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Rams Now Ranked In The Top 25 In Both Major Basketball Polls

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) - The CSU Rams men's basketball team is back in the Top 25 in the nation's two major polls.

The Rams are 11-0, which is a first in the program's history. They are currently one of nine undefeated Division I teams across the country.

CSU 62, CU 60, Coors Events Center in Boulder, Dec. 10, 2014 - Daniel Bejarano
Daniel Bejarano of the CSU Rams during the team's 62-60 win over the CU Buffaloes on Dec. 10. (credit: CBS)

They are now ranked No. 24 in the AP Rankings and No. 25 in the Coaches Rankings.

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Head coach Larry Eustachy's Rams were also ranked in the national polls for a few weeks in February 2013. Before that the team hadn't been ranked since the 1950s.

Larry Eustachy
CSU Rams Coach Larry Eustachy (credit: CBS)

The Rams play Charleston Southern on Monday night at Moby Arena and have a chance to break the school record for the longest single-season winning streak.

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CSU defeated the Denver Pioneers on Friday by a score of 85-84.

This is the first team CSU has had their men's football team and men's basketball team ranked in the Top 25 in the same season.

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