This week's top ten

Surprisingly, Kentucky stayed on this week's list, even after Sunday's home loss to a depleted, but still powerful, Kansas team, and a big jump for Mississippi State this week:

1. Illinois (58)
2. Kansas (13)
3. North Carolina (1)
4. Wake Forest
5. Duke
6. Oklahoma State
7. Syracuse
8. Georgia Tech
9. Kentucky
10. Texas

Out this week: Connecticut (12).
SEC representatives in top 25: Kentucky, Mississippi State (11), Alabama (23).