AP college basketball poll released for Week 12

Glenn McGraw | January 21, 2013 at 3:42 pm | 0 Comments

Butler Bulldogs forward Roosevelt Jones (center) smiles after he was mobbed by fans and teammates after Jones sunk the game-winning shot at the buzzer against the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler won 64-63. (Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

The AP top 25 college basketball rankings for Week 12 have been released.

Once again, there is a new team at the top of the rankings. This week Duke moved back into the No. 1 spot, followed by No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Kansas/Syracuse, and No. 5 Louisville.

No. 7 Indiana fell five spots following their loss at the hands of unranked Wisconsin.

Butler moved into the top 10, one spot ahead of No. 10 Gonzaga, who they beat on a last second shot that is the highlight of the season thus far.

San Diego State, Illinois, UCLA and Marquette all fell out of the rankings, while No. 20 Wichita State, No. 21 Cincinnati, No. 23 Ole Miss, and No. 25 Miami moved into the top 25.

Following is the complete top 25 (via ESPN):

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Duke (39)	16-1	1,578
2	Michigan (11)	17-1	1,539
3	Kansas (7)	16-1	1,486
3	Syracuse (8)	17-1	1,486
5	Louisville	16-2	1,348
6	Arizona	16-1	1,270
7	Indiana	16-2	1,211
8	Florida	14-2	1,181
9	Butler	16-2	1,146
10	Gonzaga	17-2	994
11	Kansas State	15-2	927
12	Minnesota	15-3	905
13	Michigan State	16-3	831
14	Ohio State	13-4	701
15	New Mexico	16-2	659
16	Oregon	16-2	624
17	Creighton	17-2	611
18	North Carolina State	15-3	587
19	Virginia Commonwealth	16-3	433
20	Wichita State	17-2	363
21	Cincinnati	16-3	322
22	Missouri	13-4	234
23	Ole Miss	15-2	172
24	Notre Dame	15-3	123
25	Miami (FL)	13-3	93

Others receiving votes: Marquette 92, Wisconsin 55, UCLA 41, UNLV 32, Wyoming 28, San Diego State 26, Colorado State 7, Memphis 6, Georgetown 4, Iowa State 3, North Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Pittsburgh 1, Bucknell 1