My AP Top 25 ballot this week

Five teams drop off my AP Top 25 ballot, and one of the newcomers hails from the American Athletic Conference.

I'm going with Temple at No. 25 this week. Not just off its New Year's Eve win in Hartford over UConn, though that's part of it. The Owls weren't overly impressive in that game, but they got the win. More to the point, they are now 5-0 since transfers Jesse Morgan and Devin Coleman have joined the team. Their defense is strong and their offense is now potent -- Temple's averaged 9.6 made 3-pointers in the last five games, compared to 4.5 over its first 10. The Owls are outscoring their opponents by 13.2 points per game since Dec. 18.

Oh, and of course there was that 25-point throttling of Kansas. And the OT win over UConn.

Considered Cincinnati, too, but not quite yet.

Elsewhere, we bid farewell to Texas Christian, St. John's, Georgetown, San Diego State and Northern Iowa and say hello to Seton Hall, Arkansas, Wyoming, VCU and Temple.

1. Kentucky

2. Duke

3. Wisconsin

4. Louisville

5. Arizona

6. Virginia

7. Villanova

8. Gonzaga

9. Texas

10. Utah

11. West Virginia

12. Wichita State

13. Kansas

14. Maryland

15. Iowa State

16. Notre Dame

17. Oklahoma

18. Seton Hall

19. North Carolina

20. Arkansas

21. Wyoming

22. Ohio State

23. Old Dominion

24. VCU

25. Temple