ASSOCIATED PRESS
For the first time in more than eight years, Duke is not in The Associated Press Top 25.
The Blue Devils are 15-6 and have lost four of five, including two home games. They had been in every men’s poll since the preseason rankings of 2007-08. The record run is UCLA’s 221 straight polls from 1966-80.
Oklahoma is 18-2 and is No. 1 for the third straight week, receiving 45 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. North Carolina is 19-2 and stays second, with 20 No. 1 votes.
Villanova jumps three places to third and is followed in the top 10 by Maryland, Iowa, Xavier, Kansas, Texas A&M, Virginia and Michigan State.
No. 24 Dayton and No. 25 South Carolina are this week’s newcomers, replacing Duke and Notre Dame.
Record Pts Prv
1. Oklahoma (45) 18-2 1,605 1
2. North Carolina (20) 19-2 1,578 2
3. Villanova 18-3 1,384 6
4. Maryland 19-3 1,366 8
5. Iowa 17-4 1,362 3
6. Xavier 19-2 1,344 7
7. Kansas 17-4 1,233 4
8. Texas A&M 18-3 1,169 5
9. Virginia 17-4 1,086 11
10. Michigan St. 19-4 1,018 12
11. Providence 18-4 900 10
12. SMU 19-1 853 13
13. Iowa St. 16-5 851 14
14. West Virginia 17-4 814 9
15. Baylor 17-4 728 17
16. Oregon 18-4 551 23
17. Miami 16-4 537 15
18. Purdue 19-4 511 21
19. Louisville 17-4 478 16
20. Kentucky 16-5 429 20
21. Wichita St. 16-5 323 22
22. Indiana 18-4 270 19
23. Arizona 17-5 245 18
24. Dayton 18-3 168 _
25. South Carolina 19-2 87 _
Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s (Cal) 63, Southern Cal 40, Utah 33, VCU 33, Michigan 21, Notre Dame 21, Valparaiso 7, Duke 6, Pittsburgh 4, Florida 3, Saint Joseph’s 1, San Diego St. 1, Stony Brook 1, Texas 1.
