The highest of the AP High 25 launched Monday remained the identical as final week, however the second ballot of the 2023-24 faculty basketball season noticed Miami soar into the top-10 of the rankings for the primary time since December 2018. The No. 10 Hurricanes are 5-0 after a powerful win over Kansas State within the Bahamas Mar Hoops championship recreation.
Miami reached the Last 4 final season for the primary time in program historical past and faces its first massive take a look at of the season in opposition to No. 16 Kentucky subsequent week within the ACC/SEC Problem. The Wildcats moved up one spot to No. 16 within the rankings regardless of dropping an in depth battle to No. 1 Kansas.
Michigan State stays within the High 25 ballot, however dropped three spots to No. 21 following a loss to Duke within the Champions Basic. The Spartans opened up the season because the No. 4 ranked workforce in each the AP and Coaches ballot, however opened the season with a loss to James Madison at residence for the primary loss within the month of November in Tom Izzo’s 29-year teaching profession. This system hadn’t misplaced a house recreation within the month of November since 1986.
Michigan State continues its powerful preseason slate in opposition to No. 3 Arizona on Thanksgiving in Palm Springs, California.
One other workforce that dropped a number of spots however not out of the rankings fully was USC. The Trojans opened the season with a powerful win over Kansas State and had been No. 16 final week, however struggled in opposition to UC Irvine with out star guard Boogie Ellis within the lineup in a 70-60 loss. The Trojans subsequent take a look at of the season will likely be in opposition to Gonzaga early subsequent month.
FAU fell 9 spots within the rankings to No. 19 following a house loss to Bryant. Colorado had the largest soar of any program and moved up seven spots to No. 18 to increase its keep within the High 25 ballot. Previous to final week, the Buffaloes hadn’t been ranked within the polls for the reason that conclusion of the 2020-21 season.
The total AP High 25 rankings after the second week of the season are beneath.
AP High 25
1. Kansas (52)
2. Purdue (5)
3. Arizona (3)
4. Marquette
5. UConn (1)
6. Houston
7. Tennessee
8. Creighton
9. Duke
10. Miami
11. Gonzaga
12. Texas A&M
13. Baylor
14. UNC
15. Texas
16. Kentucky
17. Alabama
18. Colorado
19. FAU
20. Arkansas
21. Michigan State
22. James Madison
23. USC
24. Virginia
25. Mississippi State
Additionally receiving votes: Memphis 149, BYU 138, Illinois 138, San Diego St. 77, UCLA 75, TCU 69, Iowa St. 67, Villanova 44, Auburn 28, Clemson 12, Oklahoma 10, Princeton 10, Michigan 10, Liberty 7, South Carolina 3, Chattanooga 2, Nevada 1, Drake 1, Colorado St. 1.
