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Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 4 (Dec 21, 2020)

Rank   Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Gonzaga Bulldogs (61) 4-0 WCC 0-0 1st 1597 +56 1 Dec 21, 2020, #1 Dec 21, 2020, #1 83
Previous Week: v. Idaho (12/14/20), v. Iowa (12/19/20, W 99-88)
Current Week: v. Northwestern State (12/21/20, W 95-57), v. Northwestern State (12/22/20, W 95-78), v. Virginia (12/26/20, W 98-75)
2    Baylor Bears (3) 5-0 Big 12 1-0 1st 1538 +47 2 Dec 21, 2020, #2 Dec 21, 2020, #2 25
Previous Week: v. Tarleton State (12/15/20), @ Kansas State (12/19/20, W 69-100)
Current Week: v. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/21/20, W 99-42)
3    Kansas Jayhawks 7-1 Big 12 1-0 1st 1426 +137 5 Dec 21, 2020, #3 Nov 30, 2020, #7 225
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (12/17/20, W 57-58)
Current Week: v. West Virginia (12/22/20, W 79-65)
4    Iowa Hawkeyes 6-1 Big Ten 0-0 5th 1365 -62 3 Dec 14, 2020, #3 Dec 21, 2020, #4 14
Previous Week: @ Gonzaga (12/19/20, L 99-88)
Current Week: v. Purdue (12/22/20, W 70-55), @ Minnesota (12/25/20, L 102-95)
5    Villanova Wildcats 7-1 Big East 2-0 1st 1304 +141 7 Dec 21, 2020, #5 Nov 30, 2020, #12 28
Previous Week: v. DePaul (12/14/20), v. Butler (12/16/20, W 85-66), v. Saint Joseph's (12/19/20, W 88-68)
Current Week: @ Marquette (12/23/20, W 68-85)
6    Houston Cougars 5-0 AAC 0-0 14th 1272 +103 6 Dec 21, 2020, #6 Nov 30, 2020, #10 14
Previous Week: v. UCF (12/15/20), v. Alcorn State (12/20/20, W 88-55)
Current Week: v. Temple (12/22/20, W 76-50), @ UCF (12/26/20, W 54-63)
7    West Virginia Mountaineers 7-1 Big 12 1-0 1st 1225 +112 8 Dec 21, 2020, #7 Dec 7, 2020, #11 7
Previous Week: v. Iowa State (12/18/20, W 70-65)
Current Week: @ Kansas (12/22/20, L 79-65)
8    Tennessee Volunteers 4-0 SEC 0-0 N/A 1109 +168 10 Dec 21, 2020, #8 Nov 30, 2020, #13 5
Previous Week: v. Appalachian State (12/15/20, W 79-38), v. Tennessee Tech (12/18/20, W 103-49)
Current Week: v. Saint Joseph's (12/21/20, W 102-66), v. USC Upstate (12/23/20, W 80-60)
9    Wisconsin Badgers 6-1 Big Ten 0-0 5th 1051 +205 12 Nov 30, 2020, #4 Dec 7, 2020, #13 8
Previous Week: v. Loyola (IL) (12/15/20, W 77-63), v. Northern Iowa (12/16/20), v. Louisville (12/19/20, W 85-48)
Current Week: v. Nebraska (12/22/20, W 67-53), @ Michigan State (12/25/20, W 76-85)
10    Texas Longhorns 7-1 Big 12 1-0 1st 1035 +162 11 Dec 21, 2020, #10 Nov 30, 2020, #17 5
Previous Week: v. Sam Houston State (12/16/20, W 79-63), v. Oklahoma State (12/20/20, W 77-74)
Current Week:
11    Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-0 Big Ten 2-0 1st 878 +482 19 Dec 21, 2020, #11 Nov 30, 2020, #24 5
Previous Week: @ Maryland (12/14/20, W 60-74), v. Illinois (12/20/20, W 91-88)
Current Week: @ Ohio State (12/23/20, L 80-68)
12    Michigan State Spartans 6-1 Big Ten 0-1 10th 839 -468 4 Dec 14, 2020, #4 Dec 21, 2020, #12 9
Previous Week: @ Northwestern (12/20/20, L 79-65)
Current Week: v. Wisconsin (12/25/20, L 76-85)
13    Creighton Bluejays 6-2 Big East 2-1 3rd 773 -264 9 Dec 7, 2020, #8 Dec 21, 2020, #13 12
Previous Week: v. Marquette (12/14/20, L 84-89), @ St. John's (12/17/20, W 76-94), @ UConn (12/20/20, W 74-76)
