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NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 9 (Jan 16, 2006)

Rank	Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Pvs	Season High	Season Low	Consecutive Weeks Ranked
1	Duke Blue Devils (71)	16-0	ACC	4-0	1st	1799	-1	1	Jan 16, 2006, #1	Jan 16, 2006, #1	64
	Previous Week: v. Maryland (1/11/06, W 76-52), @ Clemson (1/14/06, W 77-87)
	Current Week: v. NC State (1/18/06, W 81-68), @ Georgetown (1/21/06, L 87-84)
2	Florida Gators (1)	16-0	SEC	3-0	1st	1715	+13	2	Jan 16, 2006, #2	Nov 21, 2005, #14	9
	Previous Week: v. Mississippi State (1/11/06, W 75-60), v. Auburn (1/14/06, W 69-57)
	Current Week: v. Savannah State (1/18/06, W 113-62), @ Tennessee (1/21/06, L 80-76)
3	UConn Huskies	14-1	AAC	2-1	6th	1616	+41	4	Jan 2, 2006, #2	Jan 9, 2006, #4	46
	Previous Week: v. Cincinnati (1/09/06, W 70-59), v. Georgetown (1/14/06, W 74-67)
	Current Week: @ Syracuse (1/16/06, W 80-88), @ Louisville (1/21/06, W 58-71)
4	Memphis Tigers	15-2	C-USA	2-0	6th	1490	+4	5	Jan 16, 2006, #4	Nov 1, 2005, #12	10
	Previous Week: @ East Carolina (1/11/06, W 67-77), v. Southern Methodist (1/14/06, W 73-53)
	Current Week: v. Tennessee (1/18/06, W 88-79), @ Southern Mississippi (1/21/06, W 68-85)
5	Texas Longhorns	14-2	Big 12	2-0	1st	1459	+250	8	Dec 5, 2005, #2	Jan 2, 2006, #15	10
	Previous Week: @ Iowa State (1/09/06, W 58-78), v. Villanova (1/14/06, W 58-55)
	Current Week: v. Texas Tech (1/17/06, W 80-46), @ Baylor (1/21/06, W 47-66)
6	Gonzaga Bulldogs	13-3	WCC	3-0	1st	1389	+7	6	Jan 16, 2006, #6	Dec 12, 2005, #10	24
	Previous Week: @ Santa Clara (1/10/06, W 68-81), v. Pepperdine (1/14/06, W 102-73)
	Current Week: v. Loyola Marymount (1/17/06, W 92-80), @ San Diego (1/21/06, W 63-64)
7	Illinois Fighting Illini	16-1	Big Ten	2-1	3rd	1370	+5	7	Jan 2, 2006, #6	Nov 1, 2005, #17	31
	Previous Week: v. Michigan (1/14/06, W 79-74)
	Current Week: @ Indiana (1/17/06, L 62-60), @ Northwestern (1/21/06, W 47-58)
8	Villanova Wildcats	11-2	AAC	2-1	4th	1350	-228	3	Jan 9, 2006, #3	Jan 16, 2006, #8	16
	Previous Week: @ Rutgers (1/11/06, W 78-84), @ Texas (1/14/06, L 58-55)
	Current Week: v. Seton Hall (1/17/06, W 73-64), v. Syracuse (1/21/06, W 80-65)
9	Pittsburgh Panthers	14-0	AAC	3-0	3rd	1291	+423	12	Jan 16, 2006, #9	Jan 2, 2006, #22	3
	Previous Week: v. DePaul (1/12/06, W 73-65), @ Louisville (1/15/06, W 57-61)
	Current Week: @ Rutgers (1/18/06, W 68-76), @ St. John's (1/21/06, L 55-50)
10	Washington Huskies	14-2	Pac-12	3-2	2nd	1051	+279	13	Dec 26, 2005, #7	Nov 21, 2005, #25	9
	Previous Week: @ USC (1/12/06, W 77-86), @ UCLA (1/14/06, W 65-69)
	Current Week: v. Oregon State (1/19/06, W 69-65), v. Oregon (1/21/06, W 78-59)
11	Michigan State Spartans	14-4	Big Ten	2-2	6th	959	+253	14	Nov 1, 2005, #4	Jan 9, 2006, #14	27
	Previous Week: v. Indiana (1/11/06, W 87-73), @ Ohio State (1/15/06, W 59-62)
