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UK Holds at No. 8 in Latest AP Basketball Poll

UK Holds at No. 8 in Latest AP Basketball Poll
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By The Associated Press
Dec. 11, 2017 | LEXINGTON, KY
By The Associated Press Dec. 11, 2017 | 03:23 PM | LEXINGTON, KY
Villanova is the new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 while Arizona State made a big leap after a tumultuous week in which half of the top 10 lost.

The Wildcats (10-0) were fourth but earned 41 of 65 first-place votes to hop over Michigan State, which earned 19 first-place votes to climb from third to second. They were the favorites to take over at the top following unanimous No. 1 Duke's weekend loss at Boston College.

Wichita State climbed three spots to No. 3, followed by Duke and Arizona State. The Sun Devils (9-0) jumped 11 spots and earned the other five first-place votes after winning at then-No. 2 Kansas to extend their best start since the 1974-75 season.

The Jayhawks fell to No. 13 after two losses.



The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Villanova (41) 10-0 1598 4
2. Michigan St. (19) 9-1 1561 3
3. Wichita St. 8-1 1402 6
4. Duke 11-1 1362 1
5. Arizona St (5) 9-0 1316 16
6. Miami 8-0 1272 10
7. North Carolina 9-1 1237 11
8. Kentucky 8-1 1227 8
9. Texas A&M 8-1 1072 7
10. Xavier 9-1 1044 13
11. West Virginia 9-1 972 18
12. Gonzaga 8-2 805 12
13. Kansas 7-2 760 2
14. TCU 10-0 718 20
15. Seton Hall 8-1 704 19
16. Virginia 8-1 690 15
17. Purdue 10-2 568 21
18. Notre Dame 8-2 564 9
19. Florida St. 9-0 452
20. Tennessee 7-1 342 24
21. Baylor 7-2 281 23
22. Florida 6-3 261 5
23. Arizona 7-3 252
24. Texas Tech 7-1 191
25. Cincinnati 7-2 145 17

Others receiving votes: Creighton 79, Oklahoma 72, Texas 52, Louisville 19, Arkansas 17, Virginia Tech 15, Minnesota 15, Nevada 13, Mississippi St. 8, UCLA 6, SMU 6, Loyola of Chicago 5, Alabama 4, Georgia 3, Houston 3, N Iowa 3, Towson 3, Syracuse 2, Boise St. 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Rhode Island 1.

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