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Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 8 (Jan 2, 2012)

Rank   Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Syracuse Orange (60) 15-0 AAC 2-0 1st 1618 +7 1 Jan 2, 2012, #1 Nov 21, 2011, #5 45
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (12/28/11, W 75-49), @ DePaul (1/01/12, W 68-87)
Current Week: @ Providence (1/04/12, W 73-87), v. Marquette (1/07/12, W 73-66)
2    Kentucky Wildcats (5) 13-1 SEC 0-0 1st 1554 +74 3 Dec 5, 2011, #1 Dec 26, 2011, #3 47
Previous Week: v. Lamar (12/28/11, W 86-64), v. Louisville (12/31/11, W 69-62)
Current Week: v. Little Rock (1/03/12, W 73-51), v. South Carolina (1/07/12, W 79-64)
3    North Carolina Tar Heels 13-2 ACC 0-0 3rd 1451 +85 5 Nov 21, 2011, #1 Dec 26, 2011, #5 16
Previous Week: v. Elon (12/29/11, W 100-62), v. Monmouth (1/01/12, W 102-65)
Current Week: v. Boston College (1/07/12, W 83-60)
4    Baylor Bears 13-0 Big 12 0-0 N/A 1389 +90 6 Jan 2, 2012, #4 Nov 7, 2011, #12 9
Previous Week: v. Mississippi State (12/28/11, W 54-52)
Current Week: v. Texas A&M (1/02/12, W 61-52), @ Texas Tech (1/07/12, W 60-73)
5    Duke Blue Devils 12-1 ACC 0-0 2nd 1354 +73 7 Nov 28, 2011, #3 Dec 26, 2011, #7 85
Previous Week: v. Western Michigan (12/30/11, W 110-70), v. Pennsylvania (1/01/12, W 85-55)
Current Week: @ Temple (1/04/12, L 78-73), @ Georgia Tech (1/07/12, W 74-81)
6    Ohio State Buckeyes 13-2 Big Ten 1-1 4th 1277 -230 2 Dec 26, 2011, #2 Jan 2, 2012, #6 37
Previous Week: v. Northwestern (12/28/11, W 87-54), @ Indiana (12/31/11, L 74-70)
Current Week: v. Nebraska (1/03/12, W 71-40), @ Iowa (1/07/12, W 47-76)
7    Missouri Tigers 13-0 Big 12 0-0 N/A 1255 +106 8 Jan 2, 2012, #7 Nov 14, 2011, #25 9
Previous Week: @ Old Dominion (12/30/11, W 68-75)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma (1/03/12, W 87-49), @ Kansas State (1/07/12, L 75-59)
8    UConn Huskies 12-1 AAC 2-0 1st 1199 +56 9 Nov 21, 2011, #4 Dec 26, 2011, #9 25
Previous Week: @ South Florida (12/28/11, W 57-60), v. St. John's (12/31/11, W 83-69)
Current Week: @ Seton Hall (1/03/12, L 75-63), @ Rutgers (1/07/12, L 67-60)
9    Georgetown Hoyas 12-1 AAC 2-0 1st 1072 +221 12 Jan 2, 2012, #9 Dec 5, 2011, #18 5
Previous Week: @ Louisville (12/28/11, W 68-71), v. Providence (12/31/11, W 49-40)
Current Week: v. Marquette (1/04/12, W 73-70), @ West Virginia (1/07/12, L 74-62)
10    Louisville Cardinals 12-2 AAC 0-1 15th 977 -409 4 Dec 26, 2011, #4 Jan 2, 2012, #10 19
Previous Week: v. Georgetown (12/28/11, L 68-71), @ Kentucky (12/31/11, L 69-62)
Current Week: @ St. John's (1/03/12, W 58-73), v. Notre Dame (1/07/12, L 65-67)
11    Indiana Hoosiers 13-1 Big Ten 1-1 4th 974 +154 13 Jan 2, 2012, #11 Dec 12, 2011, #18 4
Previous Week: @ Michigan State (12/28/11, L 80-65), v. Ohio State (12/31/11, W 74-70)
Current Week: v. Michigan (1/05/12, W 73-71), @ Penn State (1/08/12, W 82-88)
12    Florida Gators 11-3 SEC 0-0 1st 753 -297 10 Nov 14, 2011, #7 Dec 12, 2011, #13 15
Previous Week: @ Rutgers (12/29/11, L 85-83), v. Yale (12/31/11, W 90-70)
