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Michigan State stayed at #1, but received bad news today in that star player Denzel Valentine will miss the next 2-3 weeks after having his knee scoped in an arthroscopic procedure. Michigan State is one of six remaining unbeatens in D1.
In your obscure state of the day, Kentucky and Duke each lost to unranked teams while both were top-10 teams on the same day. In the AP, Kentucky fell to #12 and Duke dropped all the way to #15. Iowa State also fell out of the top-10 after losing at home to Northern Iowa.
#6 Xavier, #9 Butler, and #10 Providence are the newest members of the AP top-10 club.
As for the Big 12, the Jayhawks held steady at #2 (in the AP), followed #3 Oklahoma, #11 Iowa State, #19 West Virginia, and #23 Baylor. Texas is unranked but receiving votes.
AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State Spartans (64) | 12-0 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 9-1 | 1,537 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 8-0 | 1,495 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins | 10-1 | 1,428 |
| 5 | Virginia Cavaliers | 9-1 | 1,350 |
| 6 | Xavier Musketeers | 11-0 | 1,287 |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9-2 | 1,215 |
| 8 | Arizona Wildcats | 11-1 | 1,056 |
| 9 | Butler Bulldogs | 9-1 | 947 |
| 10 | Providence Friars | 11-1 | 911 |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-1 | 907 |
| 12 | Kentucky Wildcats | 9-2 | 856 |
| 13 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 9-1 | 851 |
| 14 | Purdue Boilermakers | 11-1 | 833 |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils | 9-2 | 809 |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals | 9-1 | 652 |
| 17 | Villanova Wildcats | 8-2 | 649 |
| 18 | SMU Mustangs | 9-0 | 628 |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 9-1 | 470 |
| 20 | George Washington Colonials | 10-1 | 366 |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 9-2 | 327 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 10-2 | 315 |
| 23 | Baylor Bears | 8-2 | 141 |
| 24 | Utah Utes | 9-2 | 107 |
| 25 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 10-0 | 87 |
| Others receiving votes: UCLA 49, Connecticut 46, Oregon 34, Gonzaga 33, Colorado 27, Dayton 17, Pittsburgh 16, Northern Iowa 15, Arkansas-Little Rock 14, Vanderbilt 8, Monmouth 6, Iowa 5, Texas 3, Florida 3, Northwestern 2 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan St | 12-0 | 773 | 29 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 8-0 | 718 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kansas | 9-1 | 716 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Maryland | 10-1 | 687 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Virginia | 9-1 | 646 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Xavier | 11-0 | 603 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 9-2 | 520 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Arizona | 11-1 | 517 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Iowa St. | 9-1 | 506 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Duke | 9-2 | 455 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 9-2 | 441 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Butler | 9-1 | 410 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Purdue | 11-1 | 378 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Providence | 11-1 | 376 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | Louisville | 9-1 | 371 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Miami-Florida | 9-1 | 323 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 | Villanova | 8-2 | 310 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 301 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 169 | 0 | 24 |
| 20 | George Washington | 10-1 | 159 | 0 | 22 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 10-2 | 153 | 0 | 20 |
| 22 | Baylor | 8-2 | 122 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 10-0 | 77 | 0 | 25 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 8-3 | 59 | 0 | 21 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 7-3 | 45 | 0 | 23 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 38; Utah 35; Pittsburgh 34; Colorado 31; UCLA 22; Oregon 18; Notre Dame 15; Dayton 10; California 8; Arkansas-Little Rock 8; Northern Iowa 5; Texas 5; Florida 4; Indiana 3; Iowa 2; Monmouth 2. | |||||