	Current Week: v. Iowa (1/21/06, W 85-55)
12	West Virginia Mountaineers	12-3	AAC	4-0	1st	952	+303	16	Jan 16, 2006, #12	Dec 26, 2005, #25	4
	Previous Week: v. Georgetown (1/11/06, W 68-61), v. Marquette (1/14/06, W 104-85)
	Current Week: v. Providence (1/17/06, W 64-48), @ UCLA (1/21/06, W 56-60)
13	Indiana Hoosiers	10-3	Big Ten	2-1	3rd	808	-268	9	Jan 9, 2006, #9	Nov 1, 2005, #23	10
	Previous Week: @ Michigan State (1/11/06, L 87-73)
	Current Week: v. Illinois (1/17/06, W 62-60), v. Purdue (1/21/06, W 62-49)
14	NC State Wolfpack	14-2	ACC	3-1	3rd	788	+239	18	Jan 2, 2006, #13	Dec 5, 2005, #25	8
	Previous Week: @ Boston College (1/10/06, W 60-78), v. Georgia Tech (1/14/06, W 87-78)
	Current Week: @ Duke (1/18/06, L 81-68), v. Wake Forest (1/21/06, W 92-82)
15	Wisconsin Badgers	14-2	Big Ten	4-0	1st	757	+263	21	Jan 16, 2006, #15	Dec 26, 2005, #24	2
	Previous Week: @ Minnesota (1/10/06, W 62-64), v. Northwestern (1/14/06, W 68-52)
	Current Week: @ Ohio State (1/18/06, L 77-67), v. North Dakota State (1/21/06, L 55-62)
16	George Washington Revolutionaries	12-1	A-10	3-0	2nd	728	+140	17	Dec 26, 2005, #12	Nov 21, 2005, #21	10
	Previous Week: v. Saint Louis (1/11/06, W 69-64), v. Saint Joseph's (1/14/06, W 82-70)
	Current Week: v. Stony Brook (1/16/06, W 88-60), @ Charlotte (1/21/06, W 69-83)
17	Louisville Cardinals	13-3	AAC	1-2	16th	716	-349	10	Dec 12, 2005, #4	Jan 16, 2006, #17	27
	Previous Week: v. UC Davis (1/09/06, W 81-58), v. Pittsburgh (1/15/06, L 57-61)
	Current Week: @ St. John's (1/17/06, L 68-56), v. UConn (1/21/06, L 58-71)
18	UCLA Bruins	14-3	Pac-12	4-2	1st	687	-276	11	Jan 9, 2006, #11	Nov 1, 2005, #19	10
	Previous Week: v. Washington State (1/12/06, W 63-61), v. Washington (1/14/06, L 65-69)
	Current Week: v. USC (1/18/06, W 66-45), v. West Virginia (1/21/06, L 56-60)
19	Ohio State Buckeyes	12-2	Big Ten	2-2	6th	483	-50	19	Jan 2, 2006, #18	Dec 19, 2005, #24	5
	Previous Week: @ Purdue (1/11/06, W 64-80), v. Michigan State (1/15/06, L 59-62)
	Current Week: v. Wisconsin (1/18/06, W 77-67), @ Penn State (1/21/06, W 64-75)
20	Syracuse Orange	15-2	AAC	3-0	3rd	423	+323	N/A	Nov 1, 2005, #16	Jan 16, 2006, #20	1
	Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (1/11/06, W 82-88), @ Cincinnati (1/14/06, W 58-77)
	Current Week: v. UConn (1/16/06, L 80-88), @ Villanova (1/21/06, L 80-65)
21	Boston College Eagles	12-4	ACC	1-3	13th	333	-335	15	Dec 5, 2005, #6	Jan 16, 2006, #21	20
	Previous Week: v. NC State (1/10/06, L 60-78), v. Florida State (1/14/06, W 90-87)
	Current Week: @ Holy Cross (1/17/06, W 53-63), @ Miami (FL) (1/21/06, W 61-65)
22	Maryland Terrapins	12-4	ACC	2-2	8th	260	-100	23	Jan 2, 2006, #14	Nov 1, 2005, #24	10
	Previous Week: @ Duke (1/11/06, L 76-52), v. Wake Forest (1/15/06, W 90-86)
	Current Week: v. Virginia Tech (1/21/06, W 81-72)
