Men’s AP top 25 results for Wednesday
| Rk. Team | Rec. | Result | Next |
| 1. KANSAS | 11-0 | Did not play | Belmont, Tuesday |
| 2. TEXAS | 11-0 | Did not play | Gardner-Webb, Tuesday |
| 3. KENTUCKY | 13-0 | d. Long Beach St., 86-73 | Hartford, Tuesday |
| Wildcats move to within a game of matching 1977-78 national-title team’s start. | |||
| 4. PURDUE | 11-0 | Did not play | at Iowa, Tuesday |
| 5. SYRACUSE | 12-0 | Did not play | at Seton Hall, Tuesday |
| 6. WEST VIRGINIA | 10-0 | d. Mississippi, 76-66 | at Seton Hall, Saturday |
| Wellington Smith scores 17 of his career-high 19 points in the second half. | |||
| 7. DUKE | 9-1 | Did not play | Long Beach State, Tuesday |
| 8. VILLANOVA | 11-1 | d. Delaware, 97-63 | at Marquette, Jan. 2 |
| Former Mater Dei star Taylor King has 19 points and 12 rebounds for Wildcats. | |||
| 9. MICHIGAN STATE | 9-3 | Did not play | Texas Arlington, Dec. 30 |
| 10. N. CAROLINA | 9-3 | Did not play | Rutgers, Monday |
| 11. CONNECTICUT | 8-2 | Did not play | Iona, Sunday |
| 12. KANSAS STATE | 11-1 | Did not play | Cleveland State, Tuesday |
| 13. NEW MEXICO | 12-1 | l. to Oral Roberts, 75-66 | Texas Tech, Tuesday |
| Lobos, one of two teams in nation averaging less than 10 turnovers, commit 13. | |||
| 14. GEORGETOWN | 9-1 | d. Harvard, 86-70 | St. John’s, Dec. 31 |
| Chris Wright scores a career-high 34 points as Hoyas finally shake Crimson. | |||
| 15. MISSISSIPPI | 10-2 | l. to W. Virginia, 76-66 | Jacksonville State, Tuesday |
| Only two losses for the Bulldogs have come to Big East teams (Villanova). | |||
| 16. TENNESSEE | 9-2 | d. N.C. A&T, 99-78 | at Memphis, Dec. 31 |
| Volunteers score first 22 points, bench scores 60 and lead never dips below 19. | |||
| 17. OHIO STATE | 10-2 | Did not play | at Wisconsin, Dec. 31 |
| 18. FLORIDA | 8-3 | Did not play | American, Monday |
| 19. TEXAS A&M | 9-3 | Did not play | Northwestern State, Jan. 2 |
| 20. BUTLER | 8-4 | Did not play | Wisconsin Green Bay, Dec. 31 |
| 21. TEMPLE | 9-2 | Did not play | Bowling Green, Monday |
| 22. WASHINGTON | 9-2 | Did not play | San Francisco, Sunday |
| 23. TEXAS TECH | 10-1 | Did not play | New Mexico, Tuesday |
| 24. CLEMSON | 11-2 | Did not play | South Carolina State, Tuesday |
| 25. GONZAGA | 8-3 | Did not play | Eastern Washington, Monday |
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