NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 8 (Jan 3, 2011)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Duke Blue Devils (65) 13-0 ACC 1-0 1st 1625 +NC 1 Jan 3, 2011, #1 Jan 3, 2011, #1 66
Previous Week: @ UNC Greensboro (12/29/10, W 62-108), v. Miami (FL) (1/02/11, W 74-63)
Current Week: v. UAB (1/05/11, W 85-64), v. Maryland (1/09/11, W 71-64)
2    Ohio State Buckeyes 14-0 Big Ten 1-0 2nd 1551 +1 2 Jan 3, 2011, #2 Nov 15, 2010, #4 18
Previous Week: v. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10, W 100-40), @ Indiana (12/31/10, W 67-85)
Current Week: @ Iowa (1/04/11, W 68-73), v. Minnesota (1/09/11, W 67-64)
3    Kansas Jayhawks 13-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 1491 +11 3 Jan 3, 2011, #3 Nov 15, 2010, #7 35
Previous Week: v. Texas-Arlington (12/29/10, W 82-57), v. Miami (OH) (1/02/11, W 83-56)
Current Week: v. UMKC (1/05/11, W 99-52), @ Michigan (1/09/11, W 60-67)
4    Syracuse Orange 15-0 AAC 2-0 1st 1437 +40 5 Jan 3, 2011, #4 Nov 15, 2010, #10 26
Previous Week: v. Providence (12/28/10, W 81-74), v. Notre Dame (1/01/11, W 70-58)
Current Week: @ Seton Hall (1/08/11, W 56-61)
5    Pittsburgh Panthers 13-1 AAC 1-0 1st 1358 +85 6 Dec 6, 2010, #3 Dec 13, 2010, #8 20
Previous Week: v. UConn (12/27/10, W 78-63)
Current Week: @ Providence (1/04/11, W 79-83), v. Marquette (1/08/11, W 89-81)
6    San Diego State Aztecs 15-0 MWC 0-0 5th 1198 +41 7 Jan 3, 2011, #6 Nov 15, 2010, #25 9
Previous Week: v. Occidental (12/31/10, W 93-50)
Current Week: @ TCU (1/05/11, W 53-66), @ Utah (1/08/11, W 62-71)
7    Villanova Wildcats 12-1 AAC 1-0 4th 1187 +52 8 Nov 15, 2010, #6 Dec 6, 2010, #12 47
Previous Week: v. Temple (12/30/10, W 78-74), v. Rutgers (1/02/11, W 81-65)
Current Week: @ South Florida (1/06/11, W 71-83), v. Cincinnati (1/09/11, W 72-61)
8    UConn Huskies 11-1 AAC 1-1 7th 1168 -238 4 Dec 27, 2010, #4 Jan 3, 2011, #8 6
Previous Week: @ Pittsburgh (12/27/10, L 78-63), v. South Florida (12/31/10, W 66-61)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (1/04/11, L 73-70), @ Texas (1/08/11, W 81-82)
9    Missouri Tigers 13-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 1116 +31 10 Jan 3, 2011, #9 Dec 6, 2010, #15 9
Previous Week: v. Northern Illinois (12/27/10, W 97-61), v. Old Dominion (12/30/10, W 81-58)
Current Week: v. North Alabama (1/05/11), @ Colorado (1/08/11, L 89-76)
10    Kentucky Wildcats 10-2 SEC 0-0 1st 1052 +83 11 Nov 22, 2010, #8 Dec 13, 2010, #17 28
Previous Week: v. Coppin State (12/28/10, W 91-61), @ Louisville (12/31/10, W 63-78)
Current Week: v. Pennsylvania (1/03/11, W 86-62), @ Georgia (1/08/11, L 77-70)
11    Purdue Boilermakers 13-1 Big Ten 2-0 1st 930 +73 12 Nov 22, 2010, #10 Nov 29, 2010, #22 53
Previous Week: @ Michigan (12/28/10, W 57-80), v. Northwestern (12/31/10, W 82-69)
Current Week: @ Penn State (1/05/11, W 68-83), v. Iowa (1/09/11, W 75-52)
12    Texas Longhorns 11-2 Big 12 0-0 1st 902 +73 13 Jan 3, 2011, #12 Dec 6, 2010, #25 7
Previous Week: v. Coppin State (12/31/10, W 95-75)
Current Week: v. Arkansas (1/04/11, W 79-46), v. UConn (1/08/11, L 81-82)
