The latest AP Top 25 Basketball Poll is out and the Kentucky Wildcats are the new No. 1 team in the country. The North Carolina Tar Heels fell from the top spot after a 90-80 loss to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels on Saturday. Ohio State, Duke, Syracuse and North Carolina finished out the top five this week.
The Memphis Tigers took a big tumble this week, from No. 8 to No. 22. The Tigers needed two overtime periods to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers, 99-97 and then lost to the Georgetown Hoyas, 91-88, in another overtime game. Connecticut remained in the top 10 at No. 9 despite a 68-63 loss to the Central Florida Knights.
UNLV received 23 votes last week and with the victory over the Tar Heels jumped to No. 18 this week. The Rebels are now 7-0 on the season. The St. Louis Billikens entered the poll at No. 23. The team beat Boston College, Villanova and Oklahoma over the last week to improve to 6-0.
The California Golden Bears defeated Georgia, lost to Missouri and won against the Denver Pioneers, but fell to No. 24 in the poll.
| Rank | Team | Prev |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 3 |
| 3 | Duke | 6 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 5 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 1 |
| 6 | Louisville | 7 |
| 7 | Baylor | 9 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 4 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 11 |
| 10 | Florida | 10 |
| 11 | Xavier | 12 |
| 12 | Alabama | 13 |
| 13 | Missouri | 21 |
| 14 | Michigan | 15 |
| 15 | Kansas | 14 |
| 16 | Marquette | 16 |
| 17 | Pitt | 17 |
| 18 | UNLV | NR |
| 19 | Gonzaga | 19 |
| 20 | Vandy | 18 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 24 |
| 22 | Memphis | 8 |
| 23 | St. Louis | NR |
| 24 | Cal | 20 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 25 |
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