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	13-4	Big Ten	2-1	3rd	250	+112	N/A	Dec 5, 2005, #12	Dec 19, 2005, #25	1
	Previous Week: @ Penn State (1/14/06, W 76-80)
	Current Week: v. Minnesota (1/18/06, W 76-72), @ Michigan State (1/21/06, L 85-55)
24	North Carolina Tar Heels	10-3	ACC	2-1	5th	221	-308	20	Dec 19, 2005, #17	Jan 2, 2006, #25	7
	Previous Week: @ Virginia Tech (1/10/06, W 61-64), v. Miami (FL) (1/14/06, L 70-81)
	Current Week: @ Virginia (1/19/06, L 72-68), @ Florida State (1/22/06, W 80-81)
25	Oklahoma Sooners	10-4	Big 12	1-2	7th	94	-331	22	Nov 28, 2005, #5	Jan 16, 2006, #25	19
	Previous Week: v. Missouri (1/10/06, L 69-71), @ Texas A&M (1/14/06, W 44-45)
	Current Week: v. Texas Tech (1/21/06, W 60-48)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Last Ranked	Season High	Season Low
Xavier Musketeers	11-2	A-10	3-0	2nd	86	+80	Mar 17, 2003, #12	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Eastern Kentucky (1/09/06, W 82-63), @ Charlotte (1/14/06, W 65-78)
Current Week: v. Cincinnati (1/19/06, W 73-71), v. Saint Louis (1/22/06, L 54-59)
Tennessee Volunteers	11-2	SEC	2-1	4th	83	-33	Dec 19, 2005, #23	Dec 19, 2005, #23	Dec 19, 2005, #23
Previous Week: v. Georgia (1/11/06, W 89-76), @ LSU (1/14/06, L 88-74)
Current Week: @ Memphis (1/18/06, L 88-79), v. Florida (1/21/06, W 80-76)
Southern Illinois Salukis	13-3	MVC	6-0	1st	41	+41	Mar 15, 2004, #23	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Evansville (1/11/06, W 66-38), @ Drake (1/14/06, W 46-47)
Current Week: @ Northern Iowa (1/16/06, L 71-65), @ Missouri State (1/19/06, L 71-63), v. Illinois State (1/22/06, W 56-44)
Air Force Falcons	15-2	MWC	3-1	1st	26	-2	Mar 8, 2004, #25	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Wyoming (1/11/06, L 55-50), v. TCU (1/14/06, W 75-49)
Current Week: v. Utah (1/19/06, W 66-44), @ New Mexico (1/21/06, L 62-59)
LSU Tigers	10-5	SEC	2-0	3rd	21	+21	Nov 28, 2005, #25	Nov 28, 2005, #25	Nov 28, 2005, #25
Previous Week: @ Arkansas (1/11/06, W 58-63), v. Tennessee (1/14/06, W 88-74)
Current Week: @ Mississippi State (1/18/06, W 57-71), v. Alabama (1/21/06, W 68-57)
Nevada Wolf Pack	13-3	WAC	3-1	4th	21	+3	Dec 26, 2005, #20	Dec 5, 2005, #17	Nov 21, 2005, #22
Previous Week: v. Idaho (1/12/06, W 70-44), v. Boise State (1/14/06, W 81-67)
Current Week: @ Fresno State (1/18/06, L 87-77)
Nebraska Cornhuskers	12-3	Big 12	2-0	2nd	18	+18	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Kansas State (1/11/06, W 42-57)
Current Week: v. Iowa State (1/17/06, L 75-88), @ Kansas (1/21/06, L 96-54)
Northern Iowa Panthers	15-3	MVC	5-2	2nd	16	-16	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Creighton (1/11/06, L 52-55), @ Illinois State (1/14/06, W 52-67)
Current Week: v. Southern Illinois (1/16/06, W 71-65), v. Drake (1/21/06, W 91-72)
Bucknell Bison	12-3	Patriot	3-0	1st	14	+13	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ American University (1/11/06, W 50-58), v. Holy Cross (1/14/06, W 56-42)