Current Week: v. Xavier (12/23/20, W 66-61)
14    Missouri Tigers 5-0 SEC 0-0 N/A 768 +277 16 Dec 21, 2020, #14 Dec 14, 2020, #16 2
Previous Week: v. Prairie View A&M (12/18/20)
Current Week: v. Bradley (12/22/20, W 54-53)
15    Texas Tech Red Raiders 6-2 Big 12 0-1 12th 661 -8 14 Dec 14, 2020, #14 Dec 7, 2020, #17 5
Previous Week: v. Kansas (12/17/20, L 57-58)
Current Week: @ Oklahoma (12/22/20, W 67-69)
16    Virginia Cavaliers 3-1 ACC 0-0 1st 510 +54 17 Nov 30, 2020, #15 Dec 7, 2020, #18 8
Previous Week: @ Wake Forest (12/16/20)
Current Week: v. William & Mary (12/22/20, W 76-40), @ Gonzaga (12/26/20, L 98-75)
17    North Carolina Tar Heels 5-2 ACC 0-0 5th 492 +164 22 Nov 30, 2020, #14 Dec 14, 2020, #22 5
Previous Week: v. Kentucky (12/19/20, W 75-63)
Current Week: @ NC State (12/22/20, L 79-76)
18    Illinois Fighting Illini 5-3 Big Ten 1-1 4th 468 -274 13 Nov 30, 2020, #5 Dec 21, 2020, #18 8
Previous Week: v. Minnesota (12/15/20, W 92-65), @ Rutgers (12/20/20, L 91-88)
Current Week: @ Penn State (12/23/20, W 81-98), v. Indiana (12/26/20, W 69-60)
19    Michigan Wolverines 6-0 Big Ten 1-0 1st 367 +225 25 Dec 21, 2020, #19 Dec 14, 2020, #25 2
Previous Week:
Current Week: @ Nebraska (12/25/20, W 69-80)
20    Duke Blue Devils 2-2 ACC 0-0 1st 352 +7 21 Nov 30, 2020, #6 Dec 14, 2020, #21 88
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (12/16/20, W 65-75), v. Gardner-Webb (12/19/20)
Current Week:
21    Florida State Seminoles 4-1 ACC 1-0 1st 335 -284 15 Dec 14, 2020, #15 Nov 30, 2020, #22 21
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (12/15/20, W 74-61), v. UCF (12/19/20, L 74-86)
Current Week: v. Gardner-Webb (12/21/20, W 72-59)
22    Xavier Musketeers 8-0 Big East 1-0 4th 249 +194 N/A Dec 21, 2020, #22 Dec 21, 2020, #22 1
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (12/15/20), @ DePaul (12/18/20), v. Marquette (12/20/20, W 91-88)
Current Week: @ Creighton (12/23/20, L 66-61)
23    Ohio State Buckeyes 6-1 Big Ten 0-1 11th 245 -147 20 Dec 14, 2020, #20 Dec 21, 2020, #23 10
Previous Week: @ Purdue (12/16/20, L 67-60), v. UCLA (12/19/20, W 77-70)
Current Week: v. Rutgers (12/23/20, W 80-68), @ Northwestern (12/26/20, L 71-70)
24    Virginia Tech Hokies 6-1 ACC 1-0 1st 181 +66 N/A Dec 7, 2020, #15 Dec 21, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Clemson (12/15/20, W 66-60), v. Coppin State (12/19/20, W 97-57)
Current Week: v. Longwood (12/21/20, W 84-58)
25    Oregon Ducks 6-1 Pac-12 1-0 1st 167 +136 N/A Nov 30, 2020, #21 Dec 21, 2020, #25 1
Previous Week: v. San Francisco (12/17/20, W 74-64), v. Portland (12/19/20, W 80-41)
Current Week: v. UCLA (12/23/20)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Last
Ranked		 Season High Season Low
San Diego State Aztecs 5-1 MWC 0-0 3rd 146 -309 Dec 14, 2020, #18 Dec 14, 2020, #18 Dec 7, 2020, #24
Previous Week: v. Brigham Young (12/18/20, L 62-72)
Current Week: v. Saint Mary's (12/22/20, W 74-49)
Richmond Spiders 4-1 A-10 0-0 2nd 142 +2 Dec 7, 2020, #19 Dec 7, 2020, #19 Dec 7, 2020, #19
Previous Week: @ Vanderbilt (12/16/20, W 67-78), @ Loyola (IL) (12/18/20, W 73-75), v. Duquesne (12/19/20)
Current Week: v. Hofstra (12/22/20, L 71-76)