13    Georgetown Hoyas 12-2 AAC 1-1 7th 834 -272 9 Dec 27, 2010, #9 Nov 15, 2010, #20 28
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (12/29/10, L 69-55), v. DePaul (1/01/11, W 86-75)
Current Week: @ St. John's (1/03/11, L 61-58), v. West Virginia (1/08/11, L 59-65)
14    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12-2 AAC 1-1 7th 688 +129 15 Jan 3, 2011, #14 Nov 29, 2010, #25 6
Previous Week: v. Georgetown (12/29/10, W 69-55), @ Syracuse (1/01/11, L 70-58)
Current Week: v. UConn (1/04/11, W 73-70), v. St. John's (1/08/11, W 76-61)
15    Brigham Young Cougars 14-1 MWC 0-0 5th 648 +107 16 Jan 3, 2011, #15 Nov 1, 2010, #24 20
Previous Week: @ Buffalo (12/30/10, W 82-90), v. Fresno Pacific (1/01/11, W 93-57)
Current Week: @ UNLV (1/05/11, W 77-89), v. Air Force (1/08/11, W 76-66)
16    Texas A&M Aggies 11-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 569 +137 18 Jan 3, 2011, #16 Dec 20, 2010, #25 4
Previous Week: v. McNeese State (12/31/10, W 66-57)
Current Week: v. Nicholls State (1/03/11, W 66-55), @ Oklahoma (1/08/11, W 51-69)
17    Kansas State Wildcats 11-3 Big 12 0-0 1st 523 +30 17 Nov 15, 2010, #3 Jan 3, 2011, #17 23
Previous Week: v. North Florida (12/31/10, W 100-76)
Current Week: v. Savannah State (1/03/11, W 92-61), @ Oklahoma State (1/08/11, L 76-62)
18    Michigan State Spartans 9-4 Big Ten 1-0 2nd 504 +100 20 Nov 22, 2010, #2 Dec 27, 2010, #20 66
Previous Week: v. Minnesota (12/31/10, W 71-62)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (1/03/11, W 62-65), @ Penn State (1/08/11, L 66-62)
19    UCF Knights 13-0 C-USA 0-0 2nd 490 +70 19 Jan 3, 2011, #19 Dec 20, 2010, #24 3
Previous Week: v. Furman (12/29/10, W 71-53), v. Princeton (12/30/10, W 68-62)
Current Week: v. Marshall (1/05/11, W 65-58), @ Houston (1/08/11, L 76-71)
20    Illinois Fighting Illini 12-3 Big Ten 2-0 1st 328 +148 23 Dec 13, 2010, #12 Dec 27, 2010, #23 9
Previous Week: @ Iowa (12/29/10, W 77-87), v. Wisconsin (1/02/11, W 69-61)
Current Week: v. Northwestern (1/06/11, W 88-63)
21    Memphis Tigers 11-2 C-USA 0-0 3rd 313 -6 21 Dec 6, 2010, #13 Jan 3, 2011, #21 9
Previous Week: v. Lipscomb (12/30/10, W 88-70), v. Tennessee State (1/02/11, W 91-86)
Current Week: @ Tennessee (1/05/11, L 104-84), v. East Carolina (1/08/11, W 61-58)
22    Vanderbilt Commodores 11-2 SEC 0-0 1st 238 +111 24 Jan 3, 2011, #22 Dec 27, 2010, #24 2
Previous Week: v. Marquette (12/29/10, W 77-76), v. Davidson (1/02/11, W 80-52)
Current Week: @ South Carolina (1/08/11, L 83-75)
23    Washington Huskies 10-3 Pac-12 2-0 1st 173 +100 N/A Nov 22, 2010, #13 Jan 3, 2011, #23 1
Previous Week: @ USC (12/29/10, W 67-73), @ UCLA (12/31/10, W 63-74)
Current Week: v. Oregon (1/06/11, W 87-69), v. Oregon State (1/08/11, W 103-72)
24    Cincinnati Bearcats 14-0 AAC 2-0 1st 159 +79 N/A Jan 3, 2011, #24 Jan 3, 2011, #24 1
Previous Week: v. DePaul (12/28/10, W 76-60), v. Seton Hall (12/31/10, W 70-53)
Current Week: v. Xavier (1/06/11, W 66-46), @ Villanova (1/09/11, L 72-61)
25    UNLV Runnin' Rebels 12-2 MWC 0-0 4th 136 +30 N/A Dec 6, 2010, #20 Jan 3, 2011, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Central Michigan (12/30/10, W 73-47)
