Luke DeCock’s AP Top 25 basketball poll ballot: Week 7
One preseason top-10 team plummets while another’s resurrection continues. Adios Florida after yet another loss, this time to Clemson; welcome back Arizona, having rebounded from the debacle in the Bahamas.
Clemson also benefits from Florida’s decline, entering the top 25 this week. Oklahoma will be a big mover this week, not only because of the win over Wichita State but freshman Trae Young’s scoring feats.
PAST BALLOTS
Week 1 (Preseason) Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
MY TOP 25
1. Villanova (Last week: 1)
2. Michigan State (2)
3. Duke (3)
4. North Carolina (4)
5. Arizona State (6)
6. Kentucky (7)
7. Miami (8)
8. West Virginia (9)
9. Xavier (10)
10. Texas A&M (11)
11. TCU (12)
12. Wichita State (5)
13. Virginia (14)
14. Kansas (15)
15. Gonzaga (18)
16. Baylor (20)
17. Seton Hall (13)
18. Tennessee (17)
19. Purdue (21)
20. Oklahoma (24)
21. Texas Tech (23)
22. Notre Dame (16)
23. Cincinnati (25)
24. Arizona (NR)
25. Clemson (NR)
OUT Florida (19), Florida State (22)
Sports columnist Luke DeCock: 919-829-8947, ldecock@newsobserver.com, @Luke DeCock
This story was originally published December 18, 2017 at 9:21 AM.