 (1/4/10)
- Kansas (56)
- Texas (8)
- Kentucky (1)
- Purdue
- Duke
- Villanova
- Syracuse
- West Virginia
- North Carolina
10. Michigan State
11. Kansas State
12. Georgetown
13. Connecticut
14. Mississippi
15. New Mexico
16. Tennessee
17. Wisconsin
18. Florida State
19. Gonzaga
20. Georgia Tech
21. Temple
22. Texas Tech
23. Pittsburgh
24. Washington
25. BYU
Others Receiving Votes: Clemson 139, Texas A&M 86, Cincinnati 76, Florida 75, Baylor 73, Miami (FL) 70, Rhode Island 52, USC 46, Dayton 45, Ohio State 42, Wake Forest 42, William & Mary 37, Northern Iowa 35, UAB 29, Mississippi State 26, Virginia Tech 20, Oklahoma State 16, California 15, UNLV 12, Cornell 9, Butler 6, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Oregon 4, Minnesota 3, Vanderbilt 1.
ESPN/USA Today (1/4/10)
- Kansas (30)
- Texas (1)
- Kentucky
- Purdue
- Duke
- Villanova
- Syracuse
- West Virginia
- North Carolina
10. Kansas State
11. Michigan State
12. Georgetown
13. Connecticut
14. New Mexico
15. Tennessee
16. Mississippi
17. Georgia Tech
18. Gonzaga
19. Florida State
20. Wisconsin
21. Clemson
22. Washington
23. BYU
24. Butler
25. Temple
Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 50, Texas Tech 42, Ohio State 41, UNLV 39, Wake Forest 36, Northern Iowa 35, Baylor 26, Florida 24, Cincinnati 19, William & Mary 19, Saint Mary's 16, Cornell 15, California 13, Texas A&M 12, Rhode Island 9, UAB 9, Virginia Tech 9, Oklahoma State 8, Dayton 7, USC 7, Mississippi State 2.
<br></br><b>BYU in the Rankings</b>
Year Highest Rank Coach
1950-51 11 Stan Watts
1953-54 19 Stan Watts
1955-56 5 Stan Watts
1964-65 9 Stan Watts
1965-66 6 Stan Watts
1966-67 7 Stan Watts
1970-71 20 Stan Watts
1971-72 6 Stan Watts
1972-73 12 Glen Potter
1979-80 12 Frank Arnold
1980-81 15 Frank Arnold
1981-82 15 Frank Arnold
1987-88 3 Ladell Andersen
1992-93 21 Roger Reid
2006-07 21 Dave Rose
2007-08 20 Dave Rose
2008-09 25 Dave Rose
2009-10 25 Dave Rose
