AP Top 25: How I voted
Published: 1/7/2013 9:37 PM
Last Modified: 1/7/2013 9:37 PM
Here is this week's Associated Press Top 25, released Monday:
1. Duke (62) 14-0 1,622
2. Michigan (3) 15-0 1,553
3. Louisville 13-1 1,447
4. Arizona 14-0 1,442
5. Indiana 13-1 1,381
6. Kansas 12-1 1,322
7. Syracuse 14-1 1,211
8. Minnesota 14-1 1,121
9. Gonzaga 15-1 1,064
10. Missouri 11-2 1,006
11. Florida 10-2 922
12. Illinois 14-2 881
13. Creighton 14-1 789
14. Butler 12-2 761
15. Ohio State 11-3 710
16. San Diego State 12-2 591
17. Notre Dame 13-1 547
18. Kansas State 12-2 472
19. Georgetown 10-2 441
20. N.C. State 12-2 438
21. Cincinnati 13-2 375
22. Michigan State 12-3 267
23. Wichita State 14-1 135
24. UNLV 13-2 113
25. New Mexico 13-2 102
Others receiving votes: Virginia Commonwealth 94, Wyoming 87, Oklahoma State 64, Marquette 41, UCLA 41, Maryland 29, Kentucky 27, Temple 13, Oregon 11, North Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 1
And here is how I voted:
1. Duke
2. Michigan
3. Arizona
4. Louisville
5. Indiana
6. Kansas
7. Syracuse
8. Minnesota
9. Gonzaga
10. Missouri
11. Ohio State
12. Florida
13. Illinois
14. Creighton
15. Butler
16. Cincinnati
17. Georgetown
18. San Diego State
19. Michigan State
20. Notre Dame
21. Kansas State
22. N.C. State
23. Wichita State
24. VCU
25. Marquette
The top 10 was pretty easy to settle on, but it got tricky from there. Eight ranked teams lost, plus Oklahoma State and Pittsburgh twice stumbled. With those two being in the bottom five, multiple losses had to drop them out.
I definitely waffled the most this season on spots 20-25. I initially had Maryland and Wyoming in but decided they haven't played enough tough opponent and left them out in favor of Wichita State and Marquette. I also strongly considered UNLV, which wound up at No. 24 in the poll. And I'm keeping an eye on UCLA, which has won seven straight since a 5-3 start.
Here are a few games this week that will shake things up:
No. 8 Minnesota at No. 12 Illinois, 7 p.m. Wednesday
No. 8 Minnesota at No. 5 Indiana, 10 a.m. Saturday
No. 1 Duke at No. 20 N.C. State, 10 a.m. Saturday
No. 2 Michigan at No. 15 Ohio State, 11:30 a.m. Sunday
Written by
Kelly Hines
Sports Writer
