OSU men up one spot in basketball poll
BY Staff and Wire Reports
Monday, December 31, 2012
12/31/12 at 1:52 PM
For the third straight week Duke is the runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press' Top 25, and for the first time in 16 years Minnesota is in the top 10.
The Blue Devils (12-0) received all but two first-place votes from the 65-member media panel on Monday. The next five teams — Michigan, Arizona, Louisville, Indiana and Kansas — held their places from last week. Syracuse, Ohio State, Minnesota and Gonzaga rounded out the top 10.
Michigan (13-0) was No. 1 on two ballots for the second straight week. Minnesota is in the top 10 for the first time since it was third in the final poll of 1996-97.
New Mexico, which won at undefeated Cincinnati, returns to the rankings at No. 20 after being out for one week. The Lobos replace UNLV, which dropped out from 20th after losing at North Carolina.
10-1 Oklahoma State remained No. 22 in the AP poll.
The AP Top 25
Record Pts Prv
1. Duke (63) 12-0 1,623 1
2. Michigan (2) 13-0 1,547 2
3. Arizona 12-0 1,474 3
4. Louisville 12-1 1,434 4
5. Indiana 12-1 1,378 5
6. Kansas 11-1 1,313 6
7. Syracuse 11-1 1,197 9
8. Ohio St. 10-2 1,079 10
9. Minnesota 12-1 978 11
10. Gonzaga 12-1 946 13
11. Illinois 13-1 929 12
12. Missouri 10-2 912 7
13. Florida 9-2 810 14
14. Cincinnati 12-1 761 8
15. Georgetown 10-1 718 15
16. Creighton 12-1 629 16
17. Butler 10-2 591 18
18. Michigan St. 11-2 447 19
19. San Diego St. 11-2 437 17
20. New Mexico 13-1 389 —
21. Notre Dame 12-1 361 21
22. Oklahoma St. 10-1 333 22
23. NC State 10-2 270 23
24. Pittsburgh 12-1 219 24
25. Kansas St. 10-2 149 25
Others receiving votes: UNLV 52, North Carolina 38, Wyoming 28, Temple 21, VCU 15, Kentucky 13, Wichita St. 11, UConn 9, UCLA 6, Maryland 5, Oregon 3.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
;Record;Pts;Pvs
1. Duke (30);12-0;774;1
2. Michigan (1);13-0;744;2
3. Arizona;12-0;692;3
4. Louisville;12-1;678;3
5. Indiana;12-1;654;5
6. Kansas;11-1;643;6
7. Syracuse;11-1;575;7
8. Ohio State;10-2;530;10
9. Florida;9-2;451;11
10. Gonzaga;12-1;439;13
11. Creighton;12-1;436;12
12. Missouri;10-2;420;9
13. Minnesota;12-1;417;14
14. Illinois;13-1;358;15
15. Cincinnati;12-1;352;8
16. Georgetown;10-1;281;18
17. San Diego State;11-2;242;16
18. Michigan State;11-2;228;19
19. Notre Dame;12-1;201;20
20. Butler;10-2;194;21
21. Oklahoma State;10-1;146;22
22. Pittsburgh;12-1;124;24
23. New Mexico;13-1;109;—
24. UNLV;11-2;100;17
25. N.C. State;10-2;95;25
Others receiving votes: VCU 36, Kansas State 35, North Carolina 34, Kentucky 31, Wyoming 30, Wichita State 7, Colorado 6, Maryland 5, UConn 3, UCLA 2, Bucknell 1, Colorado State 1, Temple 1.
