By virtue of losing their first ACC road game against Florida State, the Due Blue Devils have been dropped from the #1 spot in the AP top 25 poll. They had held the top spot since the preseason. Duke actually dropped to #4 with Ohio State taking the top spot and Kansas and Syracuse at #2 and #3 respectively.
As for the locals, Villanova continued to hold steady at #7. Just behind them at #8 is UConn, who the Wildcats face in a major matchup in Connecticut today.
Temple fell out of the top 25 after their loss to Duquesne. However, they got more top 25 votes than any team not in the top 25, so they’re basically at #26.
Here are the full AP top 25 college basketball rankings:
1. Ohio St. (49) 18-0 1,606
2. Kansas (6) 17-0 1,526
3. Syracuse (8) 18-0 1,523
4. Duke (1) 16-1 1,393
5. Pittsburgh (1) 17-1 1,382
6. San Diego St. 19-0 1,294
7. Villanova 16-1 1,265
8. Connecticut 14-2 1,148
9. BYU 17-1 1,057
10. Texas 14-3 1,015
11. Texas A&M 16-1 996
12. Kentucky 14-3 975
13. Missouri 15-3 758
14. Purdue 15-3 672
15. Minnesota 14-4 513
16. Notre Dame 14-4 495
17. Michigan St. 12-5 467
18. Wisconsin 13-4 448
19. Louisville 14-3 438
20. Washington 13-4 409
21. West Virginia 12-4 266
22. Saint Mary’s, Calif. 16-2 195
23. Georgetown 13-5 146
23. Illinois 13-5 146
25. Cincinnati 16-2 125
Others receiving votes: Temple 99, Georgia 89, Kansas St. 86, Gonzaga 84, Colorado 78, UNLV 76, Arizona 70, Florida St. 64, Vanderbilt 46, Florida 42, St. John’s 27, Missouri St. 25, Utah St. 22, Baylor 18, UCF 10, Southern Miss. 8, Marquette 7, Wichita St. 6, James Madison 4, Butler 2, North Carolina 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Penn St. 1.