Junior forward Nick Ward (44) goes up for a layup at Mackey Arena on Jan. 27, 2019. The Spartans fell to the Boilermakers, 73-63.
The men’s basketball team stays at the No. 6 ranking in the AP Poll for the fourth week in a row. With their 18-3 record, the team remains in the top ten of the polling.
The top ten teams have been moved around, with No. 8 Nevada moving down from No. 7, No. 9 North Carolina moving up from No. 11 and No. 10 Marquette moving up from No. 12.
With the team’s loss to Purdue on Sunday, Purdue moved up to its No. 17 spot from being unranked.
Here are the current AP Poll rankings as of Monday, Jan 28:
1. Tennessee (18-1)
2. Duke (17-2)
3. Virginia (18-1)
4. Gonzaga (19-2)
5. Michigan (19-1)
6. Michigan State (18-3)
7. Kentucky (16-3)
8. Nevada (19-1)
9. North Carolina (15-4)
10. Marquette (18-3)
11. Kansas (16-4)
12. Virginia Tech (16-3)
13. Houston (20-1)
14. Villanova (16-4)
15. Louisville (15-5)
16. Texas Tech (16-4)
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17. Purdue (14-6)
18. Buffalo (18-2)
19. LSU (16-3)
20. Iowa State (15-5)
21. Maryland (16-5)
22. Mississippi State (15-4)
23. North Carolina State (16-4)
24. Wisconsin (14-6)
25. Florida State (15-5)
