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Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 8 (Jan 4, 2016)

Rank	Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Pvs	Season High	Season Low	Consecutive Weeks Ranked
1	Kansas Jayhawks (44)	12-1	Big 12	1-0	1st	1598	+64	2	Jan 4, 2016, #1	Nov 23, 2015, #5	132
	Previous Week: v. UC Irvine (12/29/15, W 78-53), v. Baylor (1/02/16, W 102-74)
	Current Week: v. Oklahoma (1/04/16, W 109-106), @ Texas Tech (1/09/16, W 59-69)
2	Oklahoma Sooners (21)	12-0	Big 12	1-0	1st	1574	+76	3	Jan 4, 2016, #2	Nov 16, 2015, #8	25
	Previous Week: v. Iowa State (1/02/16, W 87-83)
	Current Week: @ Kansas (1/04/16, L 109-106), v. Kansas State (1/09/16, W 86-76)
3	Maryland Terrapins	13-1	Big Ten	2-0	1st	1459	+31	4	Nov 30, 2015, #2	Dec 14, 2015, #6	25
	Previous Week: v. Penn State (12/30/15, W 70-64), @ Northwestern (1/02/16, W 59-72)
	Current Week: v. Rutgers (1/06/16, W 88-63), @ Wisconsin (1/09/16, W 60-63)
4	Virginia Cavaliers	12-1	ACC	1-0	3rd	1409	+58	5	Jan 4, 2016, #4	Nov 23, 2015, #12	35
	Previous Week: v. Oakland (12/30/15, W 71-58), v. Notre Dame (1/02/16, W 77-66)
	Current Week: @ Virginia Tech (1/04/16, L 70-68), @ Georgia Tech (1/09/16, L 68-64)
5	Michigan State Spartans	14-1	Big Ten	1-1	6th	1400	-223	1	Dec 28, 2015, #1	Nov 16, 2015, #13	10
	Previous Week: @ Iowa (12/29/15, L 83-70), @ Minnesota (1/02/16, W 61-69)
	Current Week: v. Illinois (1/07/16, W 79-54), @ Penn State (1/10/16, W 65-92)
6	North Carolina Tar Heels	13-2	ACC	2-0	1st	1275	+56	7	Nov 16, 2015, #1	Dec 14, 2015, #11	32
	Previous Week: v. UNC Greensboro (12/28/15, W 96-63), v. Clemson (12/30/15, W 80-69), v. Georgia Tech (1/02/16, W 86-78)
	Current Week: @ Florida State (1/04/16, W 90-106), @ Syracuse (1/09/16, W 73-84)
7	Arizona Wildcats	13-1	Pac-12	1-0	3rd	1126	+45	8	Jan 4, 2016, #7	Nov 30, 2015, #19	68
	Previous Week: @ Arizona State (1/03/16, W 82-94)
	Current Week: @ UCLA (1/07/16, L 87-84), @ USC (1/09/16, L 103-101)
8	Providence Friars	14-1	Big East	2-0	1st	1108	+185	12	Jan 4, 2016, #8	Nov 30, 2015, #23	6
	Previous Week: @ Butler (12/31/15, W 73-81), v. St. John's (1/02/16, W 83-65)
	Current Week: v. Marquette (1/05/16, L 64-65)
9	Kentucky Wildcats	11-2	SEC	1-0	1st	1039	+76	10	Nov 30, 2015, #1	Dec 21, 2015, #12	28
	Previous Week: v. Ole Miss (1/02/16, W 83-61)
	Current Week: @ LSU (1/05/16, L 85-67), @ Alabama (1/09/16, W 61-77)
10	Xavier Musketeers	13-1	Big East	1-1	5th	1001	-295	6	Dec 28, 2015, #6	Nov 23, 2015, #23	7
	Previous Week: @ Villanova (12/31/15, L 95-64), v. Butler (1/02/16, W 88-69)
	Current Week: @ St. John's (1/06/16, W 66-74)
11	Villanova Wildcats	12-2	Big East	2-0	1st	979	+336	16	Nov 30, 2015, #8	Dec 21, 2015, #17	44
