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On the strength of a 9-1 start to the 2014-2015 season, the Baylor Bears have finally found themselves in the AP Top 25 for this week. With TCU also jumping in at #25, that makes 7 Big 12 teams in the Top 25 of the country led by Texas and Kansas at 9 and 10, respectively.
Best basketball conference in the land? Best basketball conference in the land.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kentucky Wildcats (65) | 12-0 | 1625 | 1 |
| 2. | Duke Blue Devils | 10-0 | 1548 | 2 |
| 3. | Arizona Wildcats | 12-0 | 1502 | 3 |
| 4. | Louisville Cardinals | 10-0 | 1344 | 4 |
| 5. | Virginia Cavaliers | 11-0 | 1336 | 6 |
| 6. | Wisconsin Badgers | 10-1 | 1322 | 5 |
| 7. | Villanova Wildcats | 11-0 | 1214 | 7 |
| 8. | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 12-1 | 1170 | 8 |
| 9. | Texas Longhorns | 10-1 | 1149 | 9 |
| 10. | Kansas Jayhawks | 9-1 | 1096 | 10 |
| 11. | Wichita State Shockers | 8-1 | 966 | 11 |
| 12. | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-1 | 821 | 13 |
| 13. | Washington Huskies | 10-0 | 798 | 16 |
| 14. | Utah Utes | 8-2 | 796 | 14 |
| 15. | Maryland Terrapins | 11-1 | 678 | 17 |
| 16. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 11-1 | 536 | 21 |
| 17. | St. John's Red Storm | 9-2 | 517 | 20 |
| 18. | West Virginia Mountaineers | 10-1 | 464 | 22 |
| 19. | Oklahoma Sooners | 7-3 | 436 | 15 |
| 20. | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9-3 | 414 | 24 |
| 21. | Ohio State Buckeyes | 9-2 | 411 | 12 |
| 22. | Baylor Bears | 9-1 | 203 | 26 |
| 23. | Northern Iowa Panthers | 10-1 | 162 | 29 |
| 24. | Colorado State Rams | 11-0 | 144 | 28 |
| 25. | TCU Horned Frogs | 11-0 | 120 | 27 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Georgetown 85, S. Diego St. 72, VCU 70, California 32, Miami (FL) 27, Arkansas 22, Indiana 11, Old Dominion 7, LSU 7, Florida 4, Penn St. 4, Seton Hall 3, Oklahoma St. 3, Butler 2, Minnesota 2, Davidson 1, Valparaiso 1 | ||||