Kentucky forward Eloy Vargas (30) shoots between LSU center Justin Hamilton (41) and forward Johnny O'Bryant (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. Kentucky won 74-50. …
Kentucky forward Eloy Vargas (30) shoots between LSU center Justin Hamilton (41) and forward Johnny O'Bryant (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. Kentucky won 74-50. …
Updated: Monday, 30 Jan 2012, 2:37 PM EST
Published : Monday, 30 Jan 2012, 2:37 PM EST
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. 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.
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