Current Week: v. UAB (1/03/12, W 79-61), @ Tennessee (1/07/12, L 67-56)
13    Kansas Jayhawks 10-3 Big 12 0-0 3rd 663 +115 17 Dec 19, 2011, #12 Dec 26, 2011, #17 54
Previous Week: v. Howard (12/29/11, W 89-34), v. North Dakota (12/31/11, W 84-58)
Current Week: v. Kansas State (1/04/12, W 67-49), @ Oklahoma (1/07/12, W 61-72)
14    Michigan State Spartans 13-2 Big Ten 2-0 1st 644 +31 16 Jan 2, 2012, #14 Dec 12, 2011, #21 4
Previous Week: v. Indiana (12/28/11, W 80-65), @ Nebraska (12/31/11, W 55-68)
Current Week: @ Wisconsin (1/03/12, W 60-63)
14    Mississippi State Bulldogs 13-2 SEC 0-0 1st 644 -74 15 Jan 2, 2012, #14 Nov 28, 2011, #21 6
Previous Week: @ Baylor (12/28/11, L 54-52), v. Utah State (12/31/11, W 66-64)
Current Week: @ Arkansas (1/07/12, L 98-88)
16    Michigan Wolverines 12-2 Big Ten 2-0 1st 641 +137 18 Nov 28, 2011, #14 Dec 19, 2011, #20 9
Previous Week: v. Penn State (12/29/11, W 71-53), v. Minnesota (1/01/12, W 61-56)
Current Week: @ Indiana (1/05/12, L 73-71), v. Wisconsin (1/08/12, W 59-41)
17    UNLV Runnin' Rebels 15-2 MWC 0-0 3rd 611 +138 19 Jan 2, 2012, #17 Dec 19, 2011, #21 3
Previous Week: v. Central Arkansas (12/28/11, W 124-75), @ Hawaii (12/31/11, W 69-74)
Current Week: @ Cal State Bakersfield (1/05/12, W 57-89)
18    Wisconsin Badgers 12-3 Big Ten 1-1 4th 506 -392 11 Nov 28, 2011, #9 Jan 2, 2012, #18 19
Previous Week: @ Nebraska (12/27/11, W 40-64), v. Iowa (12/31/11, L 65-72)
Current Week: v. Michigan State (1/03/12, L 60-63), @ Michigan (1/08/12, L 59-41)
19    Murray State Racers 14-0 OVC 2-0 1st 454 +112 20 Jan 2, 2012, #19 Dec 12, 2011, #24 4
Previous Week: @ Eastern Illinois (12/30/11, W 40-73)
Current Week: v. Eastern Kentucky (1/04/12, W 76-67), @ Austin Peay (1/07/12, W 75-87)
20    Marquette Golden Eagles 12-2 AAC 1-0 4th 447 -328 14 Dec 19, 2011, #10 Nov 7, 2011, #22 9
Previous Week: v. Vanderbilt (12/29/11, L 57-74), v. Villanova (1/01/12, W 81-77)
Current Week: @ Georgetown (1/04/12, L 73-70), @ Syracuse (1/07/12, L 73-66)
21    Virginia Cavaliers 12-1 ACC 0-0 3rd 292 +78 23 Jan 2, 2012, #21 Dec 19, 2011, #24 3
Previous Week: v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/27/11, W 69-42), v. Towson (12/30/11, W 57-50)
Current Week: @ LSU (1/02/12, W 52-57), v. Miami (FL) (1/07/12, W 52-51)
22    Harvard Crimson 12-1 Ivy 0-0 1st 269 +148 24 Jan 2, 2012, #22 Dec 5, 2011, #25 2
Previous Week: @ Boston College (12/29/11, W 46-67), v. Saint Joseph's (12/31/11, W 74-69)
Current Week: @ Fordham (1/03/12, L 60-54), v. Dartmouth (1/07/12, W 63-47)
23    Kansas State Wildcats 11-1 Big 12 0-0 2nd 229 +124 N/A Jan 2, 2012, #23 Jan 2, 2012, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Howard (12/31/11, W 82-46)
Current Week: @ Kansas (1/04/12, L 67-49), v. Missouri (1/07/12, W 75-59)
24    San Diego State Aztecs 12-2 MWC 0-0 N/A 196 +77 25 Jan 2, 2012, #24 Dec 26, 2011, #25 2
Previous Week: v. Redlands (12/30/11, W 94-43)
Current Week: v. San Diego Christian (1/05/12, W 83-52)
