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
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Tennessee (48) | 20-1 | 1579 | 1 |
2. Duke (12) | 19-2 | 1532 | 2 |
3. Virginia (4) | 20-1 | 1478 | 3 |
4. Gonzaga | 21-2 | 1423 | 4 |
5. Kentucky | 18-3 | 1310 | 7 |
6. Nevada | 21-1 | 1228 | 8 |
7. Michigan | 20-2 | 1217 | 5 |
8. North Carolina | 17-4 | 1167 | 9 |
9. Michigan State | 18-4 | 1051 | 6 |
10. Marquette | 19-3 | 1029 | 10 |
11. Virginia Tech | 18-3 | 948 | 12 |
12. Houston | 21-1 | 838 | 13 |
13. Kansas | 17-5 | 809 | 11 |
14. Villanova | 18-4 | 801 | 14 |
15. Purdue | 16-6 | 697 | 17 |
16. Louisville | 16-6 | 561 | 15 |
17. Iowa State | 17-5 | 545 | 20 |
18. Texas Tech | 17-5 | 482 | 16 |
19. Wisconsin | 16-6 | 462 | 24 |
20. Iowa | 17-5 | 242 | — |
21. LSU | 17-4 | 205 | 19 |
22. Florida State | 16-5 | 180 | 25 |
23. Buffalo | 19-3 | 153 | 18 |
24. Maryland | 17-6 | 144 | 21 |
25. Cincinnati | 19-3 | 142 | — |
Others receiving votes: Washington 135, Mississippi St. 133, Auburn 128, Kansas St 114, Baylor 44, Wofford 15, Lipscomb 5, Syracuse 3.