Kentucky is still the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll.
The Wildcats (11-0) got all 65 first-place votes in the new poll Monday. The top seven spots are unchanged from a week ago.
Duke, Arizona, Louisville and Wisconsin round out the top five, followed by Virginia and Villanova. Gonzaga and Texas swapped spots from last week and Kansas is 10th.
Kentucky last week lost forward Alex Poythress for the season after he tore a knee ligament in practice. The Wildcats responded Saturday with an 84-70 win over North Carolina, which is down three spots to 24th in the new rankings.
The only poll newcomer is No. 25 Michigan State, ranked again after a one-week absence.
Northern Iowa dropped out after a double-overtime loss to VCU.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 14, 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 (65) | 11-0 | 1,625 | 1 |
| 2. Duke | 8-0 | 1,545 | 2 |
| 3. Arizona | 10-0 | 1,505 | 3 |
| 4. Louisville | 9-0 | 1,349 | 4 |
| 5. Wisconsin | 10-1 | 1,331 | 5 |
| 6. Virginia | 9-0 | 1,294 | 6 |
| 7. Villanova | 10-0 | 1,215 | 7 |
| 8. Gonzaga | 9-1 | 1,175 | 9 |
| 9. Texas | 8-1 | 1,154 | 8 |
| 10. Kansas | 8-1 | 1,102 | 10 |
| 11. Wichita St. | 7-1 | 959 | 11 |
| 12. Ohio St. | 8-1 | 838 | 12 |
| 13. Iowa St. | 8-1 | 772 | 14 |
| 14. Utah | 7-2 | 670 | 13 |
| 15. Oklahoma | 6-2 | 647 | 16 |
| 16. Washington | 8-0 | 598 | 17 |
| 17. Maryland | 10-1 | 512 | 19 |
| 18. Miami | 9-1 | 426 | 20 |
| 19. San Diego St. | 7-2 | 424 | 18 |
| 20. St. John’s | 8-1 | 353 | 24 |
| 21. Notre Dame | 10-1 | 351 | 25 |
| 22. West Virginia | 9-1 | 333 | 22 |
| 23. Butler | 8-2 | 259 | 15 |
| 24. North Carolina | 6-3 | 122 | 21 |
| 25. Michigan St. | 7-3 | 116 | — |
Others receiving votes: Baylor 97, TCU 80, Colorado St. 75, N. Iowa 65, Georgetown 41, California 37, Arkansas 19, Seton Hall 14, VCU 6, LSU 4, Oklahoma St. 4, Old Dominion 4, Penn St. 3, Davidson 1.