25    Gonzaga Bulldogs 11-2 WCC 1-0 2nd 121 +73 N/A Nov 28, 2011, #19 Jan 2, 2012, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Portland (12/28/11, W 90-51), @ Xavier (12/31/11, W 65-72)
Current Week: v. Pepperdine (1/05/12, W 73-45), v. Santa Clara (1/07/12, W 82-60)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Last
Ranked		 Season High Season Low
Creighton Bluejays 11-2 MVC 1-1 4th 86 -168 Dec 26, 2011, #21 Dec 5, 2011, #19 Dec 12, 2011, #25
Previous Week: v. Missouri State (12/28/11, L 65-77), @ Wichita State (12/31/11, W 61-68)
Current Week: v. Drake (1/03/12, W 76-59), @ Bradley (1/07/12, W 83-92)
Ohio Bobcats 12-1 MAC 0-0 1st 28 +8 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Kennesaw State (12/30/11, W 71-63)
Current Week: v. Robert Morris (1/02/12, L 67-70), @ Bowling Green (1/07/12, L 67-57)
Stanford Cardinal 12-2 Pac-12 2-0 1st 12 +2 Mar 10, 2008, #10 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. UCLA (12/29/11, W 60-59), v. USC (12/31/11, W 51-43)
Current Week: @ Oregon (1/05/12, L 78-67), @ Oregon State (1/07/12, W 101-103)
Pittsburgh Panthers 11-4 AAC 0-2 17th 8 -230 Dec 26, 2011, #22 Nov 14, 2011, #9 Dec 26, 2011, #22
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (12/27/11, L 72-59), v. Cincinnati (1/01/12, L 63-66)
Current Week: @ DePaul (1/05/12, L 84-81)
Vanderbilt Commodores 9-4 SEC 0-0 1st 8 +8 Dec 12, 2011, #25 Nov 7, 2011, #7 Dec 12, 2011, #25
Previous Week: @ Marquette (12/29/11, W 57-74)
Current Week: v. Miami (OH) (1/02/12, W 69-62), v. Auburn (1/07/12, W 65-35)
Xavier Musketeers 9-4 A-10 0-0 6th 8 -34 Dec 19, 2011, #14 Dec 12, 2011, #8 Dec 19, 2011, #14
Previous Week: v. Gonzaga (12/31/11, L 65-72)
Current Week: @ La Salle (1/04/12, L 80-70), @ Fordham (1/07/12, W 59-67)
Purdue Boilermakers 12-3 Big Ten 2-0 1st 6 +6 Mar 14, 2011, #13 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Iowa (12/28/11, W 76-79), v. Illinois (12/31/11, W 75-60)
Current Week: @ Penn State (1/05/12, L 65-45), @ Minnesota (1/08/12, W 66-79)
Cincinnati Bearcats 11-3 AAC 1-0 4th 6 +6 Nov 14, 2011, #20 Nov 14, 2011, #20 Nov 7, 2011, #21
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma (12/29/11, W 56-55), @ Pittsburgh (1/01/12, W 63-66)
Current Week: v. Notre Dame (1/04/12, W 71-55), v. St. John's (1/07/12, L 55-57)
New Mexico Lobos 12-2 MWC 0-0 3rd 6 +6 Mar 15, 2010, #8 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ New Mexico State (12/28/11, W 69-89), v. Saint Louis (12/31/11, W 64-60)
Current Week: v. Houston Christian (1/03/12, W 98-61), v. North Dakota (1/07/12, W 85-57)
Saint Louis Billikens 12-2 A-10 0-0 2nd 6 -49 Nov 28, 2011, #23 Nov 28, 2011, #23 Nov 28, 2011, #23
Previous Week: v. Texas Southern (12/27/11, W 71-39), @ New Mexico (12/31/11, L 64-60)
Current Week: @ Dayton (1/04/12, L 79-72), v. George Washington (1/07/12, W 78-56)
Texas A&M Aggies 9-3 Big 12 0-0 2nd 4 +1 Dec 12, 2011, #22 Nov 14, 2011, #19 Nov 28, 2011, #25
Previous Week: v. Arkansas Tech (12/29/11, W 76-58)
Current Week: @ Baylor (1/02/12, L 61-52), v. Iowa State (1/07/12, L 50-74)