Current Week: v. Lafayette (1/18/06, W 62-32), v. Colgate (1/21/06, W 62-43)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	11-5	ACC	0-3	15th	12	-111	Jan 2, 2006, #23	Dec 12, 2005, #16	Nov 21, 2005, #24
Previous Week: @ Clemson (1/11/06, L 74-73), @ Maryland (1/15/06, L 90-86)
Current Week: v. Georgia Tech (1/18/06, W 86-71), @ NC State (1/21/06, L 92-82)
Cincinnati Bearcats	13-4	AAC	2-2	9th	11	-148	Jan 9, 2006, #25	Jan 9, 2006, #25	Jan 9, 2006, #25
Previous Week: @ UConn (1/09/06, L 70-59), v. Syracuse (1/14/06, L 58-77)
Current Week: @ Xavier (1/19/06, L 73-71), v. Rutgers (1/22/06, W 71-66)
Ohio Bobcats	10-2	MAC	4-0	2nd	10	+10	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Eastern Michigan (1/11/06, W 63-75), v. Central Michigan (1/14/06, W 76-44)
Current Week: @ Northern Illinois (1/17/06, L 64-59), @ Toledo (1/21/06, W 68-71)
UAB Blazers	12-3	C-USA	2-0	6th	9	+9	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Tulsa (1/11/06, W 84-54), @ Marshall (1/14/06, W 64-76)
Current Week: @ Rice (1/18/06, W 68-75), v. Houston (1/21/06, W 82-79)
Arizona Wildcats	10-6	Pac-12	3-3	6th	7	-236	Jan 9, 2006, #24	Nov 21, 2005, #9	Jan 9, 2006, #24
Previous Week: @ Oregon State (1/12/06, L 75-65), @ Oregon (1/14/06, L 73-68)
Current Week: v. Stanford (1/19/06, W 90-81), v. California (1/21/06, W 60-55)
Ole Miss Rebels	13-3	SEC	3-0	1st	7	+7	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. South Carolina (1/11/06, W 68-63), v. Mississippi State (1/14/06, W 75-65)
Current Week: @ Georgia (1/21/06, L 72-65)
Michigan Wolverines	11-3	Big Ten	1-2	8th	6	+1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Illinois (1/14/06, L 79-74)
Current Week: v. Northwestern (1/18/06, W 68-51), @ Minnesota (1/21/06, W 55-71)
Kansas Jayhawks	10-5	Big 12	1-1	7th	6	-21	Mar 7, 2005, #12	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Colorado (1/11/06, W 63-75), v. Kansas State (1/14/06, L 55-59)
Current Week: @ Missouri (1/16/06, L 89-86), v. Nebraska (1/21/06, W 96-54)
Old Dominion Monarchs	13-4	CAA	6-1	1st	5	+5	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Georgia State (1/12/06, W 62-77), v. VCU (1/14/06, W 78-75)
Current Week: v. Hofstra (1/19/06, L 68-76), @ William & Mary (1/21/06, W 56-65)
Miami (FL) Hurricanes	10-6	ACC	2-1	5th	3	+3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ North Carolina (1/14/06, W 70-81)
Current Week: v. Clemson (1/18/06, W 62-38), v. Boston College (1/21/06, L 61-65)
Vanderbilt Commodores	11-3	SEC	2-1	4th	3	-8	Jan 19, 2004, #22	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Kentucky (1/10/06, W 52-57), @ Arkansas (1/14/06, L 78-66)
Current Week: v. South Carolina (1/18/06, L 64-66), v. Mississippi State (1/21/06, W 80-52)
Kentucky Wildcats	10-6	SEC	0-2	11th	2	-29	Jan 2, 2006, #19	Nov 21, 2005, #7	Dec 12, 2005, #23
