College Basketball Rankings December 25: Purdue Stays No. 1
Merry Christmas, everyone. The newest AP basketball rankings are up here on Christmas Day and there is little surprise that Purdue stayed at No. 1. The Boilers have only played once since the previous poll, but it was a 43 point blowout of Jacksonville at home. Purdue is off until Friday against Eastern Kentucky, but it is heavily favored to be No. 1 against next week when Big Ten play starts back up.
Here are this week's rankings:
| Team | First Place Votes | Overall Votes |
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1. Purdue |
46 |
1,486 |
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2. Kansas |
5 |
1,424 |
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3. Houston |
9 |
1,408 |
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4. Arizona |
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1,191 |
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5. UConn |
1,150 |
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6. Tennessee |
1,124 |
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7. Florida Atlantic |
1,089 |
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8. Kentucky |
1,074 |
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9. North Carolina |
954 |
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10. Marquette |
928 |
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11. Illinois |
902 |
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12. Oklahoma |
778 |
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13. Gonzaga |
577 |
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14. BYU |
575 |
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15. Colorado State |
573 |
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16. Duke |
551 |
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17. Baylor |
532 |
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18. Clemson |
513 |
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19. Memphis |
493 |
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20. James Madison |
417 |
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21.Texas |
342 |
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22. Creighton |
340 |
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23. Wisconsin |
287 |
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24. Mississippi |
243 |
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25. Providence |
128 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Auburn 121, Colorado 64, Miami 51, Utah 45, Virginia 40, Iowa St. 21, Nevada 13, Ohio St. 10, Texas A&M 9, San Diego St. 8, Michigan St. 8, Villanova 6, New Mexico 6, Northwestern 5, Dayton 4, Grand Canyon 3, South Carolina 2, Mississippi St. 2, Alabama 2, Princeton 1.
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