MBB AP Top 25 released. Texas A&M moves into top 5

A&M coming in at #5
UK coming in at #16
UT coming in at #19


From SEC County:

"The newest AP Top 25 Poll is out, and it doesn’t look fondly at the Kentucky Wildcats.

Kentucky’s loss to UCLA, its second of the season, sent John Calipari’s squad from No. 7 to No. 16. Four other two-loss teams are slotted higher than UK in the latest rankings.

The 83-75 loss to the Bruins on Saturday in New Orleans saw the Wildcats shoot just 6-for-21 from 3-point range. Kentucky will need to shake that one off as it hosts rival Louisville on Friday.

However, Christmas brought some better news for Texas A&M (11-1), which has now broken into the top-5 for the first time this season, leaping in from No. 8 after a pair of wins over Northern Kentucky and Buffalo.

Tennessee gives the SEC only three ranked teams for the second straight week, and the Vols moved up two spots to No. 19. Tennessee (9-2) rebounded from its 78-73 loss to North Carolina with a couple victories, including an impressive 79-60 blowout at Wake Forest.

The rankings for the Aggies and Vols mark the highest for both schools this season.

Also worth noting is Arkansas (9-2), which is the first team on the outside looking into the rankings with 85 votes received. The Razorbacks hold 30 more votes than Clemson, which earned the next-most.

Here’s the full rankings, which didn’t see any movement at the top with Villanova, Michigan State, Arizona State and Duke holding firm in that order."


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