Syracuse is now the #3 team in the nation in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll. Indiana dropped to sixth following their loss to Butler, and Duke is the new #1 team in the country. Here is the poll for the week of December 17, courtesy of ESPN:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Duke (62) | 9-0 | 1,622 |
| 2 | Michigan (3) | 11-0 | 1,543 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 9-0 | 1,465 |
| 4 | Arizona | 8-0 | 1,371 |
| 5 | Louisville | 9-1 | 1,362 |
| 6 | Indiana | 9-1 | 1,321 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 8-1 | 1,249 |
| 8 | Florida | 7-1 | 1,163 |
| 9 | Kansas | 8-1 | 1,110 |
| 10 | Illinois | 12-0 | 1,044 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 967 |
| 12 | Missouri | 8-1 | 886 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 11-1 | 730 |
| 14 | Gonzaga | 10-1 | 710 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 9-1 | 579 |
| 16 | New Mexico | 11-0 | 548 |
| 17 | Creighton | 10-1 | 530 |
| 18 | San Diego State | 8-1 | 493 |
| 19 | Butler | 8-2 | 361 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 343 |
| 21 | UNLV | 8-1 | 315 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 291 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 8-2 | 256 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 8-1 | 244 |
| 25 | North Carolina State | 7-2 | 198 |
- Others receiving votes: Oregon 176, Pittsburgh 158, Kentucky 41, Wyoming 14, Marquette 8, Virginia Commonwealth 7, Wichita State 6, Connecticut 4, Murray State 4, Miami (FL) 3, Maryland 2, Bucknell 1
I am a graduate of Onondaga Community College and SUNY Oswego with degrees in Electronic Media Communications and Broadcasting. My Syracuse roots go all the way back to the early 19th century, where my great grandfather Edmund Dollard coached the Syracuse Men's Basketball team to the 1918 Helms Foundation National Championship. Prior to joining the FanSided sports network, I co-founded The Saltine Warriors sports blog and ran it for five years. I am now the editor of InsideTheLoudHouse.com.
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