NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 12 (Jan 30, 2012)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Kentucky Wildcats (63) 21-1 SEC 7-0 1st 1623 +3 1 Jan 30, 2012, #1 Dec 26, 2011, #3 51
Previous Week: @ Georgia (1/24/12, W 44-57), @ LSU (1/28/12, W 50-74)
Current Week: v. Tennessee (1/31/12, W 69-44), @ South Carolina (2/04/12, W 52-86)
2    Syracuse Orange (2) 22-1 AAC 9-1 1st 1550 +44 3 Jan 16, 2012, #1 Nov 21, 2011, #5 49
Previous Week: @ Cincinnati (1/23/12, W 53-60), v. West Virginia (1/28/12, W 63-61)
Current Week: @ St. John's (2/04/12, W 70-95)
3    Ohio State Buckeyes 19-3 Big Ten 7-2 1st 1498 +87 4 Dec 26, 2011, #2 Jan 16, 2012, #6 41
Previous Week: v. Penn State (1/25/12, W 78-54), v. Michigan (1/29/12, W 64-49)
Current Week: @ Wisconsin (2/04/12, W 52-58)
4    Missouri Tigers 19-2 Big 12 6-2 2nd 1363 -169 2 Jan 23, 2012, #2 Nov 14, 2011, #25 13
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma State (1/25/12, L 79-72), v. Texas Tech (1/28/12, W 63-50)
Current Week: @ Texas (1/30/12, W 66-67), v. Kansas (2/04/12, W 74-71)
5    North Carolina Tar Heels 18-3 ACC 5-1 1st 1331 +99 7 Nov 21, 2011, #1 Jan 16, 2012, #8 20
Previous Week: v. NC State (1/26/12, W 74-55), v. Georgia Tech (1/29/12, W 93-81)
Current Week: @ Wake Forest (1/31/12, W 53-68), @ Maryland (2/04/12, W 74-83)
6    Baylor Bears 19-2 Big 12 6-2 2nd 1310 +76 6 Jan 16, 2012, #3 Nov 7, 2011, #12 13
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma (1/24/12, W 65-77), v. Texas (1/28/12, W 76-71)
Current Week: @ Texas A&M (2/01/12, W 60-63), @ Oklahoma State (2/04/12, W 60-64)
7    Duke Blue Devils 18-3 ACC 5-1 1st 1250 +74 8 Nov 28, 2011, #3 Jan 23, 2012, #8 89
Previous Week: @ Maryland (1/25/12, W 61-74), v. St. John's (1/28/12, W 83-76)
Current Week: @ Virginia Tech (2/02/12, W 60-75), v. Miami (FL) (2/05/12, L 74-78)
8    Kansas Jayhawks 17-4 Big 12 7-1 1st 1178 -205 5 Jan 23, 2012, #5 Dec 26, 2011, #17 58
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M (1/23/12, W 64-54), @ Iowa State (1/28/12, L 72-64)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma (2/01/12, W 84-62), @ Missouri (2/04/12, L 74-71)
9    Michigan State Spartans 17-4 Big Ten 6-2 1st 1098 +89 10 Jan 9, 2012, #6 Dec 12, 2011, #21 8
Previous Week: v. Minnesota (1/25/12, W 68-52)
Current Week: @ Illinois (1/31/12, L 42-41), v. Michigan (2/05/12, W 64-54)
10    Murray State Racers 21-0 OVC 9-0 1st 979 +54 11 Jan 30, 2012, #10 Dec 12, 2011, #24 8
Previous Week: v. Eastern Illinois (1/28/12, W 73-58)
Current Week: v. Southeast Missouri State (2/02/12, W 81-73), @ Tennessee-Martin (2/04/12, W 58-65)
11    UNLV Runnin' Rebels 20-3 MWC 4-1 3rd 936 +50 12 Jan 30, 2012, #11 Dec 19, 2011, #21 7
Previous Week: @ Boise State (1/25/12, W 72-77), @ Air Force (1/28/12, W 63-65)
Current Week: v. Colorado State (2/01/12, W 82-63), @ Wyoming (2/04/12, L 68-66)
