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College basketball rankings, Week 10: Maryland falls to No. 14 in AP Poll

After losing to Illinois and beating Purdue, both on the road, the Terps fall a few spots in the latest AP Poll

By Dave Tucker
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The Maryland Terrapins slipped three spots in the latest AP Poll, falling from No. 11 down to No. 14 after losing on the road to Illinois on Wednesday. Maryland dropped from No. 9 to No. 11 in the Coaches Poll. The Terps recovered with a win at Purdue on Saturday, likely preventing a bigger tumble in this week's poll. Maryland remains the 2nd highest-ranked team in the Big Ten.

Around the Big Ten, Wisconsin fell to No. 7 after losing on the road to Rutgers on Sunday. Ohio State, who lost at Indiana on Saturday, dropped out of this week's Top 25, leaving only two Big Ten schools in this week's poll. The Buckeyes are just outside the Top 25 at No. 26.

Iowa State, who Maryland beat back on November 25th, climbed from No. 17 to No. 11 this week, following their two point win on the road against No. 14 West Virginia. Virginia, who Maryland lost to at home in the B1G-ACC Challenge, moved up to No. 2, jumping over Duke who lost yesterday to N.C. State. UVA also received two first-places votes, with the remainder going to Kentucky, who remains at No. 1.

Maryland has two home games this week, facing Rutgers Wednesday, fresh off their incredible upset over Wisconsin, before taking on Michigan State on Saturday in a rematch of Maryland's double-overtime win over the Spartans on December 30th.

Full poll (ignore the "Last" column, that's a Yahoo error):

AP Top 25

Rank Team Record Pts Last
1 Kentucky Wildcats (63) 15-0 1623 1
2 Virginia Cavaliers (2) 15-0 1561 2
3 Gonzaga Bulldogs 17-1 1446 3
4 Duke Blue Devils 14-1 1432 4
5 Villanova Wildcats 15-1 1358 5
6 Louisville Cardinals 14-2 1264 6
7 Wisconsin Badgers 15-2 1200 7
8 Utah Utes 13-2 1185 8
9 Kansas Jayhawks 13-2 1100 9
10 Arizona Wildcats 14-2 1037 10
11 Iowa State Cyclones 12-2 922 11
12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 15-2 903 12
13 Wichita State Shockers 14-2 832 13
14 Maryland Terrapins 15-2 801 14
15 North Carolina Tar Heels 13-4 719 15
16 West Virginia Mountaineers 14-2 627 16
17 Virginia Commonwealth Rams 13-3 578 17
18 Oklahoma Sooners 11-4 485 18
19 Arkansas Razorbacks 13-2 431 19
20 Texas Longhorns 12-4 345 20
21 Seton Hall Pirates 13-3 298 21
22 Baylor Bears 12-3 278 22
23 Northern Iowa Panthers 14-2 212 23
24 Oklahoma State Cowboys 12-3 132 24
25 Wyoming Cowboys 15-2 71 25
Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 70, Michigan St. 67, Dayton 55, Providence 17, Indiana 15, LSU 12, St. John’s 10, Alabama 7, Georgetown 7, NC State 6, Green Bay 3, Syracuse 3, Butler 2, Oregon 2, San Diego St. 2, TCU 2, Colorado St. 1, Davidson 1, Hofstra 1, Old Dominion 1, SMU 1.

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