AP college basketball poll released for Week 17 – Feb. 25, 2013

Glenn McGraw | February 25, 2013 at 3:21 pm | 0 Comments

Victor Oladipo and the Hoosiers have separated themselves from the rest of the pack. (Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports)

The AP top 25 college basketball rankings for Week 17 have been released.

No. 1 Indiana has staked it’s claim atop the rankings for the fourth straight week. The Hoosiers have separated themselves as the consensus top team in the nation.

Miami finally dropped a game, 80-65 to Wake Forest. The Canes’ first conference loss of the year results in a three-spot slip to No. 5.

No. 2 Gonzaga replaced the Hurricanes just behind the Hoosiers, followed by No. 3 Duke and No. 4 Michigan, who each moved up three spots. The second-place ranking is the highest the ‘Zags have ever climbed in the polls.

No. 12 Syracuse was the lone team to fall out of the top 10, following a 57-46 loss to No. 7 Georgetown.

Colorado State (prev. No. 22) and Virginia Commonwealth (prev. No. 24) were the only teams to fall from the top 25, while No. 25 Louisiana Tech and No. 18 St. Louis replaced them.

Following is the complete top 25 (via ESPN):

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Indiana (64)	24-3	1,624
2	Gonzaga (1)	27-2	1,530
3	Duke	24-3	1,461
4	Michigan	23-4	1,411
5	Miami (FL)	22-4	1,317
6	Kansas	23-4	1,272
7	Georgetown	21-4	1,236
8	Florida	22-4	1,164
9	Michigan State	22-6	1,105
10	Louisville	22-5	1,047
11	Arizona	23-4	998
12	Syracuse	22-5	915
13	Kansas State	22-5	875
14	New Mexico	23-4	764
15	Oklahoma State	20-6	692
16	Ohio State	20-7	675
17	Wisconsin	19-8	558
18	Saint Louis	21-5	495
19	Memphis	24-3	453
20	Butler	22-6	351
21	Notre Dame	22-6	328
22	Marquette	19-7	317
23	Pittsburgh	21-7	158
24	Oregon	22-6	61
25	Louisiana Tech	24-3	54

Others receiving votes: Colorado State 49, Virginia Commonwealth 45, Akron 43, Wichita State 35, Saint Mary’s 24, Illinois 19, Connecticut 18, UNLV 13, North Carolina 8, California 5, Middle Tennessee 2, Missouri 1, Belmont 1, Stephen F. Austin 1