Arizona On Top, Syracuse No. 2 In Latest AP Top 25 Rankings

Not much changed this week in the Associated Press polls this week.

The Arizona Wildcats are still the No. 1 team in the nation and the No. 2 Syracuse Orange are the only other team that received first-place votes (2/65).

Arizona squeaked out a two-point victory against Michigan in Ann Arbor this week, but stellar play from Nick Johnson kept the Wildcats’ undefeated season alive.

The top eight teams in the AP Poll remained the same from last week.

No. 19 Kentucky was the biggest faller this week, dropping eight spots after its loss to UNC this week. Kentucky started out the year as the top-ranked team in the country. No. 14 UNC moved up four spots with the win.

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Arizona (63)	11-0	1,623
2	Syracuse (2)	10-0	1,528
3	Ohio State	10-0	1,464
4	Wisconsin	12-0	1,381
5	Michigan State	8-1	1,297
6	Louisville	9-1	1,264
7	Oklahoma State	9-1	1,165
8	Villanova	10-0	1,053
8	Duke	7-2	1,053
10	Connecticut	9-0	1,035
11	Wichita State	10-0	923
12	Baylor	8-1	898
13	Oregon	9-0	834
14	North Carolina	7-2	792
15	Memphis	7-1	755
16	Florida	7-2	699
17	Iowa State	8-0	698
18	Kansas	7-3	482
19	Kentucky	8-3	414
20	Colorado	10-1	405
21	Gonzaga	10-1	376
22	Massachusetts	9-0	351
23	Missouri	10-0	222
24	San Diego State	7-1	176
25	Iowa	10-2	72

• Others receiving votes: UCLA 69, Pittsburgh 66, Saint Mary's 11, George Washington 5, Harvard 4, Oklahoma 4, Toledo 3, Michigan 3

By Mike Lucas