Current Week: v. Brigham Young (1/05/11, L 77-89), v. TCU (1/08/11, W 83-49)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Louisville Cardinals 11-2 AAC 0-0 9th 124 -139 Dec 27, 2010, #22 Dec 13, 2010, #20 Dec 6, 2010, #24
Previous Week: v. Morgan State (12/27/10, W 104-74), v. Kentucky (12/31/10, L 63-78)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (1/05/11, W 73-54), @ South Florida (1/09/11, W 77-86)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 12-3 Big Ten 0-2 11th 96 -621 Dec 27, 2010, #14 Dec 27, 2010, #14 Dec 6, 2010, #22
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (12/28/10, L 68-60), @ Michigan State (12/31/10, L 71-62)
Current Week: v. Indiana (1/04/11, W 67-63), @ Ohio State (1/09/11, L 67-64)
Temple Owls 9-3 A-10 0-0 3rd 74 -48 Dec 27, 2010, #25 Nov 22, 2010, #21 Dec 27, 2010, #25
Previous Week: @ Villanova (12/30/10, L 78-74)
Current Week: @ Fordham (1/05/11, W 51-70), v. Saint Louis (1/09/11, W 57-53)
Wisconsin Badgers 11-3 Big Ten 1-1 5th 55 -29 Mar 15, 2010, #16 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Minnesota (12/28/10, W 68-60), @ Illinois (1/02/11, L 69-61)
Current Week: v. Michigan (1/05/11, W 66-50)
Baylor Bears 8-3 Big 12 0-0 1st 50 -45 Dec 20, 2010, #15 Dec 13, 2010, #9 Nov 15, 2010, #17
Previous Week: v. Texas Southern (1/02/11, W 68-60)
Current Week: v. Morgan State (1/04/11, W 89-72), @ Texas Tech (1/08/11, W 59-71)
Florida Gators 10-3 SEC 0-0 1st 35 +NC Dec 20, 2010, #20 Nov 15, 2010, #9 Dec 20, 2010, #20
Previous Week: @ Xavier (12/31/10, W 67-71)
Current Week: v. Rhode Island (1/03/11, W 84-59), v. Ole Miss (1/08/11, W 77-71)
Butler Bulldogs 10-4 Horizon 2-0 2nd 25 +2 Nov 15, 2010, #16 Nov 15, 2010, #16 Nov 1, 2010, #17
Previous Week: v. Valparaiso (1/01/11, W 76-59)
Current Week: @ Milwaukee (1/03/11, L 76-52), v. Cleveland State (1/07/11, W 79-56), v. Youngstown State (1/09/11, W 84-79)
Wichita State Shockers 11-2 MVC 2-0 1st 17 +NC Dec 25, 2006, #16 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Evansville (12/29/10, W 91-57), @ Bradley (1/01/11, W 63-79)
Current Week: v. Drake (1/04/11, W 82-63), @ Illinois State (1/07/11, W 51-65), v. Missouri State (1/09/11, L 56-59)
North Carolina Tar Heels 10-4 ACC 0-0 5th 9 +3 Nov 22, 2010, #25 Nov 15, 2010, #8 Nov 22, 2010, #25
Previous Week: v. Rutgers (12/28/10, W 78-55), v. St. Francis (PA) (1/02/11, W 103-54)
Current Week: @ Virginia (1/08/11, W 56-62)
Saint Mary's Gaels 12-2 WCC 0-0 1st 8 +3 Jan 26, 2009, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Mississippi State (12/29/10, W 94-72), @ Hartford (12/31/10, W 63-87)
Current Week: @ Loyola Marymount (1/06/11, W 75-98), @ Pepperdine (1/08/11, W 60-85)
Gonzaga Bulldogs 10-5 WCC 0-0 1st 7 +3 Nov 22, 2010, #22 Nov 15, 2010, #11 Nov 22, 2010, #22
Previous Week: v. Lafayette (12/29/10, W 83-55), v. Oklahoma State (12/31/10, W 73-52), @ Wake Forest (1/02/11, W 63-73)
Current Week: v. Portland (1/08/11, W 74-61)
Florida State Seminoles 11-3 ACC 1-0 1st 2 -4 Jan 11, 2010, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week:
Current Week: @ Auburn (1/03/11, L 65-60), @ Virginia Tech (1/08/11, L 71-59)
