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College basketball AP Poll Week 2: Wichita State plummets to No. 20. Gonzaga at No. 10

Wichita State's loss to Tulsa sent the Shockers tumbling to No. 20 in the latest AP poll.

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North Carolina's loss to Northern Iowa knocked the Tar Heels from the top spot in the AP poll and cemented the Kentucky Wildcats as the No. 1 team. The Wildcats earned 59 of the 65 first place votes.

Maryland received the other six first place votes and moves up to No. 2 this week. Michigan State, Iowa State and Kansas round out the top five.

Gonzaga stayed at No. 10 in the poll with wins over Northern Arizona and Mount St. Mary's. The Wildcats have a big game against Washington this week that should help their case in the poll.

Wichita State fell to No. 20 thanks to a loss to Tulsa. The Shockers rebounded with a win over Emporia State. They travel to USC this week.

Valparaiso, which had earned eight points in last week's poll seemed to be hurt the most by their loss to Oregon during the week as they only picked up two points in the latest tally, despite being 5-1.

George Washington (85), Northern Iowa (23), Dayton (18), and Chattanooga (1), also earned votes in the latest poll.

Here is the complete AP Poll for week 2:

2015-16 AP Poll Week 2

RANK TEAM (FIRST) RECORD POINTS LW
1 Kentucky Wildcats (59) 4-0 1619 2
2 Maryland Terrapins (6) 3-0 1518 3
3 Michigan State Spartans 3-0 1448 13
4 Iowa State Cyclones 2-0 1297 7
5 Kansas Jayhawks 1-1 1243 4
6 Duke Blue Devils 4-1 1238 5
7 Oklahoma Sooners 2-0 1210 8
8 Villanova Wildcats 4-0 1153 11
9 North Carolina Tar Heels 3-1 1141 1
10 Gonzaga Bulldogs 2-0 1138 10
11 Arizona Wildcats 4-0 970 12
12 Virginia Cavaliers 4-1 872 6
13 Indiana Hoosiers 3-0 846 14
14 California Golden Bears 3-0 746 15
15 Miami Hurricanes 5-0 724 NR
16 Purdue Boilermakers 5-0 550 21
17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3-0 480 18
18 Connecticut Huskies 3-0 432 19
19 Vanderbilt Commodores 3-0 431 17
20 Wichita State Shockers 2-1 423 9
21 Oregon Ducks 4-0 369 25
22 LSU Tigers 3-0 285 23
23 Xavier Musketeers 3-0 143 NR
24 Cincinnati Bearcats 4-0 110 NR
25 Texas A&M Aggies 4-0 100 NR
25 SMU Mustangs 3-0 100 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Utah 95, George Washington 85, Baylor 81, West Virginia 69, Butler 59, Louisville 40, Northern Iowa 23, Iowa 20, Dayton 18, Tulsa 17, Colorado State 13, Providence 8, Georgetown 4, Michigan 3, Valparaiso 2, Washington 1, Chattanooga 1