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Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 8 (Jan 6, 2003)

Rank	Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Pvs	Season High	Season Low	Consecutive Weeks Ranked
1	Duke Blue Devils (54)	9-0	ACC	1-0	1st	1778	+118	3	Jan 6, 2003, #1	Nov 25, 2002, #6	9
	Previous Week: v. Fairfield (1/02/03, W 86-58), @ Clemson (1/05/03, W 71-89)
	Current Week: v. Georgetown (1/08/03, W 93-86), v. Wake Forest (1/12/03, W 74-55)
2	Arizona Wildcats (15)	10-0	Pac-12	2-0	1st	1714	+136	4	Dec 16, 2002, #1	Dec 30, 2002, #4	9
	Previous Week: v. Boston University (12/30/02, W 85-71), @ Oregon (1/03/03, W 72-81), @ Oregon State (1/04/03, W 65-80)
	Current Week: v. Washington State (1/09/03, W 82-69), v. Washington (1/11/03, W 79-61)
3	UConn Huskies (1)	9-0	AAC	0-0	2nd	1563	+179	5	Jan 6, 2003, #3	Nov 11, 2002, #15	9
	Previous Week: v. St. Bonaventure (1/02/03, W 95-78)
	Current Week: @ Oklahoma (1/07/03, L 73-63), v. Miami (FL) (1/11/03, W 83-80)
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	9-2	SEC	0-0	N/A	1513	-207	1	Dec 30, 2002, #1	Nov 11, 2002, #8	9
	Previous Week: @ Utah (12/30/02, L 51-49), v. Xavier (1/04/03, W 65-58)
	Current Week: v. Arkansas (1/08/03, W 61-51), @ Vanderbilt (1/11/03, L 70-69)
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	12-1	AAC	0-0	7th	1490	+129	6	Jan 6, 2003, #5	Dec 9, 2002, #10	5
	Previous Week: v. Vanderbilt (12/30/02, W 76-63), v. Valparaiso (1/04/03, W 55-53)
	Current Week: @ Pittsburgh (1/06/03, L 72-55), v. Seton Hall (1/12/03, W 74-64)
6	Pittsburgh Panthers	10-1	AAC	0-0	3rd	1427	-261	2	Dec 30, 2002, #2	Jan 6, 2003, #6	9
	Previous Week: @ Georgia (12/31/02, L 79-67), v. Robert Morris (1/04/03, W 85-49)
	Current Week: v. Notre Dame (1/06/03, W 72-55), @ Rutgers (1/12/03, W 63-70)
7	Mississippi State Bulldogs (2)	10-1	SEC	0-0	N/A	1376	+243	8	Jan 6, 2003, #7	Dec 9, 2002, #24	9
	Previous Week: @ South Alabama (12/30/02, W 74-85), @ UAB (1/02/03, W 52-68)
	Current Week: v. Florida (1/07/03, L 66-74), @ LSU (1/11/03, L 85-72)
8	Texas Longhorns	9-2	Big 12	0-0	1st	1321	+84	7	Dec 2, 2002, #2	Dec 16, 2002, #10	9
	Previous Week: v. Louisiana Tech (12/30/02, W 58-50), v. Mount St. Mary's (1/05/03, W 80-64)
	Current Week: v. Iowa State (1/11/03, W 70-50)
9	Oklahoma Sooners	8-2	Big 12	0-0	1st	1132	+81	10	Nov 11, 2002, #3	Dec 30, 2002, #10	9
	Previous Week: v. UNC Asheville (12/30/02, W 100-64), v. Michigan State (1/04/03, W 60-58)
	Current Week: v. UConn (1/07/03, W 73-63), v. Colorado (1/11/03, W 69-54)
10	Illinois Fighting Illini	10-1	Big Ten	0-0	1st	1083	+54	11	Dec 23, 2002, #7	Dec 2, 2002, #25	6
	Previous Week: v. Coppin State (12/30/02, W 63-37), v. Oakland (1/04/03, W 88-53)
	Current Week: @ Minnesota (1/07/03, W 70-76), v. Wisconsin (1/11/03, W 69-63)
11	Florida Gators	11-2	SEC	0-0	N/A	1063	+57	12	Nov 25, 2002, #7	Dec 9, 2002, #14	9
	Previous Week: v. Florida A&M (12/30/02, W 91-58)
	Current Week: @ Mississippi State (1/07/03, W 66-74), v. Georgia (1/11/03, W 66-63)
12	Oregon Ducks	10-2	Pac-12	1-1	4th	975	-156	9	Dec 16, 2002, #5	Jan 6, 2003, #12	9
	Previous Week: v. Arizona (1/03/03, L 72-81), v. Arizona State (1/04/03, W 94-73)
	Current Week: @ California (1/09/03, L 88-72), @ Stanford (1/11/03, L 81-57)
13	Missouri Tigers	8-1	Big 12	0-0	1st	864	+156	16	Dec 16, 2002, #11	Nov 18, 2002, #20	9
