Kentucky still No. 1 in AP Top 25, but its grip is slipping

Kentucky still No. 1 in AP Top 25, but its grip is slipping

Published Jan. 12, 2015 1:18 p.m. ET

Kentucky remains No. 1 in the AP Top 25, though two overtime games loosened its hold on the top spot a bit.

The Wildcats (15-0) were atop 63 of 65 votes cast Monday, ending a run of five straight weeks as the unanimous No. 1. Kentucky beat Mississippi at home in overtime then won in double overtime at Texas A&M.

Virginia (15-0) earned the other two first-place votes and moved up a spot to No. 2 as the only other unbeaten team after Duke's loss at North Carolina State.

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Gonzaga was third, followed by Duke -- which fell from second and was among five top-10 losers -- and Villanova.

Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State and Wyoming were new to the poll, with 25th-ranked Wyoming in for the first time since 1988.

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