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Florida, SDSU climb into AP top five
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All posts by Alan DraperUpdated2 hours ago on April 20, 2024
Arizona and Syracuse stayed on top of the Associated Press top 25 poll for the eighth straight week, and Florida and San Diego State made it into the top five.
No. 1 Arizona (20-0) received 63 first-place votes Monday while No. 2 Syracuse (19-0) picked up the two remaining votes.
Florida jumped from sixth to No. 3. Wichita State (21-0), the only other undefeated Division I team, climbed from fifth to No. 4. San Diego moved up two spots to No. 5.
Rounding out the top 10 were Kansas, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Villanova and Michigan. The Wolverines jumped from 21st to No. 10 after beating Michigan State. The Spartans fell from third.
No. 20 Creighton made it back into the poll after dropping out for a week. No. 25 Texas is ranked for the first time since the 2010-11 season after beating three straight ranked opponents for the first time in school history.
