Here's my AP Top 25 I submitted last night. Welcomed in Cincinnati, which comes to town Wednesday to play UConn. The Bearcats are 14-4 overall, 4-1 in the Big East, including a win at Georgetown a week ago. They've won nine of their last 10 and have won six straight Big East road games (dating back to last year, of course). They've obviously put that ugly brawl with Xavier behind them.

Ironic, though, that Yancy Gates will be playing Wednesday night and Ryan Boatright -- in all likelilhood -- won't be.

In adding Cincy, I wound up bouncing Louisville. I almost never drop a team from No. 12 to unranked, but I can't get that ugly loss at Providence last week out of my head. That was the Cardinals fourth loss in five games, and their win later over the week over DePaul wasn't enough to change my mind, either.


1. Syracuse

2. Kentucky

3. Baylor

4. Ohio State

5. Missouri

6. North Carolina

7. Duke

8. Kansas

9. Michigan State

10. Georgetown

11. San Diego State

12. UNLV

13. UConn

14. Florida

15. Indiana

16. Murray State

17. Mississippi State

18. Virginia

19. Creighton

20. St. Mary’s

21. Gonzaga

22. Illinois

23. Marquette

24. Cincinnati

25. New Mexico