Michigan State Moves Up To 6 In New AP Poll
The Associated Press
Villanova remains No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll, holding its comfortable lead over Kansas.
The Wildcats (24-3) received 45 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday for its third week on top of the poll. Kansas (23-4) was No. 1 on 20 ballots to hold second.
Villanova will have its toughest test yet as the top-ranked team when the Wildcats travel to No. 5 Xavier on Wednesday.
Oklahoma and Virginia are tied for third and are followed in the top 10 by Xavier, Michigan State, North Carolina, Iowa, Arizona and Maryland.
No. 21 Texas A&M and No. 22 Utah return to the rankings this week, replacing Dayton, which dropped out from 15th, and Providence, which was 23rd.
1. Villanova
2. Kansas
3. Virginia
3. Oklahoma
5. Xavier
6. Michigan State
7. North Carolina
8. Iowa
9. Arizona
10. Maryland
11. Louisville
12. Miami (FL)
13. Oregon
14. West Virginia
15. Duke
16. Kentucky
17. Iowa State
18. Indiana
19. Baylor
20. Purdue
21. Texas A & M
22. Utah
23. Notre Dame
24. SMU
25. Texas
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