Saint Mary's Gaels 13-2 WCC 2-0 1st 3 +3 Jan 17, 2011, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Brigham Young (12/29/11, W 98-82), @ Pepperdine (12/31/11, W 45-74)
Current Week: @ San Diego (1/05/12, W 72-78)
Seton Hall Pirates 12-2 AAC 1-1 7th 2 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Syracuse (12/28/11, L 75-49), v. West Virginia (12/30/11, W 67-48)
Current Week: v. UConn (1/03/12, W 75-63), @ Providence (1/07/12, W 57-66)
California Golden Bears 12-3 Pac-12 2-0 1st 2 +2 Nov 28, 2011, #24 Nov 21, 2011, #20 Nov 28, 2011, #24
Previous Week: v. USC (12/29/11, W 53-49), v. UCLA (12/31/11, W 85-69)
Current Week: @ Oregon State (1/05/12, L 92-85), @ Oregon (1/08/12, W 60-77)
Alabama Crimson Tide 10-3 SEC 0-0 1st 1 -1 Dec 12, 2011, #23 Nov 28, 2011, #12 Dec 12, 2011, #23
Previous Week: v. Jacksonville (12/29/11, W 72-55)
Current Week: @ Georgia Tech (1/03/12, W 48-73), @ Georgia (1/07/12, W 59-74)
Wagner Seahawks 10-3 NEC 1-1 5th 1 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Air Force (12/29/11, W 61-72), @ Santa Clara (12/30/11, W 62-64)
Current Week: @ Fairleigh Dickinson (1/05/12, W 64-88), @ Monmouth (1/07/12, W 79-89)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
23    Kansas State Wildcats 11-1 Big 12 0-0 2nd 229 +124 Jan 2, 2012, #23 Jan 2, 2012, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Howard (12/31/11, W 82-46)
Current Week: @ Kansas (1/04/12, L 67-49), v. Missouri (1/07/12, W 75-59)
25    Gonzaga Bulldogs 11-2 WCC 1-0 2nd 121 +73 Nov 28, 2011, #19 Jan 2, 2012, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Portland (12/28/11, W 90-51), @ Xavier (12/31/11, W 65-72)
Current Week: v. Pepperdine (1/05/12, W 73-45), v. Santa Clara (1/07/12, W 82-60)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Last
Ranked		 Season High Season Low
Creighton Bluejays 11-2 MVC 1-1 4th 86 -168 Dec 26, 2011, #21 Dec 5, 2011, #19 Dec 12, 2011, #25
Previous Week: v. Missouri State (12/28/11, L 65-77), @ Wichita State (12/31/11, W 61-68)
Current Week: v. Drake (1/03/12, W 76-59), @ Bradley (1/07/12, W 83-92)
Pittsburgh Panthers 11-4 AAC 0-2 17th 8 -230 Dec 26, 2011, #22 Nov 14, 2011, #9 Dec 26, 2011, #22
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (12/27/11, L 72-59), v. Cincinnati (1/01/12, L 63-66)
Current Week: @ DePaul (1/05/12, L 84-81)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 5 #1 Syracuse Orange, #8 UConn Huskies, #9 Georgetown Hoyas, #10 Louisville Cardinals, #20 Marquette Golden Eagles
Big Ten 5 #6 Ohio State Buckeyes, #11 Indiana Hoosiers, #14 Michigan State Spartans, #16 Michigan Wolverines, #18 Wisconsin Badgers
Big 12 4 #4 Baylor Bears, #7 Missouri Tigers, #13 Kansas Jayhawks, #23 Kansas State Wildcats
ACC 3 #3 North Carolina Tar Heels, #5 Duke Blue Devils, #21 Virginia Cavaliers
SEC 3 #2 Kentucky Wildcats, #12 Florida Gators, #14 Mississippi State Bulldogs
MWC 2 #17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels, #24 San Diego State Aztecs
Ivy 1 #22 Harvard Crimson
OVC 1 #19 Murray State Racers
WCC 1 #25 Gonzaga Bulldogs