AP hoops poll for Dec. 7

A quiet week awaits with many school in final exams. Coming off a pretty mellow previous week, with the exception of Wisconsin’s upset over Duke, Washington’s overtime loss at Texas Tech and Kentucky nearly blowing a huge lead against North Carolina.

The Big 12 leads its Hardwood Series against the Pacific 10 Conference by an 8-2 count with two games remaining (Oklahoma State at Stanford on Dec. 16; Texas A&M at Washington on Dec. 22).

Here is how I voted for Dec. 7:

1. Kansas; 2. Texas; 3. Purdue; 4. Villanova; 5. Kentucky; 6. West Virginia; 7. Syracuse; 8. North Carolina; 9. Michigan State; 10. Duke; 11. Ohio State; 12. Tennessee; 13. UConn; 14. Texas A&M; 15. Florida; 16. Georgetown; 17. UNLV; 18. Gonzaga; 19. Cincinnati; 20. Wisconsin; 21. Washington; 22. Clemson; 23. Georgia Tech; 24. Butler; 25. Vanderbilt.