AP Men's Basketball Poll Week 8: 5 SEC teams included in top 25
The AP Men’s Basketball Poll is out, and once again, 5 SEC teams are included in the top 25.
The top 7 teams in the country remained the same, with Baylor, Duke, Purdue, Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas and USC leading the way. Auburn was the highest-ranked SEC squad, checking in at No. 9.
Georgia was shockingly listed among the teams also receiving votes, but apparently that was due to a major error by one of the voters:
Two equally astonishing takeaways from today’s AP Poll:
– Only 1 ACC team received a vote (Duke) for the first time over the last 40 years
– Somebody apparently voted Georgia into the Top-5 instead of Gonzaga, and as a result, 5-8 Georgia is your “30th-ranked” team.
— Jared Berson (@JaredBerson) January 3, 2022
Here’s a look at the full top 25 rankings this week:
Week 8 AP Poll Top 25:
#1 Baylor
#2 Duke
#3 Purdue
#4 Gonzaga
#5 UCLA
#6 Kansas
#7 USC
#8 Arizona
#9 Auburn
#10 Michigan State
#11 Iowa State
#12 Houston
#13 Ohio State
#14 Texas
#15 Alabama
#16 (tie) Providence
#16 (tie) Kentucky
#18 Tennessee
#19 Villanova
#20 Colorado State
#21 LSU
#22 Xavier
#23 Wisconsin
#24 Seton Hall
#25 Texas Tech
Also receiving votes:
Illinois 74, Oklahoma 71, Loyola Chicago 40, Connecticut 39, Georgia 22, West Virginia 6, Iowa 5, Minnesota 3, Davidson 3, San Francisco 3, Creighton 2