Previous Week: v. Vanderbilt (1/10/06, L 52-57), v. Alabama (1/14/06, L 64-68)
Current Week: @ Georgia (1/17/06, W 55-69), v. South Carolina (1/21/06, W 80-78)
Alabama Crimson Tide	9-6	SEC	2-1	4th	2	+2	Dec 5, 2005, #22	Nov 1, 2005, #15	Dec 5, 2005, #22
Previous Week: @ Auburn (1/11/06, W 52-56), @ Kentucky (1/14/06, W 64-68)
Current Week: v. Arkansas (1/18/06, W 78-75), @ LSU (1/21/06, L 68-57)
Iona Gaels	11-3	MAAC	5-1	2nd	1	+1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Saint Peter's (1/11/06, W 75-83), @ Canisius (1/14/06, W 73-88)
Current Week: v. Fairfield (1/17/06, W 89-77), v. Loyola (MD) (1/19/06, W 86-68)
Montana Grizzlies	13-2	Big Sky	3-0	3rd	1	+1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Montana State (1/14/06, W 64-80)
Current Week: @ Northern Arizona (1/19/06, L 83-80), @ Sacramento State (1/21/06, W 71-73)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank	Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Season High	Season Low	Consecutive Weeks Ranked
20	Syracuse Orange	15-2	AAC	3-0	3rd	423	+323	Nov 1, 2005, #16	Jan 16, 2006, #20	1
	Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (1/11/06, W 82-88), @ Cincinnati (1/14/06, W 58-77)
	Current Week: v. UConn (1/16/06, L 80-88), @ Villanova (1/21/06, L 80-65)
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	13-4	Big Ten	2-1	3rd	250	+112	Dec 5, 2005, #12	Dec 19, 2005, #25	1
	Previous Week: @ Penn State (1/14/06, W 76-80)
	Current Week: v. Minnesota (1/18/06, W 76-72), @ Michigan State (1/21/06, L 85-55)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Last Ranked	Season High	Season Low
Cincinnati Bearcats	13-4	AAC	2-2	9th	11	-148	Jan 9, 2006, #25	Jan 9, 2006, #25	Jan 9, 2006, #25
Previous Week: @ UConn (1/09/06, L 70-59), v. Syracuse (1/14/06, L 58-77)
Current Week: @ Xavier (1/19/06, L 73-71), v. Rutgers (1/22/06, W 71-66)
Arizona Wildcats	10-6	Pac-12	3-3	6th	7	-236	Jan 9, 2006, #24	Nov 21, 2005, #9	Jan 9, 2006, #24
Previous Week: @ Oregon State (1/12/06, L 75-65), @ Oregon (1/14/06, L 73-68)
Current Week: v. Stanford (1/19/06, W 90-81), v. California (1/21/06, W 60-55)

Rankings By Conference

Conference	# Teams	Teams
AAC	6	#3 UConn Huskies, #8 Villanova Wildcats, #9 Pittsburgh Panthers, #12 West Virginia Mountaineers, #17 Louisville Cardinals, #20 Syracuse Orange
Big Ten	6	#7 Illinois Fighting Illini, #11 Michigan State Spartans, #13 Indiana Hoosiers, #15 Wisconsin Badgers, #19 Ohio State Buckeyes, #23 Iowa Hawkeyes
ACC	5	#1 Duke Blue Devils, #14 NC State Wolfpack, #21 Boston College Eagles, #22 Maryland Terrapins, #24 North Carolina Tar Heels
Big 12	2	#5 Texas Longhorns, #25 Oklahoma Sooners
Pac-12	2	#10 Washington Huskies, #18 UCLA Bruins
A-10	1	#16 George Washington Revolutionaries
C-USA	1	#4 Memphis Tigers
SEC	1	#2 Florida Gators
WCC	1	#6 Gonzaga Bulldogs