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Purdue and Wisconsin rose in the Associated Press college basketball poll Monday, while Michigan State slipped after back-to-back Big Ten losses.
Purdue (19-3) climbed two spots to No. 6 and Wisconsin (18-5) rose five places to No. 11. Michigan State (19-5) fell five spots to No. 10 after losses at Wisconsin and Illinois.
Ohio State (18-6), the fourth Big Ten team in the top 16, remained at No. 13.
Purdue and Wisconsin rose in the Associated Press college basketball poll Monday, while Michigan State slipped after back-to-back Big Ten losses.
Purdue (19-3) climbed two spots to No. 6 and Wisconsin (18-5) rose five places to No. 11. Michigan State (19-5) fell five spots to No. 10 after losses at Wisconsin and Illinois.
Ohio State (18-6), the fourth Big Ten team in the top 16, remained at No. 13.
Kansas remained No. 1 and Syracuse moved into the No. 2 slot, its highest ranking since a six-week stretch at No. 1 in 1989-90
UNLV moved into the poll at No. 23, giving the Mountain West Conference three teams (along with New Mexico and BYU) in the Top 25, one more than the Atlantic Coast Conference.
UNLV moved into the poll at No. 23, giving the Mountain West Conference three teams (along with New Mexico and BYU) in the Top 25, one more than the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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