The Dispatch's Men's College Basketball Week 10 - Top 25 AP ballot

Matt Stevens

January 9, 2012 8:51:00 AM

1. Syracuse (17-0) beat Providence 87-73; beat No. 20 Marquette 73-66.

2. Baylor (15-0) beat Texas A&M 61-52; beat Texas Tech 73-60.

3. Kentucky (15-1) beat UALR 73-51; beat South Carolina 79-64.

4. North Carolina (14-2) beat Boston College 83-60.

5. Ohio State (15-2) beat Nebraska 71-40; beat Iowa 76-47.

6. Missouri (14-1) beat Oklahoma 87-49; lost to No. 23 Kansas State 75-59.

7. Georgetown (13-1) beat No. 20 Marquette 73-70; lost to West Virginia 74-62.

8. Duke (13-2) lost to Temple 78-73; beat Georgia Tech 81-74.

9. Michigan State (14-2) beat No. 18 Wisconsin 63-60, OT.

10. Indiana (15-1) beat No. 16 Michigan 73-71; beat Penn State 88-82.

11. Kansas (12-3) beat No. 23 Kansas State 67-49; beat Oklahoma 72-61

12. Michigan (13-3) lost to No. 12 Indiana 73-71; beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-41.

13. UNLV (16-2) beat Cal State Bakersfield 89-57.

14. Murray State (16-0) beat Eastern Kentucky 76-67; beat Austin Peay 87-75.

15. Louisville (13-3) beat St. John's 73-58; lost to Notre Dame 67-63, 2OT.

16. Florida (12-4) beat UAB 79-61; lost to Tennessee 67-56.

17. Creighton (13-2) beat Drake 76-59; beat Bradley 92-83.

18. Virginia (14-1) beat LSU 57-52; beat Miami 52-51.

19. UConn (12-3) lost to Seton Hall 75-63; lost to Rutgers 67-60.

20. Seton Hall (14-2) beat No. 8 UConn 75-63; beat Providence 66-57.

21. Kansas State (12-2) lost to No. 14 Kansas 67-49; beat No. 7 Missouri 75-59.

22. Saint Mary's (14-2) beat San Diego 78-72.

23. Mississippi State (13-3) lost to Arkansas 98-88.

24. San Diego State (13-2) beat San Diego Christian 83-52.

25. Gonzaga (13-2) beat Pepperdine 73-45; beat Santa Clara 82-60.

Teams to Watch

New Mexico (14-2)

Harvard (13-2)

West Virginia (12-4)

Dayton (12-4)

Alabama (12-3)

Stanford (13-3)

Middle Tennessee State (15-2)

Cleveland State (14-3)

Southern Mississippi (15-2)

George Mason (12-4)

Illinois (14-3)

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