Kentucky takes No. 1 ranking in new AP Top 25, Duke No. 2

By JAMES SZUBA

The Kentucky Wildcats are the new No. 1 team in college basketball. After handling Michigan State on opening night, Kentucky moved up one spot today in the new AP Top 25.

Duke moved up to the No. 2 spot after beating Kansas on opening night, while Michigan State fell to No. 3. Louisville came in at No. 4 while Kansas fell two spots to round out the top 5.

Kentucky is No. 1 for the seventh season in the 11-year John Calipari era. The Wildcats are atop the AP Top 25 for the first time since December 2016.

No. 3 Michigan State will head to Newark to take on No. 12 Seton Hall Thursday night. All-American guard Myles Powell (ankle) is not expected to play.

Michigan State is now no. 3 ahead of Thursday’s date at no. 12 Seton Hall. https://t.co/HvaGqMLT9R

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) November 11, 2019

Here’s the full top 25:

1. Kentucky
2. Duke
3. Michigan State
4. Louisville
5. Kansas
6. North Carolina
7. Maryland
8. Gonzaga
9. Virginia
10. Villanova
11. Texas Tech
12. Seton Hall
13. Memphis
14. Oregon
15. Florida
16. Ohio State
17. Utah State
18. St. Mary’s
19. Arizona
20. Washington
21. Xavier
22. Auburn
23. LSU
24. Baylor
25. Colorado

Others receiving votes: VCU 137, Florida State 112, Texas 95, Marquette 67, Tennessee 49, Providence 23, Purdue 21, Houston 18, Utah 14, Missouri 13, Arkansas 11, Mississippi State 9, Georgetown 4, Liberty 3, San Diego State 2, Creighton 1, Vermont 1, Dayton 1

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