	Previous Week: v. Valparaiso (12/30/02, W 65-47), @ Iowa (1/04/03, W 82-88)
	Current Week: v. Centenary (1/07/03, W 86-58), v. Baylor (1/11/03, W 77-69)
14	Kansas Jayhawks	9-3	Big 12	0-0	1st	800	+154	18	Nov 25, 2002, #2	Dec 9, 2002, #20	9
	Previous Week: v. UNC Asheville (1/02/03, W 102-50), v. UMKC (1/04/03, W 100-46)
	Current Week: @ Iowa State (1/06/03, W 54-83), v. Nebraska (1/11/03, W 92-59)
15	Indiana Hoosiers	10-2	Big Ten	0-0	1st	779	+101	17	Dec 16, 2002, #6	Nov 18, 2002, #22	9
	Previous Week: @ Ball State (12/31/02, W 62-76), v. Charlotte (1/04/03, W 70-60)
	Current Week: v. Penn State (1/08/03, W 78-65), @ Ohio State (1/11/03, L 81-69)
16	Creighton Bluejays	11-1	MVC	2-0	1st	605	-170	15	Dec 30, 2002, #15	Dec 9, 2002, #23	5
	Previous Week: @ Xavier (12/31/02, L 75-73), v. Drake (1/05/03, W 84-63)
	Current Week: @ Bradley (1/08/03, W 58-65), @ Illinois State (1/11/03, W 57-76)
17	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	9-0	ACC	0-0	3rd	562	+308	23	Jan 6, 2003, #17	Dec 23, 2002, #25	3
	Previous Week: v. Bethune-Cookman (12/30/02, W 96-54), @ Richmond (1/04/03, W 62-68)
	Current Week: v. Elon (1/07/03, W 98-56), @ Duke (1/12/03, L 74-55)
18	Kentucky Wildcats	8-4	SEC	0-0	N/A	440	+66	20	Dec 9, 2002, #12	Dec 30, 2002, #20	9
	Previous Week: v. Tennessee State (12/30/02, W 115-87), v. Alcorn State (1/02/03, W 94-63), v. Ohio (1/04/03, W 83-75)
	Current Week: @ Tennessee (1/08/03, W 71-74), v. South Carolina (1/11/03, W 62-55)
19	Louisville Cardinals	8-1	C-USA	0-0	7th	433	+190	24	Jan 6, 2003, #19	Dec 30, 2002, #24	2
	Previous Week: @ Ohio State (1/04/03, W 64-72)
	Current Week: @ Charlotte (1/08/03, W 59-80), v. Saint Louis (1/11/03, W 73-54)
20	Georgia Bulldogs	9-3	SEC	1-0	1st	392	+363	N/A	Nov 11, 2002, #16	Jan 6, 2003, #20	1
	Previous Week: v. Pittsburgh (12/31/02, W 79-67), v. LSU (1/05/03, W 89-63)
	Current Week: @ Florida (1/11/03, L 66-63)
21	Maryland Terrapins	6-3	ACC	1-0	1st	362	+95	22	Dec 2, 2002, #9	Dec 16, 2002, #24	9
	Previous Week: v. Wagner (1/04/03, W 79-57)
	Current Week: v. Hampton (1/08/03, W 108-58), v. Florida State (1/11/03, W 89-62)
21	Xavier Musketeers	9-3	A-10	0-0	1st	362	-13	19	Nov 11, 2002, #10	Jan 6, 2003, #21	9
	Previous Week: v. Creighton (12/31/02, W 75-73), @ Alabama (1/04/03, L 65-58)
	Current Week: v. Richmond (1/07/03, L 59-67), v. St. Bonaventure (1/11/03, W 99-83)
23	Texas Tech Red Raiders	9-1	Big 12	0-0	1st	293	+160	25	Jan 6, 2003, #23	Dec 30, 2002, #25	2
	Previous Week: v. Houston (1/01/03, W 62-48)
	Current Week: @ San Diego State (1/07/03, W 63-75), @ Kansas State (1/11/03, L 68-44)
24	Marquette Golden Eagles	8-3	C-USA	0-1	19th	292	-669	13	Dec 30, 2002, #13	Jan 6, 2003, #24	9
	Previous Week: @ East Carolina (12/30/02, L 73-70), @ Dayton (1/04/03, L 92-85)
	Current Week: @ Saint Louis (1/07/03, W 54-60), v. South Florida (1/11/03, W 96-63)
25	Michigan State Spartans	9-3	Big Ten	0-0	1st	267	-572	14	Nov 25, 2002, #9	Jan 6, 2003, #25	9
	Previous Week: v. Toledo (12/30/02, L 76-81), @ Oklahoma (1/04/03, L 60-58)
	Current Week: v. Ohio State (1/09/03, W 66-55), @ Iowa (1/11/03, L 68-64)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Last Ranked	Season High	Season Low
Oklahoma State Cowboys	10-1	Big 12	0-0	1st	96	+77	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Arkansas (12/30/02, W 71-45), v. Brigham Young (1/04/03, W 78-65)
Current Week: v. Texas A&M-CC (1/08/03, W 91-58), @ Texas A&M (1/11/03, W 76-93)
