Men’s basketball ballot breakdown | Illini highest-ranked Big Ten team

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Jan. 7—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 (45) 14-0 1484 1

2. Auburn (15) 13-1 1453 2

3. Iowa State 12-1 1369 3

4. Duke 12-2 1309 4

5. Alabama 12-2 1260 5

6. Kentucky 12-2 1154 10

7. Marquette 13-2 1134 8

8. Florida 13-1 1045 6

9. Connecticut 12-3 964 11

10. Texas A&M 12-2 924 13

11. Kansas 10-3 809 7

12. Houston 10-3 768 14

13. Illinois 11-3 693 22

14. Mississippi State 13-1 690 17

15. Oregon 13-2 624 9

16. Michigan State 12-2 616 18

17. Oklahoma 13-1 553 12

18. Gonzaga 12-4 469 19

19. Memphis 12-3 384 21

20. Purdue 11-4 374 20

21. West Virginia 11-2 277 NR

22. UCLA 11-3 234 15

23. Mississippi 12-2 219 24

24. Michigan 11-3 160 NR

25. Utah State 14-1 119 NR

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 91, Arkansas 62, Nebraska 62, Baylor 32, Wisconsin 31, St. John’s 27, San Diego St. 26, Cincinnati 22, Clemson 19, Maryland 7, Georgia 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Texas Tech 6, Indiana 6, Missouri 5, Arizona 3, Dayton 1, Georgetown 1, Vanderbilt 1, Xavier 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 ninth regular-season ballot of the 2024-25 season shook out:

RK., TEAM PREV.

1. Tennessee 1

2. Auburn 2

3. Alabama 3

4. Iowa State 4

5. Duke 5

6. Marquette 9

7. Kentucky 11

8. Illinois 20

9. Florida 7

10. Texas A&M 12

11. Connecticut 13

12. Oklahoma 6

13. Mississippi State 14

14. Oregon 8

15. Houston 15

16. Memphis 18

17. Mississippi 19

18. Utah State 21

19. West Virginia NR

20. Kansas 10

21. Michigan State NR

22. Gonzaga 23

23. Nebraska NR

24. St. Bonaventure 25

25. Pittsburgh NR

Who’s up

Illinois made a big move up our ballot this week, of course, after it thoroughly dismantled Oregon. On the Ducks’ own court, no less. You can’t even call Dana Altman’s team computer trickers. Oregon had solid metrics and good…

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

Publish date : 2025-01-07 15:47:00

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