AP Top 25 Poll - Week 8
Poll Released: Dec 24
| Rank | Trend | Team | Conference | Record | Points | Game scores | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Duke |
ACC | 11-1 | 1,529(35) | vs Texas Tech W 69-58 | Share |
| 2 | 2 |  Michigan |
Big Ten | 12-0 | 1,472(9) | vs Air Force W 71-50 | Share |
| 3 | - |  Tennessee |
SEC | 10-1 | 1,471(12) | vs Wake Forest W 83-64 | Share |
| 4 | 1 |  Virginia |
ACC | 11-0 | 1,427(4) | vs William & Mary W 72-40 | Share |
| 5 | 4 |  Kansas |
Big 12 | 10-1 | 1,386(4) | @ Arizona State L 80-76 | Share |
| 6 | - |  Nevada |
Mountain West | 12-0 | 1,316 | vs Akron W 68-62 | Share |
| 7 | 1 |  Gonzaga |
West Coast | 11-2 | 1,199 | vs Denver W 101-40 | Share |
| 8 | 2 |  Michigan State |
Big Ten | 10-2 | 1,146 | vs Oakland W 99-69 | Share |
| 9 | 2 |  Florida State |
ACC | 11-1 | 1,061 | vs Saint Louis W 81-59 | Share |
| 10 | 3 |  Virginia Tech |
ACC | 10-1 | 924 | vs North Carolina A&T W 82-60 | Share |
| 11 | 1 |  Texas Tech |
Big 12 | 10-1 | 845 | @ Duke L 69-58 | Share |
| 12 | 5 |  Auburn |
SEC | 10-2 | 770 | vs Murray State W 93-88 | Share |
| 13 | 2 |  Ohio State |
Big Ten | 11-1 | 737 | @ UCLA W 80-66 | Share |
| 14 | 5 |  North Carolina |
ACC | 8-3 | 678 | vs Kentucky L 80-72 | Share |
| 15 | 1 |  Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 10-2 | 673 | vs Grambling State W 84-53 | Share |
| 16 | 3 |  Kentucky |
SEC | 9-2 | 664 | @ North Carolina W 80-72 | Share |
| 17 | 1 |  Arizona State |
Pac-12 | 9-2 | 626 | vs Kansas W 80-76 | Share |
| 18 | 2 |  Marquette |
Big East | 10-2 | 538 | vs Buffalo W 103-85 | Share |
| 19 | 2 |  Mississippi State |
SEC | 11-1 | 518 | vs Wright State W 67-63 | Share |
| 20 | - |  North Carolina State |
ACC | 11-1 | 292 | vs SC Upstate W 98-71 | Share |
| 21 | 7 |  Buffalo |
Mid-American Conference | 11-1 | 279 | @ Marquette L 103-85 | Share |
| 22 | 1 |  Houston |
American Athletic Conference (AAC) | 12-0 | 274 | vs Coppin State W 75-44 | Share |
| 23 | 1 |  Indiana |
Big Ten | 11-2 | 247 | vs Jacksonville W 94-64 | Share |
| 24 | 1 |  Iowa |
Big Ten | 10-2 | 178 | vs Savannah State W 110-64 | Share |
| 25 | - |  Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 11-1 | 163 | @ Northwestern W 76-69 | Share |
Others Receiving Votes:
Others receiving votes:Nebraska 160, Kansas St 69, St. John's 67, Villanova 44, Cincinnati 11, Iowa St. 11, TCU 6, Seton Hall 5, Louisville 4, Purdue 3, Furman 2, Belmont 2, NJIT 1, Penn 1, San Francisco 1.
