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UK Rises, Louisville Falls in Latest AP Hoops Poll

UK Rises, Louisville Falls in Latest AP Hoops Poll
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By The Associated Press
Feb. 15, 2016
By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2016 | 03:37 PM
Villanova is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a second week and Kansas, coming off wins over two top 10 teams, jumps four places to second.

Duke, which had one of the longest consecutive poll streaks ever, returns at No. 20 after two weeks out of the Top 25.

Villanova (22-3) received 44 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday with Kansas (21-4) getting the other 21.

Oklahoma, which lost to Kansas in their rematch, and Iowa stayed third and fourth. North Carolina jumped four places to fifth and was followed by Maryland, which had been No. 2, and Virginia. Michigan State and Xavier are tied for eighth and West Virginia, which also lost to Kansas, is 10th.

Joining Duke as newcomers are No. 19 Notre Dame and No. 22 Indiana. They replace Texas A&M, Southern Cal and Wichita State.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 14, 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 (44) 22-3 1,601 1
2. Kansas (21) 21-4 1,578 6
3. Oklahoma 20-4 1,471 3
4. Iowa 20-5 1,349 4
5. North Carolina 21-4 1,343 9
6. Maryland 22-4 1,248 2
7. Virginia 20-5 1,188 7
8. Michigan St. 21-5 1,174 8
8. Xavier 22-3 1,174 5
10. West Virginia 20-5 1,094 10
11. Miami 20-4 1,036 12
12. Arizona 21-5 823 17
13. Iowa St. 18-7 742 14
14. Kentucky 19-6 692 22
15. Dayton 21-3 681 19
16. Oregon 20-6 529 11
17. Purdue 20-6 497 18
18. Louisville 19-6 494 13
19. Notre Dame 18-7 489
20. Duke 19-6 462
21. SMU 21-3 441 16
22. Indiana 20-6 232
23. Providence 19-7 125 20
24. Texas 16-9 123 24
25. Baylor 18-7 97 21


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