Associated Press releases Week 18 college basketball poll - 247Sports

21. Houston (22-7, LW No. 25)
The Cougars just snuck into last week’s poll despite falling at Memphis by a point. And in Houston’s only action this week, the Cougars rewarded those voters who picked them with an emphatic 13-point win over Cincinnati. Houston ranks in KenPom’s top 25 on both offense and defense and look like a dangerous team in a one-off setting.

22. Virginia (21-7, LW NR)
The Cavaliers started off the season in the AP Poll, and now, after winning six straight games, Virginia is back. Shockingly, Virginia has one of the nation's best defenses, but shots are falling at a bit better clip than they were earlier this year.

23. Illinois (20-9, LW NR)
The Fighting Illini have won four straight games and, after bouncing in and out of the poll a bit, are rightfully back in. Ayo Dosunmu gives Illinois one of the nation's toughest players to defend in the clutch, and most teams are going to struggle matching up with Kofi Cockburn.

24. Wisconsin (19-10, LW NR)
The Badgers remain the kind of team nobody wants to be matched up with in March. Slow-tempo'ed and deliberate, Wisconsin has now stacked up six straight wins and has shown the ability to make giant shots from behind the arc when the Badgers need them.

25. Michigan (18-11, LW No. 19)
The Wolverines were blitzed from deep last week, with Wisconsin making 11-of-23 3-pointers and Ohio State hitting 11-of-21. Unsurprisingly, Michigan lost both of those games. The Wolverines will need to tighten up defensively and continue to play like it did when Michigan rebounded after Isaiah Livers' return.

Others Receiving Votes: Butler 68, UCLA 54, Stephen F. Austin 47, East Tennessee State 31, West Virginia 22, Providence 17, Colorado 13, Marquette 12, Arizona 9, Texas Tech 9, Northern Iowa 4, Oklahoma 4, Stanford 4, Arizona State 4, Wichita State 2, Saint Mary's 2, LSU 2, New Mexico State 2, USC 1, Belmont 1, Vermont 1

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