SU men's hoops team climbs in polls

The Syracuse University men's basketball team climbed a few spots in both of the latest polls.

In the Associated Press writers poll, the Orange are now ranked 13th in the nation, up from 16th in the previous weeks' poll. Syracuse, which has won its first eight games this season, is ranked just behind Notre Dame and just ahead of Purdue. North Carolina remains the top team in the country, followed by Connecticut.

The top 25 includes eight teams from the Big East conference.