The 19th edition of the College Basketball Top 25 Polls have been released, and the Big 12 is well represented.
The Top 25 Polls have been released and the Big 12 continues to show why it's the strongest conference in the country.
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All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards
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Oklahoma State's Phil Forte, Marcus Smart, and Markel Brown received All-Big 12 honors.
Game Recap: Oklahoma State Falls at Iowa State
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The Cowboys suffered an over-time heart-breaker at the hands of Iowa State for the second time this season.
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Kansas
After suffering an embarrassing loss at West Virginia, the Jayhawks have been bumped two spots to 10th in the country. While two spots doesn't sound like a lot, it's likely the difference between a 1-seed or a 2-seed for Kansas.
Iowa State
After a little bit of Ford incompetence Hilton magic, Iowa State survived Oklahoma State in overtime, and broke their losing streak. The Cyclones retained their 16th best ranking.
Oklahoma
OU is the biggest mover for the Big 12. Solid performances against West Virgina and TCU catapulted them six spots to 17th in the nation.
On the Outside Looking In
After beating TCU the Longhorns were looking to break into the Top 25, but an upset by the Red Raiders kept Texas just outside the rankings.
Baylor also received votes after beating both Iowa State and K-State last week.
The Pokes weren't without mention after the loss to the Cyclones, they received one vote in the Coaches Poll.
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank
Team
Record
Votes
Prev
1
Florida Gators (50)
29-2
1610
1
2
Wichita St. Shockers (15)
34-0
1574
2
3
Villanova Wildcats
28-3
1454
6
4
Arizona Wildcats
28-3
1435
3
5
Louisville Cardinals
26-5
1237
11
6
Virginia Cavaliers
25-6
1186
5
7
Duke Blue Devils
24-7
1185
4
8
Michigan Wolverines
23-7
1143
12
8
San Diego St. Aztecs
27-3
1143
10
10
Kansas Jayhawks
23-8
1087
8
11
Syracuse Orange
27-4
1055
7
12
Wisconsin Badgers
25-6
973
9
13
Cincinnati Bearcats
26-5
922
15
14
Creighton Bluejays
24-6
752
13
15
North Carolina Tar Heels
23-8
709
14
16
Iowa St. Cyclones
23-7
572
16
17
Oklahoma Sooners
23-8
472
23
18
Saint Louis Billikens
26-5
433
17
19
Memphis Tigers
23-8
367
20
20
New Mexico Lobos
24-6
344
21
21
Connecticut Huskies
24-7
330
19
22
Michigan St. Spartans
23-8
318
22
23
Va. Commonwealth Rams
24-7
205
27
24
Ohio St. Buckeyes
23-8
165
33
25
SMU Mustangs
23-8
152
18
Others Receiving Votes: Gonzaga 82, Stephen F. Austin 56, Oregon 39, Texas 31, Harvard 27, Kentucky 19, Baylor 18, UCLA 14, Nebraska 8, Iowa 4, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, North Carolina Central 1
Dropped from rankings: Iowa 24, Kentucky 25
USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank
Team
Record
Votes
Prev
1
Florida (25)
29-2
793
1
2
Wichita State (7)
34-0
775
2
3
Villanova
28-3
721
6
4
Arizona
28-3
678
3
5
Louisville
26-5
654
9
6
Duke
24-7
591
4
7
San Diego State
27-3
584
10
8
Virginia
25-6
581
5
9
Michigan
23-7
536
12
10
Kansas
23-8
509
8
11
Syracuse
27-4
497
7
12
Cincinnati
26-5
447
15
13
Wisconsin
25-6
440
11
14
Creighton
24-6
384
13
15
North Carolina
23-8
350
14
16
Iowa State
23-7
269
17
17
Saint Louis
26-5
252
16
18
Oklahoma
23-8
221
23
19
Memphis
23-8
195
20
20
New Mexico
24-6
177
21
21
Connecticut
24-7
152
19
22
Michigan State
23-8
129
22
23
Southern Methodist
23-8
94
18
24
Ohio State
23-8
84
NR
25
Virginia Commonwealth
24-7
71
NR
Others receiving votes: Kentucky 43, Gonzaga 32, Texas 27, Oregon 21, Southern Miss 21, Stephen F. Austin 17, Baylor 15, Iowa 10, Harvard 8, Massachusetts 8, Nebraska 5, Pittsburgh 3, Louisiana Tech 3, Kansas State 1, George Washington 1, Oklahoma State 1
Dropped from rankings: Kentucky 24, Iowa 25