Aside from the unbeaten Spartans and Sooners, three other teams enter conference play without a loss: No. 6 Xavier, No. 17 SMU and No. 24 South Carolina.
CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS: ACC | American
The biggest mover in Week 8’s poll was No. 21 Utah, which moved up three spots, while George Washington dropped out from No. 20 after a loss to DePaul, paving the way for No. 25 UCLA to be the lone newcomer to the poll.
Kentucky (10-2) moved into the top 10.
The Big 12 and ACC remained tied at the top with five teams each in the Top 25. The Big East has four schools, followed by the Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC with three each.
College basketball’s Week 8 top-25 poll
Michigan State (13-0, 64 first-place votes) Kansas (10-1, one first-place vote) Oklahoma (11-0) Maryland (11-1) Virginia (10-1) Xavier (12-0) North Carolina (10-2) Arizona (12-1) Butler (10-1) Kentucky (10-2) Iowa State (10-1) Providence (12-1) Miami (10-1) Purdue (12-1) Duke (9-2) Villanova (9-2) SMU (11-0) Louisville (11-2) West Virginia (10-1) Texas A&M (9-2) Utah (10-2) Cincinnati (10-3) Baylor (9-2) South Carolina (11-0) UCLA (9-4)
Others receiving votes: Connecticut (8-3) 49; Oregon (10-2) 45; Gonzaga (10-3) 44; Pittsburgh (10-1) 42; George Washington (10-2) 40; Dayton (9-2) 19; Colorado (11-2) 15; Northwestern (12-1) 11; Monmouth (9-3) 11; Vanderbilt (7-4) 10; Iowa (9-3) 7; Texas Tech (9-1) 6; Texas (8-3) 4; Florida (8-3) 4; Saint Joseph’s (9-2) 2; St. Mary’s (10-1) 1; Ole Miss (10-2) 1.