Arizona Wildcats 12-3 Pac-12 1-1 4th 2 -25 Dec 31, 2007, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Oregon (12/30/10, W 57-76), @ Oregon State (1/02/11, L 76-75)
Current Week: v. California (1/06/11, W 73-71), v. Stanford (1/09/11, W 67-57)
Cleveland State Vikings 15-1 Horizon 4-0 1st 2 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Loyola (IL) (12/30/10, W 73-55), v. Illinois-Chicago (1/01/11, W 83-59)
Current Week: @ Butler (1/07/11, L 79-56), @ Valparaiso (1/09/11, L 64-58)
Georgia Bulldogs 11-2 SEC 0-0 1st 1 +1 Mar 17, 2003, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Charleston Southern (12/28/10, W 70-55), v. Eastern Kentucky (12/31/10, W 64-57)
Current Week: v. Kentucky (1/08/11, W 77-70)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
23    Washington Huskies 10-3 Pac-12 2-0 1st 173 +100 Nov 22, 2010, #13 Jan 3, 2011, #23 1
Previous Week: @ USC (12/29/10, W 67-73), @ UCLA (12/31/10, W 63-74)
Current Week: v. Oregon (1/06/11, W 87-69), v. Oregon State (1/08/11, W 103-72)
24    Cincinnati Bearcats 14-0 AAC 2-0 1st 159 +79 Jan 3, 2011, #24 Jan 3, 2011, #24 1
Previous Week: v. DePaul (12/28/10, W 76-60), v. Seton Hall (12/31/10, W 70-53)
Current Week: v. Xavier (1/06/11, W 66-46), @ Villanova (1/09/11, L 72-61)
25    UNLV Runnin' Rebels 12-2 MWC 0-0 4th 136 +30 Dec 6, 2010, #20 Jan 3, 2011, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Central Michigan (12/30/10, W 73-47)
Current Week: v. Brigham Young (1/05/11, L 77-89), v. TCU (1/08/11, W 83-49)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Louisville Cardinals 11-2 AAC 0-0 9th 124 -139 Dec 27, 2010, #22 Dec 13, 2010, #20 Dec 6, 2010, #24
Previous Week: v. Morgan State (12/27/10, W 104-74), v. Kentucky (12/31/10, L 63-78)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (1/05/11, W 73-54), @ South Florida (1/09/11, W 77-86)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 12-3 Big Ten 0-2 11th 96 -621 Dec 27, 2010, #14 Dec 27, 2010, #14 Dec 6, 2010, #22
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (12/28/10, L 68-60), @ Michigan State (12/31/10, L 71-62)
Current Week: v. Indiana (1/04/11, W 67-63), @ Ohio State (1/09/11, L 67-64)
Temple Owls 9-3 A-10 0-0 3rd 74 -48 Dec 27, 2010, #25 Nov 22, 2010, #21 Dec 27, 2010, #25
Previous Week: @ Villanova (12/30/10, L 78-74)
Current Week: @ Fordham (1/05/11, W 51-70), v. Saint Louis (1/09/11, W 57-53)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 7 #4 Syracuse Orange, #5 Pittsburgh Panthers, #7 Villanova Wildcats, #8 UConn Huskies, #13 Georgetown Hoyas, #14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, #24 Cincinnati Bearcats
Big 12 5 #3 Kansas Jayhawks, #9 Missouri Tigers, #12 Texas Longhorns, #16 Texas A&M Aggies, #17 Kansas State Wildcats
Big Ten 4 #2 Ohio State Buckeyes, #11 Purdue Boilermakers, #18 Michigan State Spartans, #20 Illinois Fighting Illini
MWC 3 #6 San Diego State Aztecs, #15 Brigham Young Cougars, #25 UNLV Runnin' Rebels
C-USA 2 #19 UCF Knights, #21 Memphis Tigers
SEC 2 #10 Kentucky Wildcats, #22 Vanderbilt Commodores
ACC 1 #1 Duke Blue Devils
Pac-12 1 #23 Washington Huskies