It’s the most wonderful time of the year in sports. Not only did we have a weekend full of great football across both college and the NFL, but the week that was in NCAA hoops gave us plenty to write home about as well.
For starters, we saw Texas Tech come from 17 down to beat undefeated Duke in an all-time classic, Michigan State take care of business against Oakland before seeing coaches Tom Izzo and Greg Kampe hold a pretty cool joint postgame press conference, and Georgetown lose to Xavier 80–77—causing Hoyas coach Ed Cooley to throw a water bottle into the stands.
Elsewhere, Florida’s 7’9” center Oliver Rioux became the tallest player in college basketball history to score a basket, Doug Gottlieb has finally decided to put his radio show on the backburner to focus on coaching Green Bay, and Adam Silver suggested that college areas could soon serve as possible NBA Cup Championship venues—so we ranked them.
And just like that, we’re onto Week 8 in college basketball. Here’s a complete look at the latest AP Top 25 poll:
AP Top 25 Rankings, Week 8
| Rank | Team | Change From Last Week |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arizona Wildcats | None |
| 2. | Michigan Wolverines | None |
| 3. | Iowa State Cyclones | +1 |
| 4. | UConn Huskies | +1 |
| 5. | Purdue Boilermakers | +1 |
| 6. | Duke Blue Devils | -3 |
| 7. | Gonzaga Bulldogs | None |
| 8. | Houston Cougars | None |
| 9. | Michigan State Spartans | None |
| 10. | BYU Cougars | None |
| 11. | Vanderbilt Commodores | +2 |
| 12. | North Carolina Tar Heels | None |
| 13. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | +2 |
| 14. | Alabama Crimson Tide | +2 |
| 15. | Texas Tech Red Raiders | +4 |
| 16. | Louisville Cardinals | -5 |
| 17. | Kansas Jayhawks | None |
| 18. | Arkansas Razorbacks | -4 |
| 19. | Tennessee Volunteers | +1 |
| 20. | Illinois Fighting Illini | -2 |
| 21. | Virginia Cavaliers | +2 |
| 22. | Florida Gators | +1 |
| 23 | Georgia Bulldogs | +2 |
| 24. | USC Trojans | New to Top 25 |
| 25. | Iowa Hawkeyes | New to Top 25 |
More College Basketball on Sports Illustrated
- Georgetown Suspends Ed Cooley for Hitting Fan With Water Bottle During Loss
- Texas Tech Ends Duke’s Perfect Season in Stunning Rally and Finds an Emerging Threat
- Oakland's Greg Kampe Heaps Praise on Tom Izzo for Impact on His Career
- Tom Izzo Had Funny Plea for His MSU Players to Help Keep Tarik Skubal in Detroit
This article was originally published on www.si.com as College Basketball AP Top 25: Duke Falls Out of Top Five After Brutal Loss to Texas Tech.
