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Like last week, there still are only three Big Ten teams in the AP and Coaches polls: Michigan State at #1/1, Maryland at #4/4, and Purdue at #14/13. The most notable move is that the Terrapins jumped back into the top five in both polls after their 82-61 win against Princeton thanks to Iowa State, Duke, Kentucky, and Purdue all losing. Speaking of the Boilermakers, their drop may have been a bit harsh. They have played like a top-10 team all season and a six-point neutral-site loss to a great Butler team shouldn't change that. For example, they should be ahead of Duke and Kentucky.
Some other Big Ten teams did receive votes. Iowa (5) and Northwestern (2) were the recipients in the AP poll, while Indiana (3) and the Hawkeyes (2) earned votes from the coaches. Michigan didn't receive a single vote for the fourth straight week. No surprise.
Here are the full AP and Coaches polls for December 21, 2015:
AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State Spartans (64) | 12-0 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 9-1 | 1,537 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 8-0 | 1,495 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins | 10-1 | 1,428 |
| 5 | Virginia Cavaliers | 9-1 | 1,350 |
| 6 | Xavier Musketeers | 11-0 | 1,287 |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9-2 | 1,215 |
| 8 | Arizona Wildcats | 11-1 | 1,056 |
| 9 | Butler Bulldogs | 9-1 | 947 |
| 10 | Providence Friars | 11-1 | 911 |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-1 | 907 |
| 12 | Kentucky Wildcats | 9-2 | 856 |
| 13 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 9-1 | 851 |
| 14 | Purdue Boilermakers | 11-1 | 833 |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils | 9-2 | 809 |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals | 9-1 | 652 |
| 17 | Villanova Wildcats | 8-2 | 649 |
| 18 | SMU Mustangs | 9-0 | 628 |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 9-1 | 470 |
| 20 | George Washington Colonials | 10-1 | 366 |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 9-2 | 327 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 10-2 | 315 |
| 23 | Baylor Bears | 8-2 | 141 |
| 24 | Utah Utes | 9-2 | 107 |
| 25 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 10-0 | 87 |
| Others receiving votes: UCLA 49, Connecticut 46, Oregon 34, Gonzaga 33, Colorado 27, Dayton 17, Pittsburgh 16, Northern Iowa 15, Arkansas-Little Rock 14, Vanderbilt 8, Monmouth 6, Iowa 5, Texas 3, Florida 3, Northwestern 2 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan St | 12-0 | 773 | 29 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 8-0 | 718 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kansas | 9-1 | 716 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Maryland | 10-1 | 687 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Virginia | 9-1 | 646 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Xavier | 11-0 | 603 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 9-2 | 520 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Arizona | 11-1 | 517 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Iowa St. | 9-1 | 506 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Duke | 9-2 | 455 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 9-2 | 441 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Butler | 9-1 | 410 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Purdue | 11-1 | 378 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Providence | 11-1 | 376 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | Louisville | 9-1 | 371 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Miami-Florida | 9-1 | 323 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 | Villanova | 8-2 | 310 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 301 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 169 | 0 | 24 |
| 20 | George Washington | 10-1 | 159 | 0 | 22 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 10-2 | 153 | 0 | 20 |
| 22 | Baylor | 8-2 | 122 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 10-0 | 77 | 0 | 25 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 8-3 | 59 | 0 | 21 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 7-3 | 45 | 0 | 23 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 38; Utah 35; Pittsburgh 34; Colorado 31; UCLA 22; Oregon 18; Notre Dame 15; Dayton 10; California 8; Arkansas-Little Rock 8; Northern Iowa 5; Texas 5; Florida 4; Indiana 3; Iowa 2; Monmouth 2. | |||||