12    Florida Gators 17-4 SEC 5-1 3rd 861 +152 14 Nov 14, 2011, #7 Jan 9, 2012, #19 19
Previous Week: @ Ole Miss (1/26/12, W 60-64), v. Mississippi State (1/28/12, W 69-57)
Current Week: v. South Carolina (2/02/12, W 74-66), v. Vanderbilt (2/04/12, W 73-65)
13    Creighton Bluejays 20-2 MVC 10-1 1st 803 +121 15 Jan 30, 2012, #13 Dec 12, 2011, #25 4
Previous Week: @ Drake (1/25/12, W 69-77), v. Bradley (1/28/12, W 73-59)
Current Week: v. Illinois State (2/01/12, W 102-74), @ Northern Iowa (2/04/12, L 65-62)
14    Georgetown Hoyas 16-4 AAC 6-3 3rd 762 -283 9 Jan 23, 2012, #9 Dec 5, 2011, #18 9
Previous Week: @ Pittsburgh (1/28/12, L 72-60)
Current Week: v. UConn (2/01/12, W 58-44), v. South Florida (2/04/12, W 75-45)
15    Marquette Golden Eagles 18-4 AAC 7-2 3rd 682 +165 17 Dec 19, 2011, #10 Jan 9, 2012, #25 13
Previous Week: v. South Florida (1/24/12, W 67-47), @ Villanova (1/28/12, W 78-82)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (1/31/12, W 66-59), @ Notre Dame (2/04/12, L 76-59)
16    Virginia Cavaliers 17-3 ACC 4-2 4th 578 +164 19 Jan 16, 2012, #15 Dec 19, 2011, #24 7
Previous Week: v. Boston College (1/26/12, W 66-49), @ NC State (1/28/12, W 60-61)
Current Week: v. Clemson (1/31/12, W 65-61), @ Florida State (2/04/12, L 58-55)
17    San Diego State Aztecs 18-3 MWC 4-1 2nd 566 -266 13 Jan 23, 2012, #13 Dec 26, 2011, #25 6
Previous Week: @ Wyoming (1/24/12, W 42-52), @ Colorado State (1/28/12, L 77-60)
Current Week: v. Boise State (2/01/12, W 58-56), v. TCU (2/04/12, W 83-73)
18    Saint Mary's Gaels 21-2 WCC 10-0 1st 472 +127 21 Jan 30, 2012, #18 Jan 16, 2012, #24 3
Previous Week: @ Loyola Marymount (1/26/12, W 64-71), @ Brigham Young (1/28/12, W 66-80)
Current Week: v. San Diego (2/02/12, W 84-73)
19    Wisconsin Badgers 17-5 Big Ten 6-3 4th 415 +233 25 Nov 28, 2011, #9 Jan 23, 2012, #25 2
Previous Week: v. Indiana (1/26/12, W 57-50)
Current Week: @ Penn State (1/31/12, W 46-52), v. Ohio State (2/04/12, L 52-58)
20    Indiana Hoosiers 17-5 Big Ten 5-5 6th 395 -214 16 Jan 9, 2012, #7 Jan 30, 2012, #20 8
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (1/26/12, L 57-50), v. Iowa (1/29/12, W 103-89)
Current Week: @ Michigan (2/01/12, L 68-56), @ Purdue (2/04/12, W 61-78)
21    Florida State Seminoles 14-6 ACC 5-1 1st 375 +131 23 Jan 30, 2012, #21 Nov 14, 2011, #24 2
Previous Week: @ Wake Forest (1/25/12, W 52-75)
Current Week: v. Georgia Tech (2/01/12, W 68-54), v. Virginia (2/04/12, W 58-55)
22    Mississippi State Bulldogs 17-5 SEC 4-3 4th 329 -93 18 Jan 2, 2012, #14 Jan 30, 2012, #22 10
Previous Week: v. LSU (1/25/12, W 76-71), @ Florida (1/28/12, L 69-57)
Current Week: v. Auburn (2/04/12, W 91-88)
23    Michigan Wolverines 16-6 Big Ten 6-3 3rd 305 -91 20 Jan 9, 2012, #13 Jan 30, 2012, #23 13
Previous Week: @ Purdue (1/24/12, W 64-66), @ Ohio State (1/29/12, L 64-49)
