Texas Longhorns remain No. 2 in latest AP Top 25 Poll
The Texas Longhorns will take the court this week as the No. 2 ranked team in the country for a second straight week.
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The Longhorns, who face No. 17 Illinois Tuesday night, continue to close the gap on No. 1 Houston in the latest release of the AP Top 25 Poll. Texas received 14 first-place votes this week after receiving eight first-place votes in the week 4 AP Top 25 Poll. Texas also ascended to within 29 points of Houston (1,502-1,473) after being 67 points behind last week.
No. 2 remains the highest ranking for the program since the 2010 season.
The Longhorns (6-0) remain ranked behind only No. 1 Houston, with Virginia (7-0) and Purdue (8-0) holding down the No. 3 and no. 4 spots. UConn (8-0) rounds out the top 5 this week. The Cougars have a pair of tough contests coming up against No. 12 Alabama December 10 and at No. 3 Virginia December 17. Should Houston win both, they have a very good opportunity to remain No. 1 all season.
The last time Texas was ranked No. 1 was in the January 18, 2010 poll.
The Texas schedule and the AP Top 25
Texas has already beaten two teams this season ranked in the latest poll. Those are No. 18 Gonzaga (5-3) and No. 21 Creighton (6-3). Those remaining on the schedule ranked in the top 25 are No. 6 Kansas (twice), No. 7 Tennessee, No. 12 Baylor (twice), No. 17 Illinois, No. 20 Iowa State (twice) and No. 24 TCU (twice).
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There are also three teams on the schedule that received votes in the latest release. They Texas Tech, West Virginia, Texas Tech and Kansas State.
Big 12 in the AP Top 25
The Big 12 conference is represented in the Top 25 poll by five teams. No. 2 Texas, No. 6 Kansas, No. 12 Baylor, No. 20 Iowa State and No. 24 TCU. The SEC has the most representation in the poll with six teams. The Big 10 ties the Big 12 with five teams in the latest poll release.
The SEC has the most teams in the top 10 of the poll with three. They are No. 7 Tennessee, No. 8 Alabama and No. 9 Arkansas.