Saint Louis Billikens 6-1 A-10 0-0 7th 64 -57 Mar 17, 2014, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Indiana State (12/15/20, W 78-59), v. NC State (12/17/20, W 80-69), @ Minnesota (12/20/20, L 90-82)
Current Week: v. UMKC (12/23/20, W 62-46)
Arkansas Razorbacks 7-0 SEC 0-0 N/A 54 +50 Jan 1, 2018, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Oral Roberts (12/20/20, W 87-76)
Current Week: v. Abilene Christian (12/22/20, W 85-72)
Indiana Hoosiers 5-2 Big Ten 0-0 5th 53 +31 Jan 14, 2019, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Butler (12/19/20, W 60-68)
Current Week: v. Northwestern (12/23/20, L 67-74), @ Illinois (12/26/20, L 69-60)
Clemson Tigers 5-0 ACC 0-0 2nd 28 -128 Dec 14, 2020, #24 Dec 14, 2020, #24 Dec 14, 2020, #24
Previous Week: @ Virginia Tech (12/15/20, L 66-60), @ South Carolina (12/19/20)
Current Week: v. Morehead State (12/21/20, W 66-51)
Florida Gators 3-1 SEC 0-0 N/A 20 +2 Nov 25, 2019, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. North Florida (12/16/20), v. Florida Atlantic (12/19/20), v. Florida A&M (12/20/20)
Current Week:
Georgia Bulldogs 6-0 SEC 0-0 N/A 19 +15 Jan 10, 2011, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Cincinnati (12/19/20, W 83-68)
Current Week: v. Northeastern (12/22/20, W 76-58)
Colorado Buffaloes 5-1 Pac-12 1-0 1st 13 +13 Feb 24, 2020, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Northern Colorado (12/14/20, W 81-45), v. Omaha (12/16/20, W 91-49), @ Washington (12/20/20, W 69-92)
Current Week: @ Grand Canyon (12/22/20, W 64-74)
Purdue Boilermakers 6-2 Big Ten 1-0 1st 9 +9 Oct 21, 2019, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Ohio State (12/16/20, W 67-60), v. Notre Dame (12/19/20, W 88-78)
Current Week: @ Iowa (12/22/20, L 70-55), v. Maryland (12/25/20, W 73-70)
Brigham Young Cougars 7-2 WCC 0-0 1st 9 +9 Mar 18, 2020, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ San Diego State (12/18/20, W 62-72)
Current Week: v. Texas Southern (12/21/20, W 87-71), v. Weber State (12/23/20, W 87-79)
Louisville Cardinals 4-1 ACC 0-0 5th 8 -156 Dec 14, 2020, #23 Dec 14, 2020, #23 Dec 7, 2020, #25
Previous Week: v. NC State (12/16/20), @ Wisconsin (12/19/20, L 85-48)
Current Week: @ Pittsburgh (12/22/20, W 54-64), v. Kentucky (12/26/20, W 62-59)
Northwestern Wildcats 4-1 Big Ten 1-0 2nd 7 +7 Nov 13, 2017, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Quincy (12/15/20, W 100-48), v. Michigan State (12/20/20, W 79-65)
Current Week: @ Indiana (12/23/20, W 67-74), v. Ohio State (12/26/20, W 71-70)
UCF Knights 2-1 AAC 0-0 13th 6 +6 Mar 4, 2019, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Houston (12/15/20), @ Florida State (12/19/20, W 74-86)
Current Week: v. Cincinnati (12/22/20, W 75-70), v. Houston (12/26/20, L 54-63)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 7-1 Big Ten 0-1 10th 4 +3 Dec 4, 2017, #14 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Illinois (12/15/20, L 92-65), v. Saint Louis (12/20/20, W 90-82)
Current Week: v. Iowa (12/25/20, W 102-95)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 6-2 Big 12 0-2 13th 3 -45 Feb 16, 2015, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. TCU (12/16/20, L 76-77), @ Texas (12/20/20, L 77-74)