Current Week: v. Indiana (2/01/12, W 68-56), @ Michigan State (2/05/12, L 64-54)
24    Gonzaga Bulldogs 17-3 WCC 7-1 2nd 141 +59 N/A Nov 28, 2011, #19 Jan 2, 2012, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Portland (1/26/12, W 62-74)
Current Week: @ Brigham Young (2/02/12, L 83-73), @ Pepperdine (2/04/12, W 60-72)
25    Vanderbilt Commodores 16-5 SEC 5-1 2nd 102 +62 N/A Nov 7, 2011, #7 Jan 30, 2012, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Tennessee (1/24/12, W 65-47), v. Middle Tennessee State (1/28/12, W 84-77)
Current Week: @ Arkansas (1/31/12, L 82-74), @ Florida (2/04/12, L 73-65)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Harvard Crimson 18-2 Ivy 4-0 1st 69 +37 Jan 2, 2012, #22 Jan 2, 2012, #22 Dec 5, 2011, #25
Previous Week: @ Yale (1/27/12, W 35-65), @ Brown (1/28/12, W 59-68)
Current Week: v. Cornell (2/03/12, W 71-60), v. Columbia (2/04/12, W 57-52)
Louisville Cardinals 17-5 AAC 5-4 6th 65 +30 Jan 16, 2012, #23 Dec 26, 2011, #4 Jan 16, 2012, #23
Previous Week: v. Villanova (1/25/12, W 84-74), @ Seton Hall (1/28/12, W 51-60)
Current Week: v. Rutgers (2/04/12, W 78-66)
Kansas State Wildcats 15-5 Big 12 4-4 6th 40 -212 Jan 23, 2012, #22 Jan 9, 2012, #18 Jan 16, 2012, #25
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (1/25/12, W 47-69), v. Oklahoma (1/28/12, L 60-63)
Current Week: @ Iowa State (1/31/12, L 72-70), v. Texas A&M (2/04/12, W 64-53)
West Virginia Mountaineers 15-7 AAC 5-4 10th 12 -84 Mar 14, 2011, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ St. John's (1/25/12, L 78-62), @ Syracuse (1/28/12, L 63-61)
Current Week: v. Pittsburgh (1/30/12, L 66-72), @ Providence (2/05/12, W 84-87)
Wichita State Shockers 18-4 MVC 9-2 3rd 9 -19 Dec 25, 2006, #16 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Evansville (1/25/12, W 86-74), @ Drake (1/28/12, L 93-86)
Current Week: @ Missouri State (2/01/12, W 67-74), v. Indiana State (2/04/12, W 71-66)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-8 AAC 6-3 3rd 6 +6 Mar 14, 2011, #5 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Seton Hall (1/25/12, W 42-55), @ UConn (1/29/12, W 48-50)
Current Week: v. Marquette (2/04/12, W 76-59)
Nevada Wolf Pack 18-3 WAC 7-0 1st 6 +6 Mar 12, 2007, #15 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ New Mexico State (1/26/12, W 60-68), @ Louisiana Tech (1/28/12, W 63-65)
Current Week: v. Utah State (2/02/12, W 53-52), v. Idaho (2/04/12, L 68-72)
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 19-3 C-USA 6-1 2nd 5 +5 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ East Carolina (1/25/12, W 60-72), @ UCF (1/28/12, W 65-78)
Current Week: v. Memphis (2/01/12, W 75-72)
Iowa State Cyclones 15-6 Big 12 5-3 5th 3 +3 Nov 1, 2005, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Texas (1/24/12, L 62-55), v. Kansas (1/28/12, W 72-64)
