The Dispatch's Men's College Basketball Week 12 (Jan. 23) - Top 25 AP ballot

Matt Stevens

January 23, 2012 9:20:00 AM

1. Kentucky (19-1) beat Arkansas 86-63; beat Alabama 77-71.

2. Missouri (18-1) beat Texas A&M 70-51; beat No. 3 Baylor 89-88.

3. Syracuse (20-1) beat Pittsburgh 71-63; lost to Notre Dame 67-58.

4. Kansas (16-3) beat No. 3 Baylor 92-74; beat Texas 69-66.

5. Ohio State (17-3) beat Nebraska 79-45.

6. North Carolina (16-3) beat Virginia Tech 82-68.

7. Duke (16-3) beat Wake Forest 91-73; lost to Florida State 76-73.

8. Baylor (17-2) lost to No. 7 Kansas 92-74; lost to No. 5 Missouri 89-88.

9. Georgetown (16-3) beat DePaul 83-75; beat Rutgers 52-50.

10. Murray State (20-0) beat Morehead State 66-60; beat SIU-Edwardsville 82-65.

11. Creighton (18-2) beat Missouri State 66-65; beat Indiana State 75-49.

12. San Diego State (17-2) beat New Mexico 75-70; beat Air Force 57-44.

13. Michigan State (16-4) lost to No. 20 Michigan 60-59; beat Purdue 83-57.

14. Florida (15-4) beat LSU 76-64.

15. UNLV (18-3) beat TCU 101-78; beat New Mexico 80-63.

16. Marquette (16-4) beat No. 23 Louisville 74-63; beat Providence 79-72.

17. Saint Mary's (Calif.) (19-2) beat Pepperdine 61-47; beat Santa Clara 93-77.

18. Wichita State (17-3) beat Northern Iowa 71-68; beat Southern Illinois 85-42.

19. Kansas State (14-4) beat Texas 84-80; beat Oklahoma State 66-58.

20. Middle Tennessee State (19-2) beat Arkansas State 59-46; beat South Alabama 68-47.

21. Indiana (16-4) lost to Nebraska 70-69; beat Penn State 73-54.

22. Virginia (15-3) beat Georgia Tech 70-38; lost to Virginia Tech 47-45.

23. Florida State (12-6) beat Maryland 84-70; beat No. 4 Duke 76-73.

24. Michigan (15-5) beat No. 9 Michigan State 60-59; lost to Arkansas 66-64.

25. Mississippi State (16-4) lost to Mississippi 75-68; beat Vanderbilt 78-77, OT.

Teams to Watch:

Cincinnati (15-5) beat UConn 70-67; lost to West Virginia 77-74, OT.

Wisconsin (15-5) beat Northwestern 77-57; beat Illinois 67-63.

Louisville (15-5) lost to No. 21 Marquette 74-63; beat Pittsburgh 73-62.

California (16-5) beat Washington 69-66; lost to Washington State 77-75.

UConn (14-5) lost to Cincinnati 70-67; lost to Tennessee 60-57

Harvard (16-2) beat Dartmouth 54-38.

Dayton (14-5) beat Xavier 87-72.

Iona (15-4) beat Rider 91-71.

Oregon (15-5) beat Southern California 65-62; beat UCLA 75-68.

Arkansas (14-5) lost at No. 1 Kentucky 86-63; beat No. 24 Michigan 66-64.

Davidson (14-4) beat College of Charleston 87-69; beat The Citadel 80-51.

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