SYRACUSE (AP) -- Kentucky starts it second straight week - and fourth this season - as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press' college basketball poll.
The Wildcats were again a runaway choice, receiving 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday.
Syracuse, which got the other No. 1 votes, and Ohio State both moved up one place to second and third. SU won two games this past week, on the road at Cincinnati on Monday and a controversial home win vs. West Virginia.
Missouri, which had been No. 2, dropped to fourth after its loss to Oklahoma State.
North Carolina, Baylor, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State and undefeated Murray State round out the top 10. The Racers, the lone remaining unbeaten team in Division I, cracked the top 10 for the first time in school history.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record - Points - Previous Rank
1. Kentucky (63) 21-1 1,623 1
2. Syracuse (2) 22-1 1,550 3
3. Ohio St. 19-3 1,498 4
4. Missouri 19-2 1,363 2
5. North Carolina 18-3 1,331 7
6. Baylor 19-2 1,310 6
7. Duke 18-3 1,250 8
8. Kansas 17-4 1,178 5
9. Michigan St. 17-4 1,098 10
10. Murray St. 21-0 979 11
11. UNLV 20-3 936 12
12. Florida 17-4 861 14
13. Creighton 20-2 803 15
14. Georgetown 16-4 762 9
15. Marquette 18-4 682 17
16. Virginia 17-3 578 19
17. San Diego St. 18-3 566 13
18. Saint Mary's (Cal) 21-2 472 21
19. Wisconsin 17-5 415 25
20. Indiana 17-5 395 16
21. Florida St. 14-6 375 23
22. Mississippi St. 17-5 329 18
23. Michigan 16-6 305 20
24. Gonzaga 17-3 141 -
25. Vanderbilt 16-5 102 -
Others receiving votes: Harvard 69, Louisville 65, Kansas St. 40, West Virginia 12, Wichita St. 9, Nevada 6, Notre Dame 6, Southern Miss. 5, Iowa St. 3, Long Beach St. 3, Iona 2, UConn 2, Illinois 1.
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