Week 15 of the college basketball polls have been released and Providence has fallen again, but remained inside the top 25 after a 1-1 week that included a double OT loss at Marquette and a home win against Georgetown. The Friars are now 7-6 in Big East play and will travel to Cincinnati for a Wednesday night game against Xavier before having their second week-long “bye” of the Big East season. This is the first time Providence has been ranked in the AP Poll for 12 straight weeks since the 1977-78 season when the Friars spent the final 13 weeks ranked in the AP Top 25. The Friars moved from 20th to 23rd in the AP Poll and from t-17th to 20th in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll this week.

The Big East

• Villanova: AP 1 (Prv: 1), Coaches’ 1 (Prv: 1)
• Xavier: AP 8 (Prv: 5), Coaches’ 7 (Prv: 4)
• Providence: AP 23 (Prv: 20), Coaches’ 20 (Prv: t-17)
• Others Receiving Votes: Butler (Coaches’ NRV (Prv: NRV)), Seton Hall (Prv: 31st) Coaches’ 37th (Prv: 31st)

Providence’s Non-Conference Opponents

• Michigan State: AP 8 (Prv: 8), Coaches’ 9 (Prv: 9)
• Arizona: AP 12 (Prv: 17), Coaches’ 12 (Prv: 14)

To see the the full polls, click here.

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