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AP Top 25 Poll Week 9: Movement Slow Over Holiday

With only a couple of high profile games during the holiday week, movement was pretty stunted in the AP Top 25 poll. But Wichita State benefited from a couple of Top 10 losses.

By Benjamin Miraski
Shooting up to No. 8 in the AP Poll: The Wichita State Shockers
Shooting up to No. 8 in the AP Poll: The Wichita State Shockers
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Syracuse gained three first place votes in the AP Top 25 poll this week, thanks to a win over Villanova. The loss dropped the Wildcats out of the Top 10.

Louisville also took a hit with its loss to Kentucky in their rivalry game.

The result was that Wichita State climbed to No. 8 in the rankings, after avoiding an upset at the hands of Davidson. The Shockers enter the Missouri Valley season undefeated and without a clear challenger for the top spot in the conference.

Massachusetts and Gonzaga remained in place at Nos. 23 and 24 with single wins.

The toughest news might be for Toledo which barely gained ground on the No. 25 spot. The Rockets remain the only undefeated team outside of the AP Top 25.

George Washington and Harvard also received votes in the poll this week.

Here is the full AP Top 25 Poll for Week 9:

Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 Arizona (60) 13-0 1620 1
2 Syracuse (5) 12-0 1550 2
3 Ohio State 13-0 1462 3
4 Wisconsin 13-0 1408 4
5 Michigan State 11-1 1364 5
6 Oklahoma State 11-1 1278 7
7 Duke 10-2 1144 9
8 Wichita State 13-0 1067 10
9 Baylor 10-1 1013 11
10 Oregon 12-0 987 12
11 Villanova 11-1 943 8
12 Florida 10-2 915 13
13 Iowa State 11-0 869 14
14 Louisville 11-2 812 6
15 Kentucky 10-3 753 18
16 Kansas 8-3 666 16
17 Connecticut 11-1 647 15
18 Memphis 9-2 625 17
19 North Carolina 9-3 413 19
20 Colorado 11-2 373 21
21 San Diego State 10-1 371 20
22 Iowa 11-2 258 22
23 Massachusetts 11-1 160 23
24 Gonzaga 11-2 78 24
25 Missouri 11-1 76 25
Others Receiving Votes: Illinois 57, Texas 40, George Washington 37, Oklahoma 36, Toledo 32, Florida State 24, UCLA 19, Harvard 10, Michigan 7, Creighton 5, Kansas State 3, Pittsburgh 2, LSU 1

So who was the snub? Let us know in the comments.

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