	Previous Week: v. Pennsylvania (12/28/15, W 77-57), v. Xavier (12/31/15, W 95-64), @ Creighton (1/02/16, W 71-85)
	Current Week: v. Seton Hall (1/06/16, W 72-63), @ Butler (1/10/16, W 55-60)
12	Miami (FL) Hurricanes	12-1	ACC	1-0	3rd	921	+54	13	Jan 4, 2016, #12	Nov 30, 2015, #21	7
	Previous Week: v. Princeton (12/29/15, W 76-64), v. Syracuse (1/02/16, W 64-51)
	Current Week: v. Florida State (1/09/16, W 72-59)
13	Iowa State Cyclones	11-2	Big 12	0-1	8th	844	-94	11	Dec 7, 2015, #4	Jan 4, 2016, #13	46
	Previous Week: v. Coppin State (12/30/15, W 104-84), @ Oklahoma (1/02/16, L 87-83)
	Current Week: v. Texas Tech (1/06/16, W 76-69), v. Baylor (1/09/16, L 89-94)
14	Duke Blue Devils	12-2	ACC	1-0	3rd	830	+49	15	Nov 16, 2015, #5	Dec 28, 2015, #15	163
	Previous Week: v. Elon (12/28/15, W 105-66), v. Long Beach State (12/30/15, W 103-81), @ Boston College (1/02/16, W 64-81)
	Current Week: @ Wake Forest (1/06/16, W 75-91), v. Virginia Tech (1/09/16, W 82-58)
15	Southern Methodist Mustangs	13-0	AAC	2-0	1st	731	+95	17	Jan 4, 2016, #15	Nov 23, 2015, #25	7
	Previous Week: @ Tulsa (12/29/15, W 69-81), v. South Florida (1/02/16, W 72-58)
	Current Week: v. Cincinnati (1/07/16, W 59-57), v. UCF (1/10/16, W 88-73)
16	Louisville Cardinals	12-2	ACC	1-0	3rd	568	+52	18	Jan 4, 2016, #16	Nov 30, 2015, #24	6
	Previous Week: v. Wake Forest (1/03/16, W 65-57)
	Current Week: @ NC State (1/07/16, W 72-77), @ Clemson (1/10/16, L 66-62)
17	West Virginia Mountaineers	12-1	Big 12	1-0	1st	558	+58	19	Dec 7, 2015, #14	Dec 14, 2015, #20	6
	Previous Week: @ Virginia Tech (12/30/15, W 63-88), @ Kansas State (1/02/16, W 83-87)
	Current Week: @ TCU (1/04/16, W 87-95), v. Oklahoma State (1/09/16, W 77-60)
18	Butler Bulldogs	11-3	Big East	0-2	7th	516	-468	9	Dec 28, 2015, #9	Nov 2, 2015, #24	5
	Previous Week: v. IUPUI (12/28/15, W 92-54), v. Providence (12/31/15, L 73-81), @ Xavier (1/02/16, L 88-69)
	Current Week: @ DePaul (1/05/16, W 72-77), v. Villanova (1/10/16, L 55-60)
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	11-3	Big Ten	2-0	1st	456	+449	N/A	Jan 4, 2016, #19	Jan 4, 2016, #19	1
	Previous Week: v. Michigan State (12/29/15, W 83-70), @ Purdue (1/02/16, W 63-70)
	Current Week: v. Nebraska (1/05/16, W 77-66)
20	Purdue Boilermakers	13-2	Big Ten	1-1	6th	450	-368	14	Dec 14, 2015, #9	Nov 2, 2015, #23	9
	Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (12/29/15, W 55-61), v. Iowa (1/02/16, L 63-70)
	Current Week: v. Michigan (1/07/16, W 87-70), @ Illinois (1/10/16, L 84-70)
21	Texas A&M Aggies	11-2	SEC	1-0	1st	420	+49	20	Nov 30, 2015, #18	Nov 23, 2015, #25	4
	Previous Week: v. Cal Poly (12/29/15, W 82-63), v. Arkansas (1/02/16, W 92-69)
	Current Week: @ Mississippi State (1/06/16, W 60-61), @ Tennessee (1/09/16, W 88-92)
