Illini, Fighting Irish Rise In Latest AP Poll
In the most recent AP Top 25 basketball poll, released on Monday, both Notre Dame and Illinois rose from their positions last week.
Illinois (12-3) went from No. 23 last week to No. 20 this week, after wins over Iowa and Wisconsin.
Notre Dame (12-2) dropped a game to No. 4 Syracuse, but a win over No. 13 Georgetown was good enough to move the Fighting Irish from No. 13 to No. 14.
1-Duke (65)13-0
2-Ohio State 14-0
3-Kansas 13-0
4-Syracuse 15-0
5-Pittsburgh 13-
6-San Diego State 15-0
7-Villanova 12-1
8-Connecticut 11-1
9-Missouri 13-1
10-Kentucky 11-2
11-Purdue 13-1
12-Texas 11-2
13-Georgetown 12-2
14-Notre Dame 12-2
15-Brigham Young 14-1
16-Texas A&M 12-1
17-Kansas State 11-3
18-Michigan State 9-4
19-UCF 13-0
20-Illinois 12-3
21-Memphis 11-2
22-Vanderbilt 11-2
23-Washington 10-3
24-Cincinnati 14-0
25-UNLV 12-2
Others Receiving Votes: Louisville(11-2), Minnesota(11-3), Temple(9-3), Wisconsin(11-3), Baylor(9-3), Florida(10-3), Butler(10-4), Wichita State(11-2), North Carolina(10-4), St. Mary's(12-2), Gonzaga(10-5), Arizona(12-3), Cleveland State(15-1), Florida State(11-3), Georgia(11-2)
