The latest college basketball polls are out. The Connecticut Huskies are ranked No. 8 in the Coaches' Poll, up one spot from last week. The Huskies were also up to No. 8 in the latest AP Poll, also up one position from last week.
Connecticut's Big East foe Syracuse remained ranked No. 1 in both polls.
The Harvard Crimson are ranked No. 22 in the latest AP Poll and No. 21 in the most recent Coaches' Poll. Harvard was up 2 spots in both the AP and the Coaches' Poll.
The Huskies have Big East games this week against Seton Hall (Jan. 3) and Rutgers (Jan. 7). The Crimson have upcoming games against Fordham (Jan. 3) and Dartmouth (Jan. 7).
There were no other Boston area teams ranked in the Top 25 of either poll this week.
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