West Virginia men's basketball receiving votes in new AP Top 25 poll

Following a pair of wins over ranked opponents in Gonzaga and Arizona en route to a third-place finish at The Battle 4 Atlantis, West Virginia men's basketball finds itself knocking on the door of the AP Top 25.

In the latest edition of the poll, WVU (5-2) received 26 votes -- not enough to crack the Top 25 itself, but it does ranked 36th out of all Division 1 teams and shows that the voters are now paying attention to the Mountaineers following last week's upsets. The Mountaineers is the seventh-highest Big 12 team either ranked of receiving votes in the new poll.

One of WVU's ranked wins -- Arizona (3-4) -- now carries a bit less weight as the Wildcats dropped out of the AP Poll following two losses in The Bahamas, but three of the team's four losses have come to Top 25 teams. Meanwhile, Gonzaga (7-1) dropped from No. 3 to No. 7 after their loss to the Mountaineers.

Meanwhile, the two losses for WVU are looking better as well -- Louisville (5-2), who bested WVU in the semifinal round of The Battle 4 Atlantis, is also receiving votes in the newest AP Poll after a 2-1 run in the tournament and a runner-up finish. Meanwhile, bitter rival Pittsburgh (7-1) -- who beat WVU in the Backyard Brawl in November -- are ranked No. 18 in the latest poll.

WVU will be back in action on Friday, December 6th in the Big 12-Big East Battle as they host a former conference rival in Georgetown (6-1) at the WVU Coliseum, with tip-off set for 7 P.M. EST.