College Basketball Rankings Week 16: Kentucky Stays No. 1 In AP Top 25

-- Kentucky and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a fourth straight week.

The Wildcats, who have been No. 1 for five consecutive weeks and seven overall, were again a runaway choice Monday with 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Syracuse, which spent six weeks at No. 1, got the other first-place votes.

Missouri, Kansas and Duke stayed third through fifth and are followed by Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Georgetown and Marquette.

No. 18 New Mexico, winners of seven straight, and No. 22 Temple, which has won 10 in a row, are in the rankings for the first time this season. They replace West Coast Conference members Saint Mary's and Gonzaga.

Comments

[frank day]

09:53 PM on 02/20/2012

New Mexico has had an impressive week.

Temple and St. Louis in the A10 could be Cinderellas.

[Flight]

06:44 PM on 02/20/2012

Enjoy the ride now, Wildcats. When the tourney begins, it's a whole new ball game. We all are well aware of just how Calipari's young teams do when the pressure starts.

[CatfishJohn]

10:35 AM on 02/21/2012

You mean a final 4, an elite 8 in 2 years?....this years Kentucky team not only has talented components as opposed to individual prima donna players likein 2010, but a team chemistry that is mature and focused both on and off the court thanks in large part to Mike Kidd-Gilchrist's unique team leadership. Enjoy those sour grapes Flight --good bioflavinoids in your diet.