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	13-0	SEC	0-0	6th	286	+111	24	Jan 4, 2016, #22	Dec 21, 2015, #25	3
	Previous Week: v. Francis Marion (12/30/15, W 78-56), v. Memphis (1/02/16, W 86-76)
	Current Week: @ Auburn (1/05/16, W 69-81), v. Vanderbilt (1/09/16, W 69-65)
23	UConn Huskies	10-3	AAC	1-0	7th	107	+107	N/A	Nov 23, 2015, #18	Dec 14, 2015, #25	1
	Previous Week: @ Texas (12/29/15, W 66-71), @ Tulane (1/02/16, W 67-75)
	Current Week: v. Temple (1/05/16, L 53-55), v. Memphis (1/09/16, W 81-78)
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	12-1	ACC	1-0	3rd	103	+61	N/A	Jan 4, 2016, #24	Jan 4, 2016, #24	1
	Previous Week: v. Syracuse (12/30/15, W 72-61), v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (1/02/16, W 92-58)
	Current Week: v. Georgia Tech (1/06/16, W 89-84), @ Notre Dame (1/09/16, W 82-86)
25	Dayton Flyers	11-2	A-10	1-0	2nd	100	+81	N/A	Jan 4, 2016, #25	Jan 4, 2016, #25	1
	Previous Week: v. Arkansas (12/30/15, W 85-81), @ Duquesne (1/02/16, W 58-66)
	Current Week: v. Massachusetts (1/06/16, W 93-63), @ La Salle (1/09/16, L 61-57)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Last Ranked	Season High	Season Low
Gonzaga Bulldogs	12-3	WCC	4-0	1st	61	+17	Dec 7, 2015, #20	Nov 2, 2015, #9	Dec 7, 2015, #20
Previous Week: @ Santa Clara (12/31/15, W 77-79), @ San Francisco (1/02/16, W 94-102)
Current Week: v. Portland (1/09/16, W 85-74)
California Golden Bears	12-3	Pac-12	2-0	1st	54	+54	Nov 23, 2015, #14	Nov 23, 2015, #14	Nov 16, 2015, #15
Previous Week: v. Davidson (12/28/15, W 86-60), v. Colorado (1/01/16, W 79-65), v. Utah (1/03/16, W 71-58)
Current Week: @ Oregon (1/06/16, L 68-65), @ Oregon State (1/09/16, L 77-71)
Texas Tech Red Raiders	11-1	Big 12	1-0	1st	40	+34	Jan 4, 2010, #22	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Richmond (12/29/15, W 85-70), v. Texas (1/02/16, W 82-74)
Current Week: @ Iowa State (1/06/16, L 76-69), v. Kansas (1/09/16, L 59-69)
George Washington Revolutionaries	12-2	A-10	1-0	2nd	38	-2	Dec 21, 2015, #20	Dec 21, 2015, #20	Dec 14, 2015, #21
Previous Week: @ UCF (12/29/15, W 50-67), v. Fordham (1/03/16, W 69-63)
Current Week: @ Saint Louis (1/06/16, L 65-62), v. Duquesne (1/09/16, W 91-64)
Saint Mary's Gaels	13-1	WCC	4-0	1st	23	+22	Mar 12, 2012, #24	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Utah Valley (12/28/15, W 65-50), v. Brigham Young (12/31/15, W 85-74), v. San Diego (1/02/16, W 79-46)
Current Week: @ Loyola Marymount (1/07/16, W 48-73), @ Pepperdine (1/09/16, L 67-64)
Baylor Bears	10-3	Big 12	0-1	8th	22	-173	Dec 28, 2015, #23	Dec 14, 2015, #16	Nov 30, 2015, #25
Previous Week: v. Texas Southern (12/29/15, W 72-59), @ Kansas (1/02/16, L 102-74)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma State (1/05/16, W 79-62), @ Iowa State (1/09/16, W 89-94)
