Michigan drops to No. 7, Michigan State rises to No. 10 in AP basketball poll

This week’s Michigan-Michigan State game not only is a clash between rivals, it’s officially a top-10 showdown.

Michigan State (21-5) moved up one spot with a pair of victories last week, checking in at No. 10 in Monday’s Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. Michigan (23-3), which fell to Penn State on Tuesday, dropped one spot to No. 7.

The Spartans opened their week Tuesday by going on the road and defeating then-No. 20 Wisconsin before pulling away late to beat Ohio State on Sunday — a game in which they lost starting center Nick Ward to a broken left hand.

The Wolverines, meanwhile, bounced back from the loss to Penn State by rolling past Maryland on Saturday, 65-52.

Duke has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the poll.

The Blue Devils earned 58 of 64 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to earn a third stint at the top this season. Duke replaced Tennessee, which had spent four weeks at No. 1 but fell to fifth after Saturday’s loss at Kentucky.

Gonzaga moved up a spot to No. 2, followed by Virginia and John Calipari’s Wildcats.

Nevada, Michigan, North Carolina, Houston and Michigan State rounded out the top 10.

LSU made the week’s biggest jump, climbing six spots to No. 13 after last week’s win at Kentucky. Kansas State fell five spots to No. 23 for the biggest slide.

No new teams joined the Top 25 for the first time this season.

ASSOCIATED PRESS MEN’S TOP 25

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 99, Wofford 32, Auburn 21, Washington 20, Mississippi State 2, St. John's 2, Mississippi 1, Yale 1.