Michigan State Stays No. 8 In Latest AP Poll

By The Associated Press

Villanova is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a second week and Kansas, coming off wins over two top 10 teams, jumps four places to second.

Duke, which had one of the longest consecutive poll streaks ever, returns at No. 20 after two weeks out of the Top 25.

Villanova (22-3) received 44 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday with Kansas (21-4) getting the other 21.

Oklahoma, which lost to Kansas in their rematch, and Iowa stayed third and fourth. North Carolina jumped four places to fifth and was followed by Maryland, which had been No. 2, and Virginia. Michigan State and Xavier are tied for eighth and West Virginia, which also lost to Kansas, is 10th.

Joining Duke as newcomers are No. 19 Notre Dame and No. 22 Indiana. They replace Texas A&M, Southern Cal and Wichita State.

1. Villanova (44) 22-3
2. Kansas (21) 21-4
3. Oklahoma 20-4
4. Iowa 20-5
5. North Carolina 21-4
6. Maryland 22-4
7. Virginia 20-5
8. Michigan St. 21-5
8. Xavier 22-3
10. West Virginia 20-5
11. Miami 20-4
12. Arizona 21-5
13. Iowa St. 18-7
14. Kentucky 19-6
15. Dayton 21-3
16. Oregon 20-6
17. Purdue 20-6
18. Louisville 19-6
19. Notre Dame
20. Duke 19-6
21. SMU 21-3
22. Indiana 20-6
23. Providence 19-7
24. Texas 16-9