AP Poll: Duke still No. 1 amid 4-0 start; Michigan State slips to No. 4
The Associated Press poll for Week 3 of the college basketball season continues to see unbeaten Duke reign supreme at No. 1. Michigan State, Kentucky, and Northwestern were the only top-25 teams from the previous poll to suffer losses in Week 2, leading to very minor shuffling among the top 25.
Michigan State, the preseason No. 2, slipped to No. 4 after losing 88-81 to Duke on Nov. 14. The Spartans got back on track Sunday by beating Stony Brook 93-71, but they also saw standout forward Miles Bridges leave the game with a noticeable limp. He's listed as day-to-day.
The biggest riser of the week was Baylor, jumping from No. 25 to 22 by virtue of homes wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Alcorn State by a combined score of 148-107.
On the lower end, Northwestern (previously No. 20) fell off the map in the wake of a 36-point, neutral-site throttling by Texas Tech. That opened the door for Alabama to make their first appearance on the year at No. 25.
| Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Arizona | 3-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Kansas | 3-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Michigan St. | 2-1 | 2 |
| 5 | Villanova | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Wichita St. | 2-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida | 3-0 | 8 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 3-1 | 7 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 2-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Southern Cal | 3-0 | 10 |
| 11 | Miami | 3-0 | 11 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 12 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 13 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 4-0 | 14 |
| 15 | Xavier | 3-0 | 15 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 16 |
| 17 | Gonzaga | 3-0 | 17 |
| 18 | Purdue | 4-0 | 19 |
| 19 | Louisville | 2-0 | 18 |
| 20 | Seton Hall | 4-0 | 22 |
| 21 | Saint Mary's (Cal) | 4-0 | 21 |
| 22 | Baylor | 3-0 | 25 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 2-1 | 24 |
| 24 | UCLA | 3-0 | 23 |
| 25 | Alabama | 3-0 | - |