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Runnin' Utes Stay at No. 16 in AP Poll

By Alex Stark
Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports

The first regular season AP Poll came out for men's college basketball, and the Utah Runnin' Utes stayed at No. 16. No team ranked ahead of Utah lost in the first week. An 11-point win at home over Southern Utah is also not the kind of win that will propel a team up in the rankings either. With several match ups between top 25 teams, highlighted by No. 2 Kentucky versus No. 5 Duke, the Runnin' Utes have a chance to move up in the rankings if they perform well in the Puerto Rico Tip Off. They will first play Texas Tech on Thursday.

2015-16 AP Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 North Carolina Tar Heels (37) 2-0 1,571
2 Kentucky Wildcats (8) 2-0 1,520
3 Maryland Terrapins (14) 1-0 1,496
4 Kansas Jayhawks (5) 1-0 1,415
5 Duke Blue Devils 2-0 1,348
6 Virginia Cavaliers (1) 1-0 1,341
7 Iowa State Cyclones 1-0 1,189
8 Oklahoma Sooners 0-0 1,095
9 Wichita State Shockers 1-0 1,043
10 Gonzaga Bulldogs 0-0 1,040
11 Villanova Wildcats 1-0 1,013
12 Arizona Wildcats 1-0 973
13 Michigan State Spartans 1-0 837
14 Indiana Hoosiers 1-0 763
15 California Golden Bears 1-0 761
16 Utah Utes 1-0 514
17 Vanderbilt Commodores 1-0 462
18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1-0 414
19 Connecticut Huskies 1-0 373
20 Baylor Bears 1-0 368
21 Purdue Boilermakers 2-0 291
22 Butler Bulldogs 1-0 284
23 LSU Tigers 1-0 283
24 Michigan Wolverines 1-0 141
25 Oregon Ducks 1-0 121
Also Receiving Votes: SMU 105, Texas A&M 83, West Virginia 78, Cincinnati 72, Louisville 39, Miami (FL) 37, Wisconsin 25, Providence 14, Dayton 12, Florida State 10, Xavier 10, Valparaiso 8, Iowa 8, Texas 6, Rhode Island 5, BYU 4, Western Illinois 4, Oklahoma State 2, Old Dominion 2, UC Irvine 2, Colorado State 1, Yale 1, Washington 1

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