Current Week: v. Kansas State (1/31/12, W 72-70), @ Oklahoma (2/04/12, W 70-77)
Long Beach State Beach 16-6 Big West 9-0 1st 3 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ UC Riverside (1/26/12, W 70-77), v. Cal State Fullerton (1/28/12, W 75-61)
Current Week: v. Cal State Northridge (2/04/12, W 75-67)
UConn Huskies 14-6 AAC 4-4 9th 2 -201 Jan 23, 2012, #24 Nov 21, 2011, #4 Jan 23, 2012, #24
Previous Week: v. Notre Dame (1/29/12, L 48-50)
Current Week: @ Georgetown (2/01/12, L 58-44), v. Seton Hall (2/04/12, W 69-46)
Iona Gaels 17-5 MAAC 9-2 1st 2 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Siena (1/23/12, L 65-62), @ Fairfield (1/27/12, W 62-71), @ Saint Peter's (1/29/12, W 40-64)
Current Week: v. Canisius (2/02/12, W 105-86), @ Manhattan (2/04/12, W 73-85)
Illinois Fighting Illini 15-6 Big Ten 4-4 6th 1 -10 Jan 16, 2012, #22 Dec 12, 2011, #19 Dec 19, 2011, #25
Previous Week: @ Minnesota (1/28/12, L 77-72)
Current Week: v. Michigan State (1/31/12, W 42-41), v. Northwestern (2/05/12, L 70-74)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
24    Gonzaga Bulldogs 17-3 WCC 7-1 2nd 141 +59 Nov 28, 2011, #19 Jan 2, 2012, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Portland (1/26/12, W 62-74)
Current Week: @ Brigham Young (2/02/12, L 83-73), @ Pepperdine (2/04/12, W 60-72)
25    Vanderbilt Commodores 16-5 SEC 5-1 2nd 102 +62 Nov 7, 2011, #7 Jan 30, 2012, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Tennessee (1/24/12, W 65-47), v. Middle Tennessee State (1/28/12, W 84-77)
Current Week: @ Arkansas (1/31/12, L 82-74), @ Florida (2/04/12, L 73-65)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Kansas State Wildcats 15-5 Big 12 4-4 6th 40 -212 Jan 23, 2012, #22 Jan 9, 2012, #18 Jan 16, 2012, #25
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (1/25/12, W 47-69), v. Oklahoma (1/28/12, L 60-63)
Current Week: @ Iowa State (1/31/12, L 72-70), v. Texas A&M (2/04/12, W 64-53)
UConn Huskies 14-6 AAC 4-4 9th 2 -201 Jan 23, 2012, #24 Nov 21, 2011, #4 Jan 23, 2012, #24
Previous Week: v. Notre Dame (1/29/12, L 48-50)
Current Week: @ Georgetown (2/01/12, L 58-44), v. Seton Hall (2/04/12, W 69-46)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
Big Ten 5 #3 Ohio State Buckeyes, #9 Michigan State Spartans, #19 Wisconsin Badgers, #20 Indiana Hoosiers, #23 Michigan Wolverines
ACC 4 #5 North Carolina Tar Heels, #7 Duke Blue Devils, #16 Virginia Cavaliers, #21 Florida State Seminoles
SEC 4 #1 Kentucky Wildcats, #12 Florida Gators, #22 Mississippi State Bulldogs, #25 Vanderbilt Commodores
AAC 3 #2 Syracuse Orange, #14 Georgetown Hoyas, #15 Marquette Golden Eagles
Big 12 3 #4 Missouri Tigers, #6 Baylor Bears, #8 Kansas Jayhawks
MWC 2 #11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels, #17 San Diego State Aztecs
WCC 2 #18 Saint Mary's Gaels, #24 Gonzaga Bulldogs
MVC 1 #13 Creighton Bluejays
OVC 1 #10 Murray State Racers