Current Week:
UCLA Bruins 5-2 Pac-12 1-0 1st 3 -6 Nov 9, 2020, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Long Beach State (12/15/20), @ Ohio State (12/19/20, L 77-70)
Current Week: @ Oregon (12/23/20)
LSU Tigers 4-1 SEC 0-0 N/A 2 +2 Feb 10, 2020, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Sam Houston State (12/14/20, W 88-66), v. New Orleans (12/16/20), v. North Texas (12/19/20)
Current Week: v. Nicholls State (12/26/20, W 86-80)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 6-2 C-USA 0-0 6th 2 +2 Nov 18, 2002, #19 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Alabama (12/19/20, W 71-73)
Current Week: v. Tennessee Tech (12/22/20, W 88-68)
Southern Methodist Mustangs 5-0 AAC 1-0 2nd 1 +NC Mar 13, 2017, #11 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. East Carolina (12/16/20, W 70-55)
Current Week:

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
22    Xavier Musketeers 8-0 Big East 1-0 4th 249 +194 Dec 21, 2020, #22 Dec 21, 2020, #22 1
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (12/15/20), @ DePaul (12/18/20), v. Marquette (12/20/20, W 91-88)
Current Week: @ Creighton (12/23/20, L 66-61)
24    Virginia Tech Hokies 6-1 ACC 1-0 1st 181 +66 Dec 7, 2020, #15 Dec 21, 2020, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Clemson (12/15/20, W 66-60), v. Coppin State (12/19/20, W 97-57)
Current Week: v. Longwood (12/21/20, W 84-58)
25    Oregon Ducks 6-1 Pac-12 1-0 1st 167 +136 Nov 30, 2020, #21 Dec 21, 2020, #25 1
Previous Week: v. San Francisco (12/17/20, W 74-64), v. Portland (12/19/20, W 80-41)
Current Week: v. UCLA (12/23/20)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Last
Ranked		 Season High Season Low
San Diego State Aztecs 5-1 MWC 0-0 3rd 146 -309 Dec 14, 2020, #18 Dec 14, 2020, #18 Dec 7, 2020, #24
Previous Week: v. Brigham Young (12/18/20, L 62-72)
Current Week: v. Saint Mary's (12/22/20, W 74-49)
Clemson Tigers 5-0 ACC 0-0 2nd 28 -128 Dec 14, 2020, #24 Dec 14, 2020, #24 Dec 14, 2020, #24
Previous Week: @ Virginia Tech (12/15/20, L 66-60), @ South Carolina (12/19/20)
Current Week: v. Morehead State (12/21/20, W 66-51)
Louisville Cardinals 4-1 ACC 0-0 5th 8 -156 Dec 14, 2020, #23 Dec 14, 2020, #23 Dec 7, 2020, #25
Previous Week: v. NC State (12/16/20), @ Wisconsin (12/19/20, L 85-48)
Current Week: @ Pittsburgh (12/22/20, W 54-64), v. Kentucky (12/26/20, W 62-59)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
Big Ten 7 #4 Iowa Hawkeyes, #9 Wisconsin Badgers, #11 Rutgers Scarlet Knights, #12 Michigan State Spartans, #18 Illinois Fighting Illini, #19 Michigan Wolverines, #23 Ohio State Buckeyes
ACC 5 #16 Virginia Cavaliers, #17 North Carolina Tar Heels, #20 Duke Blue Devils, #21 Florida State Seminoles, #24 Virginia Tech Hokies
Big 12 5 #2 Baylor Bears, #3 Kansas Jayhawks, #7 West Virginia Mountaineers, #10 Texas Longhorns, #15 Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big East 3 #5 Villanova Wildcats, #13 Creighton Bluejays, #22 Xavier Musketeers
SEC 2 #8 Tennessee Volunteers, #14 Missouri Tigers
AAC 1 #6 Houston Cougars
Pac-12 1 #25 Oregon Ducks
WCC 1 #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs