Led by the phenomenon that Trae Young, the Oklahoma Sooners have cracked the top 10 in the A.P. Poll for the first time this season.
Oklahoma (11-1) comes in at No. 7 in the rankings released on Monday.
With Villanova’s loss to Butler on Dec. 30, Division I men’s basketball enters 2018 with no undefeated teams.
Michigan State took the top spot vacated by the Wildcats with the loss.
OU is one of four Big 12 teams in the Top 25, along with West Virginia (No. 6), Kansas (No. 10) and TCU (No. 16).
Rank | School | Record | Points | Last Week |
1 | Michigan State (43) | 14-1 | 1,600 | 2 |
2 | Duke (21) | 13-1 | 1,556 | 4 |
3 | Villanova (1) | 13-1 | 1,444 | 1 |
4 | Arizona State | 12-1 | 1,336 | 3 |
5 | Xavier | 14-1 | 1,325 | 6 |
6 | West Virginia | 12-1 | 1,304 | 7 |
7 | Oklahoma | 11-1 | 1,160 | 12 |
8 | Virginia | 12-1 | 1,048 | 9 |
9 | Wichita State | 11-2 | 1,026 | 8 |
10 | Kansas | 11-2 | 963 | 11 |
11 | Texas A&M | 11-2 | 894 | 5 |
12 | North Carolina | 12-2 | 890 | 13 |
13 | Purdue | 13-2 | 883 | 14 |
14 | Arizona | 11-3 | 832 | 17 |
15 | Miami | 12-1 | 782 | 15 |
16 | TCU | 12-1 | 760 | 10 |
17 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 742 | 16 |
18 | Texas Tech | 12-1 | 483 | 22 |
19 | Gonzaga | 12-3 | 410 | 20 |
20 | Cincinnati | 12-2 | 410 | 21 |
21 | Seton Hall | 13-2 | 353 | 23 |
22 | Arkansas | 11-2 | 254 | — |
23 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 198 | 19 |
24 | Florida State | 11-2 | 119 | 24 |
25 | Clemson | 12-1 | 104 | — |
Others receiving votes: Baylor 83, Creighton 54, Notre Dame 37, Butler 23, UCLA 14, Texas 10, St. Bonaventure 7, SMU 5, Auburn 4, Syracuse 4, Nevada2, Rhode Island 2, Alabama 1, New Mexico St. 1, NC State 1, Mississippi St. 1.