For the first time since the preseason AP Poll, Maryland  is listed as one of the Top 25 teams in the nation.  The Terps check in at #25 this week with a 16-2 record.  Three straight wins (at Michigan, Indiana, at Iowa) pushed Maryland out of the Others Receiving Votes category.

Maryland’s next game is Thursday, Jan. 20 at Iowa.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Villanova (28) 17-1 1580 3
2. Kansas (32) 16-1 1562 2
3. UCLA (3) 18-1 1472 4
4. Gonzaga (2) 17-0 1433 5
5. Kentucky 15-2 1357 6
6. Baylor 16-1 1315 1
7. West Virginia 15-2 1185 10
7. Creighton 17-1 1185 8
9. North Carolina 16-3 1063 11
10. Florida State 16-2 964 9
11. Oregon 16-2 931 13
12. Louisville 15-3 900 14
13. Butler 15-3 823 12
14. Arizona 16-2 757 16
15. Notre Dame 16-2 748 20
16. Virginia 13-3 677 19
17. Wisconsin 14-3 644 18
18. Duke 14-4 614 7
19. Florida 14-3 405 23
20. Cincinnati 15-2 373 22
21. Purdue 14-4 309 17
22. Xavier 13-4 294 15
23. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 15-2 210 21
24. South Carolina 14-3 125 –
25. Maryland 16-2 121 –
Others receiving votes: TCU 29, Southern Cal 14, SMU 8, Nevada 7, Northwestern 7, UNC-Wilmington 6, Iowa State 5, Akron 1, Kansas State 1.