Hogs fall just outside AP Top 25

Arkansas coach Mike Anderson during the game against Minnesota Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017.

— Arkansas will have to wait at least another week to be ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 basketball poll.

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The Razorbacks received the 26th-most votes for this week's poll. Arkansas' 83 points in the poll were well behind No. 25 Creighton with 144.

Kentucky (7), Texas A&M (8) and Tennessee (21) represented the SEC in this week's rankings.

Arkansas (8-2) has won three straight games over Colorado State, Minnesota and Troy by an average of 22.3 points. The Razorbacks host Oral Roberts (4-9) on Tuesday at Bud Walton Arena.

The AP Top 25 poll has not included Arkansas since March 2015.

AP Top 25

Ranking-Team-Record-Points-Previous

1 Villanova (45) 11-0 1602 1

2 Michigan State (15) 10-1 1560 2

3 Arizona State (5) 10-0 1429 5

4 Duke 11-1 1390 4

5 North Carolina 10-1 1332 7

6 Miami 9-0 1308 6

7 Kentucky 9-1 1231 8

8 Texas A&M 9-1 1156 9

9 Xavier 10-1 1073 10

10 West Virginia 9-1 1040 11

11 Wichita State 8-2 851 3

12 Gonzaga 9-2 831 12

13 Virginia 9-1 796 16

14 Kansas 8-2 791 13

15 TCU 10-0 789 14

16 Purdue 11-2 706 17

17 Oklahoma 8-1 691 NR

T18 Arizona 8-3 396 23

T18 Baylor 9-2 396 21

20 Cincinnati 9-2 314 25

T21 Tennessee 7-2 308 20

T21 Texas Tech 9-1 308 24

23 Seton Hall 9-2 223 15

24 Florida State 9-1 164 19

25 Creighton 8-2 144 NR

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 83, Notre Dame 73, Clemson 35, Louisville 28, Texas 21, Nevada 13, Minnesota 9, Oklahoma St. 9, Alabama 5, SMU 5, Auburn 4, Virginia Tech 3, Rhode Island 2, Syracuse 2, Florida 2, Michigan 1, Towson 1.