{"id":67240,"date":"2015-03-09T11:33:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T16:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=67240"},"modified":"2015-03-09T11:55:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T16:55:11","slug":"ap-mens-basketball-top-25-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=67240","title":{"rendered":"AP men&#8217;s basketball top 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Kentucky&#8217;s season-long run at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 keeps right on going.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Wildcats (31-0) received all 65 votes from a media panel Monday after completing the first undefeated regular season in school history. Kentucky can become the first team since UNLV in 1990-91 to be No. 1 the entire season in next week&#8217;s final poll.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Duke moved up to No. 2 ahead of Virginia, which dropped a spot after losing to Louisville.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No. 10 Northern Iowa is back in in the top 10 after winning the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Wichita State dropped four spots to No. 12 after losing in the Valley semifinals to Illinois State.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No. 25 Boise State is ranked for the first time. No. 24 Davidson is back for the first time since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Top Twenty Five<br \/>\n\u00a0By The Associated Press<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press&#8217; college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 8, 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 \u00a0Record\u00a0\u00a0 Pts Prv<br \/>\n\u00a0 1.\u00a0 Kentucky\u00a0 (65)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 31-0\u00a0 1,625\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n\u00a0 2.\u00a0 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Austin 2, Dayton 1, North Florida 1, Purdue 1, Valparaiso 1.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ballots Online: <a href=\"http:\/\/collegebasketball.ap.org\/poll\">http:\/\/collegebasketball.ap.org\/poll<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Kentucky&#8217;s season-long run at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 keeps right on going. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Wildcats (31-0) received all 65 votes from a media panel Monday after completing the first undefeated regular season in school history. 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