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Kentucky's early dominance has earned them the lion's share of the first place votes in this week's AP Poll. The Wildcats scored 62 of the 65 votes to remain firmly at No. 1.
Wisconsin grabbed the final three votes, and moved into a tie at No. 2 with Arizona. Duke and North Carolina round out the top five.
Wichita State moved up to No. 9 with Gonzaga following at No. 10. VCU gained a single spot to land at No. 14 in the poll.
Other mid-majors receiving votes were Northern Iowa, Rhode Island, UTEP, Dayton, BYU and Northeastern.
Here is the complete AP Top 25 poll for Week 3:
AP Top 25 Week 3
| RANK | TEAM (1st) | POINTS | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (62) | 1622 | 1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin Badgers (3) | 1493 | 3 |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats | 1493 | 2 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 1473 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 1315 | 6 |
| 6 | Louisville Cardinals | 1220 | 7 |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns | 1185 | 10 |
| 8 | Virginia Cavaliers | 1166 | 9 |
| 9 | Wichita State Shockers | 1120 | 11 |
| 10 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 1076 | 13 |
| 11 | Kansas Jayhawks | 982 | 5 |
| 12 | Villanova Wildcats | 913 | 12 |
| 13 | Iowa State Cyclones | 831 | 14 |
| 14 | Virginia Commonwealth Rams | 761 | 15 |
| 15 | San Diego State Aztecs | 735 | 16 |
| 16 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 557 | 20 |
| 17 | Miami Hurricanes | 524 | NR |
| 18 | Florida Gators | 457 | 8 |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines | 402 | 24 |
| 20 | Michigan State Spartans | 400 | 19 |
| 21 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 345 | NR |
| 22 | UCLA Bruins | 177 | NR |
| 23 | Creighton Bluejays | 148 | NR |
| 24 | Connecticut Huskies | 145 | 17 |
| 25 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 129 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma (2-1) 109, Stanford (3-1) 80, Providence (5-0) 63, Utah (2-1) 38, Minnesota (3-1) 21, Northern Iowa (4-0) 17, Rhode Island (3-0) 16, Syracuse (3-1) 15, Oklahoma St (4-0) 14, Memphis (0-1) 10, Georgetown (3-0) 10, Baylor (3-0) 7, Indiana (4-0) 6, California (3-1) 5, Nebraska (2-1) 5, Illinois (3-0) 5, Cincinnati (3-0) 4, NC State (4-0) 4, Wyoming (3-0) 4, UTEP (2-0) 3, Maryland (3-0) 3, Dayton (3-1) 3, BYU (3-0) 2, Northeastern (4-0) 1, Xavier (3-0) 1 | |||