Michigan climbs to No. 6, Michigan State drops to No. 11 in AP basketball poll

Michigan and Michigan State are heading in opposite directions in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll.

Michigan (22-2) climbed one spot to No. 6 on Monday, while Michigan State (19-5) dropped two spots to No. 11.

The Wolverines won both games last week, Tuesday at Rutgers and Saturday at home against then-No. 19 Wisconsin.

The Spartans, meanwhile, saw their losing streak hit three games on Tuesday at Illinois before snapping the skid at home Saturday against Minnesota.

The NCAA Division I Basketball Committee slated Duke as the No. 1 overall seed in its initial tournament rankings over the weekend. Voters in the AP Top 25 stuck with Tennessee as their top team.

The Vols received 40 of 64 first-place votes from a media panel in the poll, remaining ahead of Duke for fourth straight week. The No. 2 Blue Devils had 24 first-place votes.

No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 4 Virginia, the other top seeds in the NCAA’s initial rankings on Saturday, rounded out the top five with Kentucky.

Tennessee (22-1, 10-0 SEC) moved to the No. 1 spot in the AP poll after Duke (21-2, 9-1 ACC) lost to Syracuse on Jan. 14.

The Vols continued winning, stretching their school-record streak to 18 games with wins over Missouri and Florida last week.

Virginia dropped one spot from No. 3 after losing to the Blue Devils.

ASSOCIATED PRESS MEN’S TOP 25

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 76, Auburn 35, Wofford 22, Washington 17, Lipscomb 6, TCU 5, Texas 3, Clemson 1.