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With the Missouri Tigers pulling out a huge win versus their bitter rivals in the Kansas Jayhawks, Frank Haith's squad has proven themselves to be among the elite in college basketball. There was no movement in the top six in this week's coaches poll, and even with the loss Kansas managed to move up one spot to No. 7 in the rankings.
Here's your full AP top 25 for this week:
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Kentucky(63) | 23-1 | 1623 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse(2) | 23-1 | 1553 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 20-3 | 1493 | 3 |
| 4 | Missouri | 21-2 | 1415 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 20-3 | 1352 | 5 |
| 6 | Baylor | 21-2 | 1318 | 6 |
| 7 | Kansas | 18-5 | 1170 | 8 |
| 8 | Florida | 19-4 | 1066 | 12 |
| 9 | Murray State | 23-0 | 1055 | 10 |
| 10 | Duke | 19-4 | 1037 | 7 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 18-5 | 1032 | 9 |
| 12 | Georgetown | 18-4 | 919 | 14 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 20-3 | 728 | 17 |
| 14 | UNLV | 21-4 | 702 | 11 |
| 15 | Florida State | 16-6 | 694 | 21 |
| 16 | Saint Mary's | 22-2 | 635 | 18 |
| 17 | Creighton | 21-3 | 600 | 13 |
| 18 | Marquette | 19-5 | 469 | 15 |
| 19 | Virginia | 18-4 | 448 | 16 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 18-5 | 401 | 22 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 18-6 | 384 | 19 |
| 22 | Michigan | 17-7 | 253 | 23 |
| 23 | Indiana | 18-6 | 227 | 20 |
| 24 | Louisville | 18-5 | 112 | 27 |
| 25 | Harvard | 20-2 | 105 | 26 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 83, Iowa State 71, Southern Miss 51, Temple 41, Gonzaga 35, Wichita State 31, Long Beach State 6, New Mexico 5, Kansas State 3, Cleveland State 2, Vanderbilt 2, Iona 2, Brigham Young 1, Miami (FL) 1 | ||||