Projected AP College Basketball Rankings, Week 7

Projected AP college basketball rankings for the 2015-16 season. Here’s how we predict the top 25 will look.

We had two teams in the top five take tough losses on Saturday. Kentucky was upset by Ohio State, 74-67, and Northern Iowa took down Iowa State, 81-79.

Even the Duke Blue Devils weren’t safe. They fell in overtime to Utah, 77-75.

We had two top-20 matchups as Virginia handled Villanova, 86-75, and Butler got by Purdue, 74-68.

UCLA tried to sneak into the top 20, but UNC denied that with an 89-76 victory.

Below are our projected AP college basketball rankings for Week 7.

1. Michigan State (12-0), RPI: .6613

The Spartans stayed unbeaten thanks to 17 points from Denzel Valentine. Michigan State took down Northeastern, 78-58, on the road.

2. Kansas (9-1), RPI: .6072

Perry Ellis took control against Montana, dropping 18 points with nine rebounds as the Jayhawks beat the Grizzlies by 42 points.

3. Oklahoma (8-0), RPI: .6334

Buddy Hield absolutely went off, scoring 33 points against Creighton to lead the Sooners to an 87-74 win.

4. Maryland (10-1), RPI: .6068

Melo Trimble took on a playmaking role and dropped 10 assists as Jake Layman led the way with 19 points in an 82-61 win against Princeton.

5. Virginia (9-1), RPI: .6326

Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill combined for 42 points on 11-of-17 shooting. Brogdon knocked down 12-of-12 free throws to power the Cavaliers to an 86-75 win against Villanova.

6. Xavier (11-0), RPI: .7179

7. North Carolina (9-2), RPI: .6972
8. Arizona (11-1), RPI: .5851

9. Providence (11-1), RPI: .6305
10. Iowa State (9-1), RPI: .6646
11. Duke (9-2), RPI: .6072
12. Kentucky (9-2), RPI: .6195
13. Purdue (11-1), RPI: .6242
14. Butler (9-1), RPI: .6409
15. SMU (9-0), RPI: .6274

16. Miami (9-1), RPI: .6295
17. Villanova (8-2), RPI: .6809
18. Louisville (9-1), RPI: .6340
19. George Washington (10-1), RPI: .6493
20. West Virginia (9-1), RPI: .5864
21. Baylor (8-2), RPI: .5342
22. Texas A&M (9-2), RPI: .6440
23. Cincinnati (10-2), RPI: .5808
24. UCLA (8-4), RPI: .5874
25. Connecticut (7-3), RPI: .5497