College men’s basketball; times p. m. Eastern

1. Kentucky ( 7- 0)

Points: 797 ( 29 first- place votes).

Previous ranking: 1. Monday’s result: Beat Illinois State 75- 63.

Upcoming game: Thursday at UCLA ( ESPN, 9).

2. Maryland ( 6- 0)

Points: 759 ( 3). Previous ranking: 2. Upcoming games: Tuesday at No. 9 North Carolina ( ESPN, 9: 30), Friday vs. Saint Francis ( Pa.) ( BTN, 7).

3. Michigan State ( 7- 0)

Points: 720. Previous ranking: 4. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. No. 22 Louisville ( ESPN, 7: 15), Saturday vs. Binghamton ( ESPNU, noon).

4. Iowa State ( 5- 0)

Points: 652. Previous ranking: 5. Upcoming game: Tuesday vs. North Dakota State.

5. Duke ( 6- 1)

Points: 642. Previous ranking: 3. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Indiana ( ESPN, 9: 15), Saturday vs. Buffalo ( ESPN2, 5: 15).

6. Kansas ( 4- 1)

Points: 615. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. Loyola ( Md.), Saturday vs. Harvard ( ESPN2, 3: 15).

7. Villanova ( 6- 0)

Points: 613. Previous ranking: 9. Upcoming game: Tuesday at Saint Joseph’s ( CBSSN, 7).

8. Oklahoma ( 4- 0)

Points: 607. Previous ranking: 6. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. Central Arkansas.

9. North Carolina ( 5- 1)

Points: 549. Previous ranking: 8. Upcoming games: Tuesday vs. No. 2 Maryland ( ESPN, 9: 30), Sunday vs. Davidson ( ESPNU, 6).

10. Virginia ( 5- 1)

Points: 495. Previous ranking: 12. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Ohio State ( ESPN, 7: 30), Saturday vs. William & Mary.

11. Purdue ( 6- 0)

Points: 456. Previous ranking: 15. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Pittsburgh ( ESPN2, 9), Saturday vs. New Mexico ( BTN, 2: 15).

12. Gonzaga ( 4- 1)

Points: 376. Previous ranking: 11. Upcoming games: Wednesday at Washington State ( FS1, 11), Saturday vs. No. 14 Arizona ( ESPN, 3: 15).

13. Vanderbilt ( 5- 1)

Points: 343. Previous ranking: 16. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Detroit, Sunday at No. 23 Baylor ( ESPNU, 8).

14. Arizona ( 6- 1)

Points: 320. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming game: Saturday at No. 12 Gonzaga ( ESPN, 3: 15).

15. West Virginia ( 6- 0) Points: 299. Previous ranking: 22. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Kennesaw State.

16. Oregon ( 6- 0)

Points: 291. Previous ranking: 23. Monday’s result: Beat Fresno State 78- 73. Upcoming game: Friday at UNLV ( ESPN2, 11).

17. Cincinnati ( 7- 0)

Points: 282. Previous ranking: 24. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. No. 25 Butler ( CBSSN, 7), Sunday vs. Morgan State.

18. Xavier ( 7- 0)

Points: 280. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Western Kentucky ( FS1, 8: 30).

19. Syracuse ( 6- 0)

Points: 221. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Wisconsin ( ESPN2, 7: 15), Saturday at Georgetown ( Fox, 1).

20. Texas A& M ( 6- 1)

Points: 175. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Florida Gulf Coast, Saturday at Arizona State ( ESPN2, 10: 30).

21. Miami ( Fla.) ( 5- 1)

Points: 145. Previous ranking: 19. Upcoming games: Tuesday at Nebraska ( ESPNU, 9), Saturday vs. Charlotte.

22. Louisville ( 5- 0)

Points: 141. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Upcoming games: Wednesday at No. 3 Michigan State ( ESPN, 7: 15), Saturday vs. Grand Canyon.

23. Baylor ( 4- 1)

Points: 113. Previous ranking: 25. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Prairie View, Sunday vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt ( ESPNU, 8).

24. Providence ( 6- 1)

Points: 110. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Upcoming games: Wednesday vs. Hartford ( FSN, 7), Saturday at Rhode Island ( ESPNU, 7).

25. Butler ( 4- 1)

Points: 65. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Upcoming games: Wednesday at No. 17 Cincinnati ( CBSSN, 7), Saturday vs. Indiana State ( FS1, noon).