LSU Tigers	8-3	SEC	0-1	12th	73	-235	Dec 30, 2002, #21	Dec 30, 2002, #21	Dec 23, 2002, #24
Previous Week: v. New Orleans (12/30/02, W 69-57), @ Georgia (1/05/03, L 89-63)
Current Week: v. Houston (1/08/03, W 80-51), v. Mississippi State (1/11/03, W 85-72)
Syracuse Orange	8-1	AAC	0-0	N/A	62	+17	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Canisius (12/30/02, W 87-69)
Current Week: @ Seton Hall (1/08/03, W 66-70), v. Boston College (1/11/03, W 82-74)
Memphis Tigers	9-2	C-USA	0-0	7th	54	+29	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Murray State (12/30/02, W 67-60), @ Arkansas (1/02/03, W 67-72), v. Villanova (1/05/03, W 72-68)
Current Week: v. Tulane (1/07/03, W 85-73), @ Southern Mississippi (1/11/03, L 84-67)
Saint Joseph's Hawks	9-1	A-10	1-0	1st	51	+20	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Gonzaga (12/31/02, W 78-79), v. Duquesne (1/05/03, W 76-56)
Current Week: @ St. Bonaventure (1/08/03, W 58-75), v. Massachusetts (1/11/03, W 76-47)
Butler Bulldogs	11-1	Horizon	1-0	2nd	37	-28	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Hawaii (12/31/02, L 81-78), @ Illinois-Chicago (1/04/03, W 65-68)
Current Week: v. Loyola (IL) (1/09/03, W 81-74), v. Detroit-Mercy (1/11/03, W 76-68)
Iowa State Cyclones	10-1	Big 12	0-0	1st	24	+9	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/31/02, W 90-46)
Current Week: v. Kansas (1/06/03, L 54-83), @ Texas (1/11/03, L 70-50)
NC State Wolfpack	8-2	ACC	1-0	1st	23	-21	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Massachusetts (1/02/03, L 68-56), v. Virginia (1/05/03, W 75-63)
Current Week: @ Georgia Tech (1/11/03, L 85-61)
Georgetown Hoyas	8-1	AAC	0-0	N/A	18	-6	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Virginia Military (12/31/02, W 85-48)
Current Week: @ Duke (1/08/03, L 93-86), v. West Virginia (1/12/03, W 84-82)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	8-3	WAC	1-1	4th	16	-72	Dec 23, 2002, #20	Dec 9, 2002, #17	Nov 18, 2002, #25
Previous Week: @ Fresno State (1/01/03, L 74-65), v. Nevada (1/04/03, W 63-60)
Current Week: @ Rice (1/11/03, W 77-94)
Utah Utes	9-3	MWC	0-0	2nd	10	+10	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Alabama (12/30/02, W 51-49), v. Weber State (1/03/03, W 72-58)
Current Week: v. Saint Mary's (1/06/03, W 65-59), v. Fort Wayne (1/11/03, W 76-59)
Cincinnati Bearcats	7-3	C-USA	0-0	4th	10	-5	Nov 25, 2002, #21	Nov 25, 2002, #21	Nov 18, 2002, #23
Previous Week: v. Chattanooga (1/02/03, W 81-51)
Current Week: v. DePaul (1/08/03, W 64-56), @ TCU (1/11/03, W 72-83)
Wisconsin Badgers	10-2	Big Ten	0-0	1st	7	+7	Dec 2, 2002, #23	Dec 2, 2002, #23	Nov 25, 2002, #25
Previous Week: @ Temple (1/02/03, W 67-80), v. Chicago State (1/04/03, W 73-45)
Current Week: @ Michigan (1/08/03, L 66-65), @ Illinois (1/11/03, L 69-63)
Dayton Flyers	8-3	A-10	0-0	1st	7	+7	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Marquette (1/04/03, W 92-85)
Current Week: v. La Salle (1/08/03, W 76-72), v. Duquesne (1/11/03, W 77-72)
Stanford Cardinal	9-4	Pac-12	0-1	10th	6	-30	Dec 16, 2002, #17	Dec 16, 2002, #17	Dec 9, 2002, #19
Previous Week: v. Yale (12/30/02, W 79-56), @ California (1/04/03, L 72-59)
Current Week: v. Oregon State (1/09/03, W 57-54), v. Oregon (1/11/03, W 81-57)
Clemson Tigers	9-1	ACC	0-1	8th	5	-17	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Coastal Carolina (12/31/02, W 90-63), v. Duke (1/05/03, L 71-89)
