AP hoops poll for Jan. 25

Posted by John Rohde

on January 25, 2010M at 1:49 pm

Kentucky is now the lone unbeaten in Division I men’s basketball, which explains why the Wildcats received every first-place vote in this week’s poll. With previous No. 1 Texas losing twice last week, there are only four teams with one loss. Three of those teams occupy spaces directly behind Kentucky in No. 2 Kansas, No. 3 Villanova and No. 4 Syracuse.

Coming in at No. 12 is Brigham Young (20-1), which has won 15 straight since its 71-61 setback to in-state rival Utah State on Dec. 2 in Logan. A key game awaits the Cougars on Wednesday night when they travel to New Mexico (18-3), which is ranked No. 23 this week.

Here is how I voted in this week’s AP poll: 1. Kentucky; 2. Kansas; 3. Syracuse; 4. Villanova; 5. Michigan State; 6. Texas; 7. Georgetown; 8. Gonzaga; 9. Duke; 10. Kansas State; 11. West Virginia; 12. BYU; 13. Pittsburgh; 14. Tennessee; 15. Wisconsin; 16. Purdue; 17. Temple; 18. Mississippi; 19. UConn; 20. Vanderbilt; 21. Baylor; 22. Ohio State; 23. Florida State; 24. Georgia Tech; 25. Mississippi State.

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