HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team remained at No. 4 in the latest AP Top 25 poll after taking down Michigan, 85-77, in Boston in a rematch of last year’s national championship game Friday.

The Huskies (2-0) are behind No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Duke and No. 3 Illinois. All three of those programs earned convincing wins in their first two games, although Florida is the only one to have beaten a ranked opponent so far, having taken down then-No. 14 Miami 77-67 in their season opener.

Florida earned 53 first-place votes in the poll, while Duke had seven. The Huskies will face Duke and Illinois later in the nonconference season, so they can settle any poll-related disputes on the court.

No. 5 Michigan State, Virginia, Texas, Houston, UCLA and Louisville round out the top 10.

St. John’s is the only other Big East school in the Top 25.

Also on Monday, UConn’s Colben Landrew was named Big East Freshman of the Week.

Landrew, a 6-6 forward from McComb, Miss., opened his college career with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists in UConn’s season-opening win over Gardner-Webb, and followed it up with 14 points, eight rebounds and two dimes in the Huskies’ win over Michigan. He shot 57.1% from the field in the two wins and was 7 of 10 from the free-throw line.

“He’s an all-around guy,” Braylon Mullins said of his rookie teammate. “He does a lot of things: rebounds the ball very well, playing defense, running out in transition and he can score the ball. So he helps us in all different types of ways and we’re going to need him for games like that.”

Mullins was also named to the Big East’s weekly honor roll after averaging 21.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in UConn’s first two games. He scored 20 points in the opener on 7-of-12 shooting, then followed that up with a game-high 23 points against Michigan. Mullins knocked down seven 3s in the two games and boasts a 50% FG, 41.2% 3-point FG and 92.3% FT shooting line.

AP Top 25

1. Florida

2. Duke

3. Illinois

4. UConn

5. Michigan State

6. Virginia

7. Texas

8. Houston

9. UCLA

10. Louisville

11. Tennessee

12. Arizona

13. St. John’s

14. Gonzaga

15. Kansas

16. Texas Tech

17. Miami

18. Alabama

19. Arkansas

20. Michigan

21. USC

22. Vanderbilt

23. BYU

24. Kentucky

25. Nebraska

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