Current Week: v. Morris Brown (1/11/03)
Wyoming Cowboys	11-2	MWC	0-0	4th	5	-1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Indiana State (12/30/02, W 57-69), @ Montana State (1/04/03, W 56-60)
Current Week: v. Savannah State (1/08/03, W 112-77)
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	8-2	WAC	1-1	4th	5	+5	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Tennessee Tech (12/30/02, W 74-61), v. Butler (12/31/02, W 81-78), @ UTEP (1/02/03, W 52-64), @ Boise State (1/04/03, L 65-63)
Current Week: v. Southern Methodist (1/10/03, W 72-55), v. Louisiana Tech (1/12/03, W 57-53)
North Carolina Tar Heels	9-3	ACC	1-0	1st	1	-24	Dec 23, 2002, #22	Dec 2, 2002, #12	Dec 16, 2002, #23
Previous Week: @ Miami (FL) (1/04/03, L 64-61)
Current Week: v. Davidson (1/08/03, W 79-64), @ Virginia (1/11/03, L 79-72)
Gonzaga Bulldogs	9-5	WCC	0-0	2nd	1	+1	Nov 25, 2002, #20	Nov 25, 2002, #20	Nov 11, 2002, #22
Previous Week: v. Saint Joseph's (12/31/02, L 78-79), @ Portland State (1/02/03, W 49-87)
Current Week: v. Loyola Marymount (1/09/03, W 85-73), v. Pepperdine (1/12/03, W 92-72)
Fresno State Bulldogs	9-2	WAC	2-0	1st	1	+1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Tulsa (1/01/03, W 74-65), v. Rice (1/04/03, W 71-70)
Current Week: v. Boise State (1/09/03, W 61-54), v. UTEP (1/11/03, W 84-58)
Manhattan Jaspers	8-3	MAAC	2-1	3rd	1	+NC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: @ Marist (1/04/03, W 73-81)
Current Week: v. Siena (1/07/03, W 82-66), v. Niagara (1/10/03, W 88-71)
Kent State Golden Flashes	8-1	MAC	1-0	4th	1	+1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Previous Week: v. Eastern Michigan (1/04/03, W 88-85)
Current Week: @ Miami (OH) (1/08/03, W 52-60), v. Bowling Green (1/11/03, L 74-78)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank	Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Season High	Season Low	Consecutive Weeks Ranked
20	Georgia Bulldogs	9-3	SEC	1-0	1st	392	+363	Nov 11, 2002, #16	Jan 6, 2003, #20	1
	Previous Week: v. Pittsburgh (12/31/02, W 79-67), v. LSU (1/05/03, W 89-63)
	Current Week: @ Florida (1/11/03, L 66-63)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

Team	Overall Record	Conference	Conference Record	Conference Position	Points	Points Change	Last Ranked	Season High	Season Low
LSU Tigers	8-3	SEC	0-1	12th	73	-235	Dec 30, 2002, #21	Dec 30, 2002, #21	Dec 23, 2002, #24
Previous Week: v. New Orleans (12/30/02, W 69-57), @ Georgia (1/05/03, L 89-63)
Current Week: v. Houston (1/08/03, W 80-51), v. Mississippi State (1/11/03, W 85-72)

Rankings By Conference

Conference	# Teams	Teams
Big 12	5	#8 Texas Longhorns, #9 Oklahoma Sooners, #13 Missouri Tigers, #14 Kansas Jayhawks, #23 Texas Tech Red Raiders
SEC	5	#4 Alabama Crimson Tide, #7 Mississippi State Bulldogs, #11 Florida Gators, #18 Kentucky Wildcats, #20 Georgia Bulldogs
AAC	3	#3 UConn Huskies, #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, #6 Pittsburgh Panthers
ACC	3	#1 Duke Blue Devils, #17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #21 Maryland Terrapins
Big Ten	3	#10 Illinois Fighting Illini, #15 Indiana Hoosiers, #25 Michigan State Spartans
C-USA	2	#19 Louisville Cardinals, #24 Marquette Golden Eagles
Pac-12	2	#2 Arizona Wildcats, #12 Oregon Ducks
A-10	1	#21 Xavier Musketeers
MVC	1	#16 Creighton Bluejays