Notre Dame made the biggest leap, jumping four spots to No. 8 after beating Georgia Tech on the road, 62-59, and beating a Miami (Fla.) team that upset Duke earlier in the week, 75-70 in South Bend.
For the second straight week, the Big 12 conference placed the most teams in the Top 25 (six).
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Utah and Louisville both dropped four places after losses to Arizona and Duke, respectively.
Indiana made its 2014-15 debut as No. 23 in the poll. It is the Hoosiers’ first national AP ranking since they were No. 4 in final poll of 2012-13.
Falling out of the rankings were Arkansas, Oklahoma State and Wyoming.
- Kentucky (63) 2. Virginia (2) 3. Gonzaga 4. Villanova 5. Duke 6. Wisconsin 7. Arizona 8. Notre Dame 9. Iowa State 10. Louisville 11. Kansas 12. Utah 13. Maryland 14. Wichita State 15. North Carolina 16. VCU 17. Texas 18. West Virginia 19. Oklahoma 20. Northern Iowa 21. Baylor 22. Dayton 23. Indiana 24. Seton Hall 25. Iowa
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St 47, Miami (FL) 41, San Diego St 34, Georgetown 33, Stanford 31, Saint Mary’s 18, Providence 17, Colorado St 16, Arkansas 15, Georgia 13, SMU 11, Butler 11, Michigan St 8, LSU 6, Old Dominion 5, Wyoming 4, Ohio State 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, Washington 1, St. John’s 1
