Those young Kentucky Wildcats still have a firm grasp on the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll.
Kentucky (7-0), outscoring opponents by an NCAA-best 36.8 points a game, again got 62 of 65 first-place votes Monday in the new rankings. No. 2 Wisconsin (7-0) was on top of the remaining ballots.
Arizona and Duke remained third and fourth. Louisville, Texas, Virginia, Wichita State, Gonzaga and Villanova rounded out the top 10.
North Carolina (5-1) dropped seven spots to 12th after losing to Butler, one of five poll newcomers at No. 23.
Defending national champion Connecticut (3-2) dropped out of the poll from 24th after their second straight loss, 55-54 at home to Texas.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky (62) | 7-0 | 1,622 | 1 |
| 2. Wisconsin (3) | 7-0 | 1,511 | 2 |
| 3. Arizona | 6-0 | 1,488 | 3 |
| 4. Duke | 7-0 | 1,475 | 4 |
| 5. Louisville | 5-0 | 1,260 | 6 |
| 6. Texas | 6-0 | 1,254 | 7 |
| 7. Virginia | 7-0 | 1,196 | 8 |
| 8. Wichita St. | 4-0 | 1,165 | 9 |
| 9. Gonzaga | 6-0 | 1,133 | 10 |
| 10. Villanova | 6-0 | 1,075 | 12 |
| 11. Kansas | 5-1 | 1,063 | 11 |
| 12. North Carolina | 5-1 | 864 | 5 |
| 13. San Diego St. | 5-1 | 784 | 15 |
| 14. Ohio St. | 5-0 | 759 | 16 |
| 15. Miami | 7-0 | 697 | 17 |
| 16. West Virginia | 7-0 | 601 | 21 |
| 17. Michigan | 5-1 | 454 | 19 |
| 18. Arkansas | 6-0 | 438 | 25 |
| 19. Michigan St. | 5-2 | 423 | 20 |
| 20. Iowa St. | 3-1 | 330 | 13 |
| 21. Maryland | 7-0 | 306 | — |
| 22. Oklahoma | 4-2 | 254 | — |
| 23. Butler | 5-1 | 222 | — |
| 24. Illinois | 6-0 | 104 | — |
| 25. Utah | 5-1 | 88 | — |
Others receiving votes: N. Iowa 83, UConn 76, Oklahoma St. 69, Providence 56, VCU 52, Syracuse 49, Florida 40, Georgetown 30, Creighton 29, Washington 17, NC State 12, Wyoming 10, California 8, Seton Hall 5, St. John’s 5, Nebraska 4, Baylor 3, UCLA 3, Mississippi 2, Old Dominion 2, TCU 2, Notre Dame 1, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 1.