Michigan State Moves Up Four Spots to #7 in Latest AP Poll: Feb 13th, 2012

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Michigan State lands at #7, vaulting four spots in this week's AP Top 25 poll. The Spartans join five Big Ten teams in the poll, the others being Ohio State at #6, Wisconsin (#15), Michigan (#17), and Indiana (#18). Michigan State started off the week with a win at home over Penn State, 77-57. That was followed by an upset win at then-3rd ranked Ohio State, 58-48.

Ohio State moves down three spots in the poll following a week that began with a win at home over Purdue, 87-84. After that came an upset loss at home against Michigan State.

Wisconsin moves up six places after a win against Minnesota, 68-61. Michigan moves up five spots after wins against Illinois, 70-61 and Nebraska, 62-46. Indiana moves up five places after a win against Illinois, 84-71.

Kentucky hangs on to number one for the third week in a row. Notre Dame breaks into the Top 25 at #23 with a win at West Virginia, 55-51 and a win at home over DePaul, 84-76. Wichita State comes in at #24 with wins against then-17th ranked Creighton, 89-68 and Northern Iowa, 82-57. Gonzaga also enters the Top 25 at #24. Creighton falls out of the Top 25 this week with an upset loss at Evansville, 65-57 and an upset loss at home to Wichita State. Mississippi State and Harvard also drop out this week.

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AP Top 25
1.Arrow-straightKentucky25-1
2.Arrow-straightSyracuse25-1
3.Arrow_upMissouri23-2
4.Arrow_upKansas20-5
5.Arrow_upDuke21-4
6.Arrow_red_downOSU21-4
7.Arrow_upMSU20-5
8.Arrow_red_downUNC21-4
9.Arrow_red_downBaylor21-4
10.Arrow_upGTOWN19-5
11.Arrow_upUNLV22-4
12.Arrow_upMARQ21-5
13.Arrow-straightSDSU20-4
14.Arrow_red_downFlorida19-6
15.Arrow_upWISC19-6
16.Arrow_red_downMURRAY24-1
17.Arrow_upMichigan19-7
18.Arrow_upIndiana19-6
19.Arrow_upLville20-5
20.Arrow_red_downFSU17-7
21.Arrow_red_downSMC23-3
22.Arrow_red_downVirginia19-5
23.NewND17-8
24.NewWSU22-4
24.NewGonzaga20-4
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AP Top 25 By Conference


Conf
Top 25
Teams
Conf
Teams
Pct in
Top 25
Big Ten5 1241.7%
Big East5 1631.2%
ACC4 1233.3%
Big 123 1030.0%
SEC2 1216.7%
Mountain West2 825.0%
West Coast2 922.2%
Ohio Valley1 119.1%
Missouri Valley1 1010.0%

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OverallConf
1 Ohio State 31-8 13-5
 1Michigan State 29-8 13-5
1 Michigan 24-10 13-5
4 Wisconsin 26-10 12-6
5 Indiana 27-9 11-7
6 Purdue 22-13 10-8
7 Northwestern 19-14 8-10
7 Iowa 18-17 8-10
9 Minnesota 23-15 6-12
9 Illinois 17-15 6-12
11 Nebraska 12-18 4-14
11 Penn State 12-20 4-14
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