College basketball rankings: Michigan holds steady at No. 2

Gregory Shamus

The Michigan Wolverines remain at No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25 poll. Duke stays at No. 1.

The Michigan Wolverines stand pat at No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25 poll after defeating Central Michigan, 88-73, in their only game of the week.

The Wolverines finished their non-conference schedule undefeated at 13-0 as they now head into the Big Ten season. They will open conference play against the Northwestern Wildcats on Thursday. The Wolverines have been led thus far by sophomore guard Trey Burke, who has established himself as a National Player of the Year candidate. Burke is averaging 17.8 points and 7.4 assists per game.

Michigan began the season ranked No. 5 but steadily moved up following losses from top teams Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky and Ohio State.

Duke holds onto the top spot after defeating Santa Clara, 90-77, last week. Arizona, Louisville and Indiana round out the top five. Fellow Big Ten participants Ohio State and Minnesota join Michigan and Indiana in the top ten with Illinois sitting just outside at No. 11.

The entire Top 25 can be seen below.

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Duke (63)	12-0	1623	1
2	Michigan(2)	13-0	1547	2
3	Arizona	12-0	1474	3
4	Louisville	12-1	1434	4
5	Indiana	12-1	1378	5
6	Kansas	11-1	1313	6
7	Syracuse	11-1	1197	9
8	Ohio State	10-2	1079	10
9	Minnesota	12-1	978	11
10	Gonzaga	12-1	946	13
11	Illinois	13-1	929	12
12	Missouri	10-2	912	7
13	Florida	9-2	810	14
14	Cincinnati	12-1	761	8
15	Georgetown	10-1	718	15
16	Creighton	12-1	629	16
17	Butler	10-2	591	18
18	Michigan State	11-2	447	19
19	San Diego State	11-2	437	17
20	New Mexico	13-1	389	26
21	Notre Dame	12-1	361	21
22	Oklahoma State	10-1	333	22
23	North Carolina State	10-2	270	23
24	Pittsburgh	12-1	219	24
25	Kansas State	10-2	149	25