{"id":62230,"date":"2015-01-05T11:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T17:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=62230"},"modified":"2015-01-05T11:45:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T17:45:32","slug":"wildcats-still-1-ap-mens-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=62230","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats still #1 AP mens poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0For the fifth straight week, Kentucky is the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Wildcats (13-0) got all 64 first-place votes cast Monday after having the week off, and have been atop the rankings all season. Kentucky hasn&#8217;t played since beating Louisville on Dec. 27 and returns Tuesday against Mississippi.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The top five remained unchanged, with Duke, Virginia, Wisconsin and Louisville behind Kentucky.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seton Hall, VCU, Arkansas and Old Dominion were new arrivals to the Top 25, with the No. 19 Pirates (12-2) the highest of that group after upsetting then-unbeaten Villanova over the weekend. For the No. 25 Monarchs (12-1), it marked their first appearance in program history.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington, Colorado State, Northern Iowa and Georgetown dropped out of the poll.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press&#8217; college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week&#8217;s ranking:<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Record\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pts\u00a0 Prv<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0 1.\u00a0 Kentucky\u00a0 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