Men’s basketball ballot breakdown | Illini drop back out of Top 25

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Dec. 10—THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.

RK., TEAM REC. PTS PREV.

1. Tennessee (58) 8-0 1544 3

2. Auburn (3) 8-1 1438 2

3. Iowa State (1) 7-1 1424 6

4. Duke 7-2 1295 9

5. Kentucky 8-1 1284 4

6. Marquette 9-1 1274 5

7. Alabama 7-2 1126 10

8. Gonzaga 7-2 1082 7

9. Florida 9-0 1030 13

10. Kansas 7-2 940 1

11. Purdue 8-2 840 8

12. Oregon 9-1 784 12

13. Oklahoma 9-0 567 21

14. Michigan 8-1 522 NR

15. Houston 5-3 514 17

16. Clemson 9-1 491 NR

17. Texas A&M 8-2 415 22

18. Connecticut 7-3 394 25

19. Mississippi 8-1 379 23

20. Wisconsin 8-2 307 11

21. Michigan State 8-2 292 NR

22. Cincinnati 7-1 288 14

23. San Diego State 6-2 276 24

24. UCLA 8-1 229 NR

25. Mississippi State 8-1 179 NR

Others receiving votes: Baylor 150, Arizona State 143, Memphis 123, Missouri 119, Penn State 90, Arkansas 89, Drake 67, Pittsburgh 62, Utah State 57, Illinois 47, St. John’s 43, Maryland 39, Dayton 38, Creighton 32, Indiana 30, West Virginia 30, North Carolina 24, Georgia 21, Saint Mary’s 20, Texas 8, Rhode Island 3, Loyola Chicago 1.

THE NEWS-GAZETTE’S TOP 25

Illinois beat writer Scott Richey is in his 10th season as an AP Top 25 voter. Here’s how his fifth regular-season ballot of the 2024-25 season shook out:

RK., TEAM PREV.

1. Tennessee 3

2. Auburn 2

3. Iowa State 7

4. Marquette 4

5. Kentucky 5

6. Alabama 9

7. Duke 13

8. Oregon 6

9. Oklahoma 15

10. Florida 14

11. Kansas 1

12. Gonzaga 10

13. Mississippi 18

14. Texas A&M 22

15. Michigan NR

16. Arizona State 24

17. Mississippi State NR

18. Purdue 8

19. Missouri NR

20. Wisconsin 11

21. Utah State 25

22. Memphis 12

23. Connecticut NR

24. Houston 23

25. Drake NR

Who’s up

Drake got another week in the “others receiving votes” category but made its debut on our ballot after staying unbeaten with an early Missouri Valley Conference win against former Illini Roger Powell Jr.’s Valparaiso…

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Author : The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.

Publish date : 2024-12-11 04:59:00

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