December 18th NCAA Basketball Power Rankings & Trends

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  1. nova Villanova Wildcats (11-0)
  2. arizst Arizona State Sun Devils (10-0), +3
  3. duke Duke Blue Devils (11-1)
  4. michst Michigan State Spartans (10-1)
  5. uk Kentucky Wildcats (9-1), +1
  6. miami Miami Hurricanes (9-0), +1
  7. unc North Carolina Tar Heels (10-1), +1
  8. texam Texas A&M Aggies (9-1), +2
  9. tcu TCU Horned Frogs (10-0), +2
  10. xavier Xavier Musketeers (10-1), +2
  11. wvu West Virginia Mountaineers (9-1), +2
  12. uva Virginia Cavaliers (9-1), +2
  13. okla Oklahoma Sooners (8-1), NEW, +13
  14. wichst Wichita State Shockers (8-2), -12
  15. gonzag Gonzaga Bulldogs (9-2), +1
  16. kansas Kansas Jayhawks (8-2), +1
  17. tenn Tennessee Volunteers (7-2), -2
  18. pur Purdue Boilermakers (11-2), +1
  19. baylor Baylor Bears (9-2), +2
  20. creigh Creighton Bluejays (8-2), +2
  21. okst Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-2), NEW, +5
  22. fsu Florida State Seminoles (9-1), -13
  23. clem Clemson Tigers (9-1), NEW, +3
  24. txtech Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-1)
  25. cuse Syracuse Orange (9-1), NEW, +1

 

Dropped from rankings:

nd Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Previously #18, -8), texas Texas Longhorns (Previously #20, -6), seton Seton Hall Pirates (Previously #23, -3), ariz Arizona Wildcats (Previously #25, -1)

 

Biggest Movers:

Up: okla Oklahoma Sooners (+13)
Down: fsu Florida State Seminoles (-13)

 

-Asher Fair