After blowing out Nebraska Sunday and extending their winning streak to six games, third-ranked MSU stayed put at No. 3 Monday in the newest Associated Press men's basketball poll.
MSU was the highest-ranked Big Ten team, followed by Minnesota at No. 14 and Purdue at No. 21. The rest of the poll is as follows:
1. Duke
2. Kansas
2. Michigan State
4. Villanova
5. Florida
6. Wichita State
7. Texas A&M
8. Kentucky
9. Notre Dame
10. Miami (Fla.)
11. North Carolina
12. Gonzaga
13. Xavier
14. Minnesota
15. Virginia
15. Arizona State
17. Cincinnati
18. West Virginia
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19. Seton Hall
20. Texas Christian
21. Purdue
22. Nevada
23. Baylor
24. Tennessee
25. Southern California
The Spartans' rank also went unchanged in the USA Today Coaches Poll that was released Monday. No. 3 MSU was the highest-ranked team in the conference in that poll, followed by No. 15 Minnesota and No. 21 Purdue.
