UNLV Men's Basketball is Ranked!

January 29, 2007: UNLV men's basketball team cracks ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll for first time in 14 years.

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's basketball team, which is off to its best start in 14 years with an overall record of 18-4, broke into the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll Monday.
UNLV, which is tied with Indiana for the final spot in the top 25 rankings, is in the poll for the first time since the final rankings of the 1992-93 season. UNLV was No. 19 in that poll, which was released on March 15, 1993.
"I am really happy for our players and also very happy for our fans," head coach Lon Kruger said. "Our players obviously have worked extremely hard and continue to make progress and our crowds have been outstanding. The students were there early on Saturday and their enthusiasm set the stage for a great night. The fans definitely share in the credit for the recognition that comes with being in the top 25 and our players are excited about that as well."
UNLV had its largest attendance figure in a decade on Saturday night against New Mexico. The Runnin' Rebels won the game 72-76 in overtime in front of 17,056, which was the largest UNLV regular season home crowd since Dec. 27, 1997 against UCLA (17,490).
The Runnin' Rebels, who are in their third year under Kruger, next play at Colorado State on Tuesday. The game will be played at 7 p.m. MST/6 p.m. PST and will be televised live on the mtn. (Cox Digital 334 in Las Vegas).

ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll (Jan. 29)
School (1st Place Votes) Record Points
1. Florida (26) 19-2 767
2. Wisconsin (4) 21-1 733
3. North Carolina (1) 19-2 724
4. Ohio State 18-3 668
5. UCLA 18-2 648
6. Kansas 18-3 595
7. Pittsburgh 19-3 579
8. Texas A&M 17-3 542
9. Oregon 19-2 525
10. Duke 18-3 480
11. Butler 19-2 469
12. Memphis 17-3 415
13. Nevada, Reno 19-2 404
14. Oklahoma State 18-3 381
15. Marquette 19-4 316
16. Air Force 19-3 301
17. Washington State 17-4 245
18. Virginia Tech 16-5 233
19. Notre Dame 17-4 147
20. Alabama 15-5 119
21. Clemson 18-4 116
22. Arizona 14-6 85
23. Texas 15-5 78
24. Kentucky 16-5 68
25. UNLV 18-4 62
25. Indiana 15-5 62

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Southern Illinois 54, Virginia Commonwealth 42, Vanderbilt 32, Georgetown 31, Stanford 28, USC 23, West Virginia 20, Michigan State 20, Boston College 12, Winthrop 10, New Mexico State 9, LSU 7, Brigham Young 6, George Washington 6, Texas Tech 4, Villanova 4, Maryland 3, Northern Iowa 2.