Oregon State Beavers	10-2	Pac-12	1-0	3rd	4	+4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Oregon (1/03/16, W 70-57)
Current Week: v. Stanford (1/06/16, L 72-78), v. California (1/09/16, W 77-71)
Colorado Buffaloes	12-3	Pac-12	1-1	5th	4	-11	Jan 13, 2014, #21	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ California (1/01/16, L 79-65), @ Stanford (1/03/16, W 55-56)
Current Week: v. Utah (1/08/16, L 54-56)
Seton Hall Pirates	12-2	Big East	2-0	1st	4	+4	Jan 19, 2015, #24	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Marquette (12/30/15, W 63-83), v. DePaul (1/02/16, W 78-74)
Current Week: @ Villanova (1/06/16, L 72-63), v. Creighton (1/09/16, L 67-82)
Wichita State Shockers	8-5	MVC	2-0	1st	3	+3	Nov 23, 2015, #20	Nov 16, 2015, #9	Nov 23, 2015, #20
Previous Week: v. Drake (12/31/15, W 67-47), @ Bradley (1/03/16, W 58-85)
Current Week: v. Evansville (1/06/16, W 67-64), @ Southern Illinois (1/09/16, W 58-83)
Utah Utes	11-4	Pac-12	0-2	11th	3	-221	Dec 28, 2015, #21	Nov 16, 2015, #16	Dec 7, 2015, #25
Previous Week: v. College of Idaho (12/28/15, W 115-74), @ Stanford (1/01/16, L 70-68), @ California (1/03/16, L 71-58)
Current Week: @ Colorado (1/08/16, W 54-56)
Saint Joseph's Hawks	11-2	A-10	1-0	2nd	3	+1	Mar 15, 2004, #5	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/29/15, W 78-68), @ Richmond (1/02/16, W 73-77)
Current Week: v. VCU (1/05/16, L 82-85), v. Rhode Island (1/10/16, W 72-67)
Michigan Wolverines	12-3	Big Ten	2-0	1st	2	+2	Nov 16, 2015, #24	Nov 16, 2015, #24	Nov 2, 2015, #25
Previous Week: @ Illinois (12/30/15, W 68-78), v. Penn State (1/02/16, W 79-56)
Current Week: @ Purdue (1/07/16, L 87-70)
Indiana Hoosiers	12-3	Big Ten	2-0	1st	2	+2	Nov 23, 2015, #13	Nov 23, 2015, #13	Nov 2, 2015, #15
Previous Week: @ Rutgers (12/30/15, W 72-79), @ Nebraska (1/02/16, W 69-79)
Current Week: v. Wisconsin (1/05/16, W 59-58), v. Ohio State (1/10/16, W 85-60)
Cincinnati Bearcats	11-4	AAC	1-1	14th	2	-197	Dec 28, 2015, #22	Nov 30, 2015, #17	Nov 23, 2015, #24
Previous Week: v. Temple (12/29/15, L 70-77), v. Tulsa (1/02/16, W 76-57)
Current Week: @ Southern Methodist (1/07/16, L 59-57), @ South Florida (1/10/16, W 51-54)
Oregon Ducks	11-3	Pac-12	0-1	9th	1	-44	Dec 7, 2015, #24	Nov 30, 2015, #15	Nov 16, 2015, #25
Previous Week: v. Western Oregon (12/29/15, W 88-60), @ Oregon State (1/03/16, L 70-57)
Current Week: v. California (1/06/16, W 68-65), v. Stanford (1/10/16, W 71-58)
Akron Zips	11-2	MAC	0-0	1st	1	+1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. South Carolina State (12/30/15, W 78-68), v. Lipscomb (1/02/16, W 80-73)
Current Week: @ Buffalo (1/05/16, W 71-75), v. Western Michigan (1/08/16, W 62-53)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank	Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Season High	Season Low	Consecutive Weeks Ranked
