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Wichita State moved up one spot in the Associated Press men’s basketball to No. 23 on Monday.
The Shockers (9-0) received 280 points in voting by writers and broadcasters, up from 245 a week ago. WSU went 1-0 last week, defeating Northern Colorado 80-54. It plays at Tennessee on Thursday.
Kansas remained at No. 9. Creighton stayed No. 16 with wins over Nebraska and Akron.
The poll featured little movement during a light schedule of games. No team dropped out and Gonzaga took the biggest fall, slipping four spots to No. 14 after a 1-1 week. Oklahoma State dropped one spot to No. 24 despite defeating South Florida and Missouri State.
In the poll of 31 coaches administered by USA Today, WSU is No. 26 with 88 points, five behind No. 25 North Carolina State.
AP Men’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Indiana (44) | 9-0 | 1,580 | 1 |
| 2. Duke (20) | 9-0 | 1,551 | 2 |
| 3. Michigan | 9-0 | 1,444 | 3 |
| 4. Syracuse | 8-0 | 1,378 | 4 |
| 5. Florida | 7-0 | 1,319 | 6 |
| 6. Louisville | 8-1 | 1,303 | 5 |
| 7. Ohio St. | 6-1 | 1,211 | 7 |
| 8. Arizona | 7-0 | 1,178 | 8 |
| 9. Kansas | 7-1 | 1,087 | 9 |
| 10. Illinois | 10-0 | 991 | 13 |
| 11. Cincinnati | 9-0 | 944 | 11 |
| 12. Missouri | 8-1 | 877 | 12 |
| 13. Minnesota | 10-1 | 714 | 14 |
| 14. Gonzaga | 9-1 | 699 | 10 |
| 15. Georgetown | 7-1 | 577 | 15 |
| 16. Creighton | 9-1 | 525 | 16 |
| 17. New Mexico | 10-0 | 512 | 18 |
| 18. San Diego St. | 7-1 | 491 | 17 |
| 19. Michigan St. | 8-2 | 328 | 19 |
| 20. UNLV | 7-1 | 305 | 21 |
| 21. North Carolina | 7-2 | 298 | 20 |
| 22. Notre Dame | 8-1 | 283 | 22 |
| 23. Wichita St. | 9-0 | 280 | 24 |
| 24. Oklahoma St. | 7-1 | 251 | 23 |
| 25. NC State | 6-2 | 213 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Oregon 177, Pittsburgh 177, Kentucky 44, Wyoming 15, UConn 10, Marquette 8, VCU 6, Butler 5, Maryland 5, Murray St. 4, Alabama 3, Miami 3, Virginia Tech 3, LSU 1.
USA Today/ESPN Men’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 9, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Indiana (25) | 9-0 | 769 | 1 |
| 2. Duke (6) | 9-0 | 749 | 2 |
| 3. Michigan | 9-0 | 705 | 3 |
| 4. Syracuse | 10-0 | 663 | 4 |
| 5. Florida | 7-0 | 644 | 5 |
| 6. Louisville | 8-1 | 609 | 6 |
| 7. Ohio State | 6-1 | 586 | 7 |
| 8. Arizona | 7-0 | 568 | 8 |
| 9. Kansas | 7-1 | 537 | 9 |
| 10. Illinois | 10-0 | 465 | 14 |
| 11. Missouri | 8-1 | 450 | 11 |
| 12. Cincinnati | 9-0 | 447 | 12 |
| 13. Creighton | 9-1 | 338 | 13 |
| 14. Gonzaga | 9-1 | 325 | 10 |
| 15. San Diego State | 7-1 | 292 | 15 |
| 16. Minnesota | 10-1 | 225 | 21 |
| 17. UNLV | 7-1 | 224 | 18 |
| 18. North Carolina | 7-2 | 222 | 16 |
| 19. Michigan State | 8-2 | 213 | 17 |
| 20. New Mexico | 10-0 | 207 | 20 |
| 21. Georgetown | 7-1 | 163 | 23 |
| 22. Kentucky | 6-3 | 125 | 19 |
| 23. Oklahoma State | 7-1 | 116 | 22 |
| 24. Notre Dame | 8-1 | 110 | 25 |
| 25. N.C. State | 6-2 | 93 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Wichita State 88, Pittsburgh 74, Oregon 32, UConn 10, Murray State 10, Wyoming 8, Butler 4, Mississippi 2, VCU 2.
