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Iowa State falls to No. 11 in new AP poll

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December 21st, 2015 by admin

Michigan State, Kansas and Oklahoma held the top three spots in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll for a second straight week. There was a shakeup in the rest of the top 10 after a weekend of upsets.

The Spartans (12-0) were a near unanimous choice, receiving all but one first-place vote from the 65-member national media panel. Kansas (9-1) got the other No. 1 vote.

Following Oklahoma were Maryland, Virginia, Xavier, North Carolina, Arizona, Butler and Providence, which is in the top 10 for the first time since Jan. 17, 1978.  Iowa State fell from No.5 to No. 11 in this week’s poll after suffering their first loss of the season on Saturday to Northern Iowa.  The Cyclones also dropped seven spots to No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Utah, which returned to the rankings following its win over Duke on Saturday, and South Carolina, which is ranked for the first time since the final poll of 2003-04, are the week’s newcomers at 24th and 25th. They replace UCLA and Connecticut.

Record Pts Prv
1. Michigan St. (64) 12-0 1,623 1
2. Kansas (1) 9-1 1,537 2
3. Oklahoma 8-0 1,495 3
4. Maryland 10-1 1,428 6
5. Virginia 9-1 1,350 8
6. Xavier 11-0 1,287 10
7. North Carolina 9-2 1,215 11
8. Arizona 11-1 1,056 13
9. Butler 9-1 947 17
10. Providence 11-1 911 14
11. Iowa St. 9-1 907 5
12. Kentucky 9-2 856 4
13. Miami 9-1 851 15
14. Purdue 11-1 833 9
15. Duke 9-2 809 7
16. Louisville 9-1 652 19
17. Villanova 8-2 649 12
18. SMU 9-0 628 18
19. West Virginia 9-1 470 20
20. George Washington 10-1 366 21
21. Texas A&M 9-2 327 24
22. Cincinnati 10-2 315 23
23. Baylor 8-2 141 16
24. Utah 9-2 107 —
25. South Carolina 10-0 87 —

Others receiving votes: UCLA 49, UConn 46, Oregon 34, Gonzaga 33, Colorado 27, Dayton 17, Pittsburgh 16, N. Iowa 15, UALR 14, Vanderbilt 8, Monmouth (NJ) 6, Iowa 5, Florida 3, Texas 3, Northwestern 2.