UConn men’s basketball rises to No. 2 in AP Poll....

Despite only one game this past week, UConn men’s basketball made enough of a statement against Seton Hall to move up a spot in the AP Poll. After the Huskies demolished the Pirates 91-61 at Gampel Pavilion to clinch the Big East regular season title outright, UConn jumped Purdue and moved to No. 2 in this week’s AP Top 25.

The Huskies received six No. 1 votes, while the No. 3 Boilermakers received four. Houston (52 first-place votes) remains No. 1 for a second consecutive week. Aside from UConn, Creighton moved up two spots to No. 10, while Marquette dropped three spots to No. 8. The Big East is the only school in the country with three schools in the top 10. k

The Huskies and Golden Eagles face off Wednesday night in Milwaukee in what will be UConn’s fifth top-10 matchup this season, tying a program record. However, Marquette will not be at full strength for the matchup as the school announced that star point guard Tyler Kolek will miss the remainder of the regular season with an oblique injury.

Following the matchup with Marquette, UConn will wrap up the regular season on the road Saturday night in Providence against the Friars. PC has currently lost two straight games and will likely need to take down the Huskies to remain in the NCAA tournament picture. UConn has not won at Providence since Jan. 13, 2013.