College Basketball AP Top 25: Arkansas climbs as Alabama, Florida, others drop in new poll
By Andrew Olson
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The latest AP Top 25 is out and Arkansas is the top hog in the SEC.
The Week 12 poll has 4 SEC teams in the top 25. Arkansas leads the way for the conference at No. 15 overall. John Calipari’s Razorbacks moved up 5 spots after wins over then-No. 15 Vanderbilt and LSU on Tuesday and Saturday.
Speaking of the Commodores, they’re among the SEC teams that dipped in the new rankings. Vandy is down 3 spots to No. 18 after the loss to Arkansas, despite a bounce-back blowout win over Mississippi State on Saturday.
Defending national champion Florida dropped 3 spots after a surprise home loss to unranked Auburn. The Gators had been on a 5-game winning streak entering Saturday’s conference clash, a rematch of last year’s Final Four.
Alabama dropped 6 spots to No. 23 after a home loss to unranked Tennessee. Georgia went from being ranked No. 21 in Week 11 to unranked in Week 12 after a blowout loss at Texas.
Outside the SEC, Arizona is the No. 1 team at 20-0. UConn and Michigan remained at Nos 2 and 3, while Duke moved up a spot to No. 4. Here’s the full AP Top 25:
- Arizona
- UConn
- Michigan
- Duke
- Nebraska
- Gonzaga
- Michigan State
- Iowa State
- Illinois
- Houston
- Texas Tech
- Purdue
- BYU
- Kansas
- Arkansas
- North Carolina
- Virginia
- Vanderbilt
- Florida
- Louisville
- Saint Louis
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Miami (OH)
- St. John’s
Others receiving votes:
Tennessee 88, Kentucky 51, Georgia 49, Iowa 30, Texas A&M 27, Auburn 15, NC State 8, SMU 4, Saint Mary’s 3, Utah St. 2, Villanova 2, Wisconsin 1.
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