Louisville Moves Down 9 Spots to #23 in AP Poll: Jan 16th, 2012

Filed under Top 25 Update on January 16th, 2012

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Illinois makes an appearance at #22 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, one of two new teams. Louisville drops like a rock this week, falling nine spots to #23.

Syracuse holds steady at the top for the fifth week in a row. Illinois breaks into the Top 25 with an upset win at home over then-5th ranked Ohio State, 79-74. Saint Mary's comes in at #24 with wins against Portland, 69-61, then-21st ranked Gonzaga, 83-62, and San Francisco, 87-72. Gonzaga falls out of the rankings this week with an upset loss at Saint Mary's and a win at Loyola Marymount, 62-58. Seton Hall drops out after a win against DePaul, 94-73 and a loss to South Florida, 56-55.

Louisville is a big mover this week, tumbling nine places to #23, following an upset loss at Providence, 90-59 and a win at home over DePaul, 76-59. Michigan tanked seven spots to #20 after a win against Northwestern, 66-64 and a loss to Iowa, 75-59. Kansas State slipped 7 spots to #25 after losses to Oklahoma, 82-73 and then-4th ranked Baylor, 75-73.

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AP Top 25
1.	Syracuse	19-0
2.	Kentucky	17-1
3.	Baylor	17-0
4.	Duke	15-2
5.	Missouri	16-1
6.	OSU	16-3
7.	Kansas	14-3
8.	UNC	15-3
9.	MSU	15-3
10.	GTOWN	14-3
11.	Indiana	15-3
12.	MURRAY	18-0
13.	UCONN	14-3
14.	UNLV	16-3
15.	Virginia	14-2
16.	SDSU	15-2
17.	Florida	14-4
18.	MState	15-3
19.	CREI	16-2
20.	Michigan	14-4
21.	MARQ	14-4
22.	Illinois	15-3
23.	Lville	14-4
24.	SMC	17-2
25.	K-State	12-4
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