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Week 10 AP Poll: Iowa State down to 17th

After dropping a home game to the Baylor Bears, the Cyclones fall to 17th in the national rankings.

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Iowa State has fallen to 17th in the AP Men's Basketball rankings after beating Texas Tech at home but losing to the Baylor Bears in Hilton Coliseum last week.

Kansas and Oklahoma remained 1 and 2, respectively, after the thrilling triple-overtime game last Monday night and taking care of business later in the week. Maryland, Michigan State, and North Carolina finish up the top 5. Maryland needed a last-second three from Melo Trimble to beat Wisconsin at home on Saturday, while Michigan State finally welcomed Denzel Valentine back to the lineup yesterday with a 27 point victory over Penn State. North Carolina got two wins on the road over Florida State and Syracuse.

The remaining members of the top 10 are, in order, Villanova, Xavier, Miami (Florida) Duke, and SMU. Virginia tumbles from #4 all the way to #13 after losses to Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech.

As for other notable members of the Big 12, West Virginia moved from #17 to #11, while aforementioned Baylor moves up to #22 after being unranked last week.

The Iowa Hawkeyes moved one placed ahead of the Cyclones to #16, while Texas A&M, another non-conference opponent yet to be played, is also ahead at #15.

The entire rankings can be viewed below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section!

AP Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Kansas Jayhawks (63) 14-1 1,621
2 Oklahoma Sooners (1) 13-1 1,551
3 Maryland Terrapins 15-1 1,472
4 Michigan State Spartans (1) 16-1 1,446
5 North Carolina Tar Heels 15-2 1,371
6 Villanova Wildcats 14-2 1,246
7 Xavier Musketeers 14-1 1,200
8 Miami-Florida Hurricanes 13-1 1,139
9 Duke Blue Devils 14-2 1,100
10 SMU Mustangs 15-0 1,040
11 West Virginia Mountaineers 14-1 867
12 Providence Friars 14-2 862
13 Virginia Cavaliers 12-3 818
14 Kentucky Wildcats 12-3 698
15 Texas A&M Aggies 13-2 668
16 Iowa Hawkeyes 12-3 656
17 Iowa State Cyclones 12-3 555
18 Arizona Wildcats 13-3 537
19 South Carolina Gamecocks 15-0 527
20 Pittsburgh Panthers 14-1 334
21 Louisville Cardinals 13-3 330
22 Baylor Bears 12-3 325
23 Butler Bulldogs 12-4 302
24 Purdue Boilermakers 14-3 145
25 Gonzaga Bulldogs 13-3 101
Others receiving votes: USC 79, Indiana 59, UCLA 21, Utah 10, Texas Tech 10, Saint Mary's 8, Wichita St 7, Valparaiso 6, Oregon 6, Hawaii 4, St Bonaventure 1, Oregon State 1, Akron 1, Dayton 1

USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Kansas (32) 14-1 800
2 Oklahoma 13-1 743
3 Maryland 15-1 742
4 Michigan St 16-1 694
5 North Carolina 15-2 673
6 Duke 14-2 596
7 Villanova 14-2 557
8 Xavier 14-1 555
9 Miami-Florida 13-1 551
10 West Virginia 14-1 477
11 Virginia 12-3 426
12 Providence 14-2 400
13 Kentucky 12-3 393
14 Texas A&M 13-2 383
15 South Carolina 15-0 361
16 Arizona 13-3 337
17 Pittsburgh 14-1 263
18 Iowa St. 12-3 253
19 Iowa 12-3 226
20 Louisville 13-3 205
21 Gonzaga 13-3 173
22 Baylor 12-3 156
23 Butler 12-4 147
24 Purdue 14-3 122
25 Indiana 14-3 38
Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 34; Oregon 18; Southern California 16; UCLA 12; George Washington 11; California 9; Dayton 5; Houston 5; Valparaiso 5; Washington 3; Texas Tech 3; Cincinnati 2; Arkansas-Little Rock 2; Boise State 1; Hawaii 1; Utah 1; Saint Mary's 1.