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BYU Basketball Slides in Polls After Loss to Cincinnati

On Monday, the new AP poll for college basketball was released and BYU dropped eight spots from no 12 to no. 18 after losing at home to Cincinnati. BYU will look to bounce back on Tuesday night on the road at Baylor. The Bears are ranked 14th in the updated AP poll.

BYU is one of six Big 12 teams in the AP top 25. They are joined by Houston (2) Kansas (3), Oklahoma (9), Baylor (14), and Texas (25). It's also worth noting that San Diego State is now ranked no 19 in the country. The Aztecs are 13-2 this season. One of their two losses came against BYU.

BYU is looking for its first conference win as a member of the Big 12. Saturday's loss to Cincinnati was a sneak peek of how challenging the conference slate will be. BYU's offense was not as free-flowing, the shots were more contested, and offensive rebounds were harder to come by. 

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Below is the full AP top 25.

  1. Purdue
  2. Houston
  3. Kansas
  4. UConn
  5. Tennessee
  6. Kentucky
  7. North Carolina
  8. Arizona
  9. Oklahoma
  10. Illinois
  11. Marquette
  12. Duke
  13. Memphis
  14. Baylor
  15. Wisconsin
  16. Auburn
  17. Colorado State
  18. BYU
  19. San Diego State
  20. Utah State
  21. Clemson
  22. Creighton
  23. Gonzaga
  24. FAU
  25. Texas

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