AP Poll - Week of Dec. 20-26

Oklahoma State received its highest ranking in more than 12 years, moving up one spot Monday to No. 3 in The Associated Press college basketball poll while Illinois and Kansas were the top two teams for the third straight week.

AP Top 25

1	Illinois (50)	10-0	1,727	1
2	Kansas (15)	7-0	1,658	2
3	Oklahoma St. (5)	8-0	1,628	4
4	North Carolina	8-1	1,476	5
5	Wake Forest	9-1	1,427	6
6	Duke	8-0	1,388	7
7	Syracuse	9-1	1,307	8
8	Kentucky	7-1	1,220	9
9	Georgia Tech	7-1	1,219	3
10	Pittsburgh	8-0	1,115	10
11	Connecticut	5-1	964	11
12	Washington	8-1	758	18
13	Gonzaga	8-1	732	22
14	Arizona	7-2	720	15
15	Texas	7-2	703	14
16	NC State	8-1	689	12
17	Iowa	9-1	658	16
18	Louisville	6-2	618	13
19	Alabama	9-1	607	17
20	George Washington	7-1	475	19
21	Mississippi St.	9-2	411	20
22	Cincinnati	7-0	297	25
23	Michigan St.	6-2	279	21
24	Maryland	6-2	239	23
25	Virginia	7-1	200	24