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	11-3	Big Ten	2-0	1st	456	+449	Jan 4, 2016, #19	Jan 4, 2016, #19	1
	Previous Week: v. Michigan State (12/29/15, W 83-70), @ Purdue (1/02/16, W 63-70)
	Current Week: v. Nebraska (1/05/16, W 77-66)
23	UConn Huskies	10-3	AAC	1-0	7th	107	+107	Nov 23, 2015, #18	Dec 14, 2015, #25	1
	Previous Week: @ Texas (12/29/15, W 66-71), @ Tulane (1/02/16, W 67-75)
	Current Week: v. Temple (1/05/16, L 53-55), v. Memphis (1/09/16, W 81-78)
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	12-1	ACC	1-0	3rd	103	+61	Jan 4, 2016, #24	Jan 4, 2016, #24	1
	Previous Week: v. Syracuse (12/30/15, W 72-61), v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (1/02/16, W 92-58)
	Current Week: v. Georgia Tech (1/06/16, W 89-84), @ Notre Dame (1/09/16, W 82-86)
25	Dayton Flyers	11-2	A-10	1-0	2nd	100	+81	Jan 4, 2016, #25	Jan 4, 2016, #25	1
	Previous Week: v. Arkansas (12/30/15, W 85-81), @ Duquesne (1/02/16, W 58-66)
	Current Week: v. Massachusetts (1/06/16, W 93-63), @ La Salle (1/09/16, L 61-57)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Last Ranked	Season High	Season Low
Baylor Bears	10-3	Big 12	0-1	8th	22	-173	Dec 28, 2015, #23	Dec 14, 2015, #16	Nov 30, 2015, #25
Previous Week: v. Texas Southern (12/29/15, W 72-59), @ Kansas (1/02/16, L 102-74)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma State (1/05/16, W 79-62), @ Iowa State (1/09/16, W 89-94)
Utah Utes	11-4	Pac-12	0-2	11th	3	-221	Dec 28, 2015, #21	Nov 16, 2015, #16	Dec 7, 2015, #25
Previous Week: v. College of Idaho (12/28/15, W 115-74), @ Stanford (1/01/16, L 70-68), @ California (1/03/16, L 71-58)
Current Week: @ Colorado (1/08/16, W 54-56)
Cincinnati Bearcats	11-4	AAC	1-1	14th	2	-197	Dec 28, 2015, #22	Nov 30, 2015, #17	Nov 23, 2015, #24
Previous Week: v. Temple (12/29/15, L 70-77), v. Tulsa (1/02/16, W 76-57)
Current Week: @ Southern Methodist (1/07/16, L 59-57), @ South Florida (1/10/16, W 51-54)

Rankings By Conference

Conference	# Teams	Teams
ACC	6	#4 Virginia Cavaliers, #6 North Carolina Tar Heels, #12 Miami (FL) Hurricanes, #14 Duke Blue Devils, #16 Louisville Cardinals, #24 Pittsburgh Panthers
Big 12	4	#1 Kansas Jayhawks, #2 Oklahoma Sooners, #13 Iowa State Cyclones, #17 West Virginia Mountaineers
Big East	4	#8 Providence Friars, #10 Xavier Musketeers, #11 Villanova Wildcats, #18 Butler Bulldogs
Big Ten	4	#3 Maryland Terrapins, #5 Michigan State Spartans, #19 Iowa Hawkeyes, #20 Purdue Boilermakers
SEC	3	#9 Kentucky Wildcats, #21 Texas A&M Aggies, #22 South Carolina Gamecocks
AAC	2	#15 Southern Methodist Mustangs, #23 UConn Huskies
A-10	1	#25 Dayton Flyers
Pac-12	1	#7 Arizona Wildcats