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The new college basketball rankings are out and the Colorado Buffaloes have entered the AP Poll at No. 21. Kansas, whom Colorado beat on Saturday fell to No. 13. The Buffaloes take on No. 7 Oklahoma State in Las Vegas on December 21st. The 8-1 Baylor Bears check in at No. 14 and Colorado's Pac-12 conference mates Arizona and Oregon come in at No. 1 and No. 15 respectively.
The Coaches Poll did not share the media's enthusiasm over the Buffs win over the Jayhawks, choosing to leave the Buffaloes outside of the Top 25. Whatever, bros.
Colorado returns to action this Friday in Boulder against Elon.
AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Arizona (63) | 9-0 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Syracuse (2) | 9-0 | 1,522 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 1,453 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 10-0 | 1,318 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 7-1 | 1,311 |
| 6 | Louisville | 8-1 | 1,262 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 8-1 | 1,160 |
| 8 | Duke | 7-2 | 1,040 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 9-0 | 981 |
| 10 | Villanova | 9-0 | 938 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 7-2 | 926 |
| 12 | Wichita State | 9-0 | 884 |
| 13 | Kansas | 6-2 | 862 |
| 14 | Baylor | 8-1 | 843 |
| 15 | Oregon | 8-0 | 831 |
| 16 | Memphis | 6-1 | 768 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 7-0 | 606 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 450 |
| 19 | Florida | 6-2 | 434 |
| 20 | Gonzaga | 8-1 | 365 |
| 21 | Colorado | 9-1 | 330 |
| 22 | Massachusetts | 8-0 | 326 |
| 23 | Iowa | 9-1 | 207 |
| 24 | Missouri | 9-0 | 203 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 7-1 | 159 |
- Others receiving votes: UCLA 104, New Mexico 62, Pittsburgh 47, Boise State 34, Michigan 26, Virginia Commonwealth 17, Dayton 11, Cincinnati 5, Harvard 5, Saint Mary's 3, Indiana 3, George Washington 2, Creighton 2, Oklahoma 1, Toledo 1
- Dropped from rankings: UCLA 18, Michigan 22, Dayton 25
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW* |
| 1 | Arizona Wildcats |
9-0 | 797 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1/5 |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
8-0 | 749 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2/10 |
| 3 | Syracuse Orange |
9-0 | 746 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3/7 |
| 4 | Louisville Cardinals |
8-1 | 684 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2/9 |
| 5 | Michigan State Spartans |
7-1 | 655 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1/5 |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers |
10-0 | 600 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6/21 |
| 7 | Duke Blue Devils |
7-2 | 562 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4/8 |
| 8 | Wichita State Shockers |
9-0 | 542 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8/16 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
8-1 | 518 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8/12 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wildcats |
7-2 | 491 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1/10 |
| 11 | Oregon Ducks |
8-0 | 462 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11/18 |
| 12 | Connecticut Huskies |
9-0 | 455 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12/20 |
| 13 | Kansas Jayhawks |
6-2 | 445 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2/13 |
| 14 | Villanova Wildcats |
9-0 | 333 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 14/NR |
| 15 | Memphis Tigers |
6-1 | 323 | 0 | 15 | 11/19 | |
| 16 | Iowa St. Cyclones |
7-0 | 298 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 16/NR |
| 16 | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
8-1 | 298 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10/16 |
| 18 | Baylor Bears |
8-1 | 278 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 17/NR |
| 19 | Florida Gators |
6-2 | 258 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 8/19 |
| 20 | UMass Minutemen |
8-0 | 192 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20/NR |
| 21 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
6-2 | 172 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 11/25 |
| 22 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
9-1 | 103 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 22/NR |
| 23 | UCLA Bruins |
8-1 | 86 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 17/24 |
| 24 | San Diego State Aztecs |
7-1 | 65 | 0 | NR | 24/NR | |
| 25 | Michigan Wolverines |
6-3 | 50 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 8/25 |
