VCU Rams gain rank in Top 25 basketball poll

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)–Virginia Commonwealth Athletics announced Monday that for the first time ever during the regular season, the VCU Rams have been ranked in the top 25 by the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll

VCU Rams are in the number 24 slot. In the final 1985 Associated Press men’s basketball poll, VCU ranked within the top 20, at slot number 10. 

The rankings are as follows:

1. Duke
2. Michigan 
3. Arizona 
4. Louisville
5. Indiana
6. Kansas
7. Syracuse
8. Gonzaga
9. Florida
10. Minnesota
11. Creighton
12. Missouri
13. Illinois
14. Ohio State
15. San Diego State
16. Notre Dame
17. Butler
18. Michigan State
19. UNLV
20. Cincinnati
21. North Carolina State
22. Georgetown
23. Kansas State
24. Virginia Commonwealth
25. Wyoming

To see more on the rankings and each team, click here: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings