LAS VEGAS NV - JANUARY 22: Kendall Williams #10 of the New Mexico Lobos brings the ball up the court during a game against the UNLV Rebels at the Thomas & Mack Center January 22 2011 in Las Vegas Nevada. UNLV won 63-62. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The New Mexico Lobos watched as their short stay on the Top 25 disappeared within a week, and meanwhile, the UNLV basketball team eases even closer to the Top 10.
After a seven-game win streak that put them into the Top 25 rankings, the New Mexico Lobos (22-6, 8-4) have fallen not only from the latest AP Poll, but also from the lead of the Mountain West Conference standings.
The Lobos lost twice last week, falling 63-71 to the Colorado St. Rams (17-10, 6-6) on Tuesday, and then getting blown out 64-83 by the TCU Horned Frogs (17-11, 7-5) on Saturday. New Mexico has two more games to try to prove themselves, but considering their opponents are the Mountain West basement dwellers -- the Air Force Falcons (13-13, 3-9) and the Boise St. Broncos (13-14, 3-9) -- the Lobos' chances of returning to the Top 25 Rankings appear rather narrow.
Elsewhere, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels (24-6, 8-4) basketball team shed it's No. 21 ranking and hit No. 17 after a week where they not only added two wins, but also jumped to the top spot in the Mount West Conference standings.
Here is a look at this week's Top 10 from the college basketball AP Poll:
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Kentucky (63) | 28-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse (2) | 29-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas | 24-5 | 4 |
| 4 | Duke | 25-4 | 5 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 24-5 | 6 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 25-4 | 7 |
| 7 | Missouri | 25-4 | 3 |
| 8 | Marquette | 24-5 | 10 |
| 9 | Baylor | 24-5 | 13 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 23-6 | 8 |
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