Michigan drops to No. 7, Michigan State drops to No. 9 in AP basketball poll

Michigan and Michigan State slipped in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll.

The Wolverines (20-2) dropped two spots to No. 7, while the Spartans (18-4) tumbled three spots to No. 9 in the poll. Both endured defeats last week: Michigan lost at Iowa on Friday night, and Michigan State lost at home to Indiana in overtime on Sunday night.

Tennessee remains at No. 1 for the third straight week and the top four are unchanged in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll.

The losses by Michigan and Michigan State led to a shake-up in the rest of the top 10.

The Volunteers received 48 of 64 first-place votes from a media panel in the poll released Monday. No. 2 Duke had 12 first-place votes and No. 3 Virginia four. Gonzaga and Kentucky rounded out the top 5.

No. 5 Kentucky, No. 6 Nevada and No. 8 North Carolina all moved up because of the losses.

No. 25 Cincinnati moved into the AP Top 25 for the first time this season.

ASSOCIATED PRESS MEN’S TOP 25

Others receiving votes: Washington 135, Mississippi St. 133, Auburn 128, Kansas St 114, Baylor 44, Wofford 15, Lipscomb 5, Syracuse 3.