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Men's Basketball AP Top 25: 12.1.14

Who's up and who's down in the college basketball world.

By mikevilleKS1
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North Carolina took a tumble and Butler entered the Ttop 25 in the latest edition of the AP men's basketball poll.  Wisconsin and Arizona flip-flopped inside the Top 5 while Texas, Louisville, and Wichita State inch their way up the Top 10.

Kansas held firm at #11.  Other Big 12 teams in the poll include #6 Texas, #16 West Virginia, #20 Iowa State, and #22 Oklahoma.  Oklahoma State, Baylor, and TCU (!!!!) are in the receiving votes category.

Future KU opponents Florida and Georgetown are also in the receiving votes category.

Associated Press Top 25

Rank School Record Pts Prev
1 Kentucky Wildcats (62) 7-0 1,622 1
2 Wisconsin Badgers (3) 7-0 1,511 2
3 Arizona Wildcats 6-0 1,488 3
4 Duke Blue Devils 7-0 1,475 4
5 Louisville Cardinals 5-0 1,260 6
6 Texas Longhorns 6-0 1,254 7
7 Virginia Cavaliers 7-0 1,196 8
8 Wichita State Shockers 4-0 1,165 9
9 Gonzaga Bulldogs 6-0 1,133 10
10 Villanova Wildcats 6-0 1,075 12
11 Kansas Jayhawks 5-1 1,063 11
12 North Carolina Tar Heels 5-1 864 5
13 San Diego State Aztecs 5-1 784 15
14 Ohio State Buckeyes 5-0 759 16
15 Miami-Florida Hurricanes 7-0 697 17
16 West Virginia Mountaineers 7-0 601 21
17 Michigan Wolverines 5-1 454 19
18 Arkansas Razorbacks 6-0 438 25
19 Michigan State Spartans 5-2 423 20
20 Iowa State Cyclones 3-1 330 13
21 Maryland Terrapins 7-0 306 45
22 Oklahoma Sooners 4-2 254 26
23 Butler Bulldogs 5-1 222 -
24 Illinois Fighting Illini 6-0 104 39
25 Utah Utes 5-1 88 29
Others receiving votes: N. Iowa 83, UConn 76, Oklahoma St. 69, Providence 56, VCU 52, Syracuse 49, Florida 40, Georgetown 30, Creighton 29, Washington 17, NC State 12, Wyoming 10, California 8, Seton Hall 5, St. John's 5, Nebraska 4, Baylor 3, UCLA 3, Mississippi 2, Old Dominion 2, TCU 2, Notre Dame 1, Saint Mary's (Cal) 1.

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