Week 4 College Basketball Rankings; Illinois at #24

The Associated Press Top 25 is out and Illinois Basketball is ranked #24 after an impressive victory over the Baylor Bears in the Las Vegas Invitational. The 6-0 Illini are one of six Big Ten teams in the Top 25; #2 Wisconsin, #14 Ohio State, #17 Michigan, #19 Michigan State, and #21 Maryland are also included.

The new USA Today Coaches Poll has also been released and Illinois checks in at #25.

The Big Ten/ACC Challenge begins Monday night as Nebraska is visiting Florida State. The #24 Illini will face off against #15 Miami on Tuesday night in a battle of undefeated, Top 25 teams.

Here are both polls in their entirety:

Associated Press Top 25:

RANKINGS UPDATED (12/01/2014)
RANK	TEAM (FIRST PLACE VOTES)	SCHEDULES/RESULTS	POINTS	PREV
1	Kentucky (62) Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/05 Texas 7:00 PM EST 12/07 Eastern Kentucky 6:00 PM EST	1622	1
2	Wisconsin (3) Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 Duke 9:30 PM EST 12/06 at Marquette 12:30 PM EST	1511	2
3	Arizona Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Gardner-Webb 9:00 PM EST 12/06 Gonzaga 5:15 PM EST	1488	3
4	Duke Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Wisconsin 9:30 PM EST	1475	4
5	Louisville Overall: 5-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Ohio State 9:30 PM EST 12/05 Florida International 7:00 PM EST	1260	6
6	Texas Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Texas-Arlington 8:00 PM EST 12/05 at Kentucky 7:00 PM EST	1254	7
7	Virginia Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Maryland 9:15 PM EST 12/06 at Virginia Commonwealth 2:00 PM EST	1196	8
8	Wichita State Overall: 4-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Utah 11:00 PM EST 12/06 Saint Louis 6:00 PM EST	1165	9
9	Gonzaga Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Southeastern Louisiana 9:00 PM EST 12/06 at Arizona 5:15 PM EST	1133	10
10	Villanova Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at La Salle 8:30 PM EST 12/06 Saint Joseph's 1:00 PM EST	1075	12
11	Kansas Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/05 Florida 9:00 PM EST	1063	11
12	North Carolina Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 Iowa 7:30 PM EST 12/07 East Carolina 3:00 PM EST	864	5
13	San Diego State Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/04 San Diego 11:00 PM EST 12/07 at Washington 9:00 PM EST	784	15
14	Ohio State Overall: 5-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 at Louisville 9:30 PM EST 12/06 Colgate 4:30 PM EST	759	16
15	Miami (Fla.) Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Illinois 9:00 PM EST 12/06 Green Bay 2:00 PM EST	697	17
16	West Virginia Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/04 LSU 7:00 PM EST 12/07 at Northern Kentucky 6:00 PM EST	601	21
17	Michigan Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Syracuse 7:30 PM EST 12/06 New Jersey Tech 12:00 PM EST	454	19
18	Arkansas Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/04 at Iowa State 9:00 PM EST 12/07 at Clemson 5:00 PM EST	438	25
19	Michigan State Overall: 5-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Notre Dame 7:15 PM EST 12/06 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2:15 PM EST	423	20
20	Iowa State Overall: 3-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Lamar 8:00 PM EST 12/04 Arkansas 9:00 PM EST	330	13
21	Maryland Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 Virginia 9:15 PM EST 12/06 Winthrop 2:00 PM EST	306	45
22	Oklahoma Overall: 4-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/05 Missouri 9:30 PM EST	254	26
23	Butler Overall: 5-1 Conference: 1-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Indiana State 7:05 PM EST 12/06 Northwestern 4:30 PM EST	222	-
24	Illinois Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 at Miami (Fla.) 9:00 PM EST 12/06 American 2:00 PM EST	104	39
25	Utah Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 Wichita State 11:00 PM EST	88	29
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa (7-0) 83; Connecticut (3-2) 76; Oklahoma State (6-0) 69; Providence (6-1) 56; Virginia Commonwealth (4-2) 52; Syracuse (5-1) 49; Florida (3-3) 40; Georgetown (4-2) 30; Creighton (6-1) 29; Washington (6-0) 17; North Carolina State (6-0) 12; Wyoming (6-0) 10; California (5-1) 8; Seton Hall (5-0) 5; St. John's (4-1) 5; Nebraska (4-1) 4; Baylor (5-1) 3; UCLA (5-2) 3; Ole Miss (5-1) 2; Old Dominion (5-1) 2; TCU (7-0) 2; Notre Dame (6-1) 1; St. Mary's (5-0) 1

USA Today Coaches Poll:

RANKINGS UPDATED (12/01/2014)
RANK	TEAM (FIRST PLACE VOTES)	SCHEDULES/RESULTS	POINTS	PREV
1	Kentucky (29) Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/05 Texas 7:00 PM EST 12/07 Eastern Kentucky 6:00 PM EST	796	1
2	Duke Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Wisconsin 9:30 PM EST	738	2
3	Arizona (1) Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Gardner-Webb 9:00 PM EST 12/06 Gonzaga 5:15 PM EST	735	4
4	Wisconsin (2) Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 Duke 9:30 PM EST 12/06 at Marquette 12:30 PM EST	732	3
5	Louisville Overall: 5-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Ohio State 9:30 PM EST 12/05 Florida International 7:00 PM EST	636	5
6	Virginia Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Maryland 9:15 PM EST 12/06 at Virginia Commonwealth 2:00 PM EST	611	7
7	Texas Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Texas-Arlington 8:00 PM EST 12/05 at Kentucky 7:00 PM EST	592	9
8	Gonzaga Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Southeastern Louisiana 9:00 PM EST 12/06 at Arizona 5:15 PM EST	586	8
9	Villanova Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at La Salle 8:30 PM EST 12/06 Saint Joseph's 1:00 PM EST	540	11
10	Wichita State Overall: 4-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Utah 11:00 PM EST 12/06 Saint Louis 6:00 PM EST	523	10
11	Kansas Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/05 Florida 9:00 PM EST	493	12
12	North Carolina Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 Iowa 7:30 PM EST 12/07 East Carolina 3:00 PM EST	417	6
13	Ohio State Overall: 5-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 at Louisville 9:30 PM EST 12/06 Colgate 4:30 PM EST	384	17
14	San Diego State Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/04 San Diego 11:00 PM EST 12/07 at Washington 9:00 PM EST	380	15
15	Miami (Fla.) Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Illinois 9:00 PM EST 12/06 Green Bay 2:00 PM EST	324	20
16	Michigan Overall: 5-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Syracuse 7:30 PM EST 12/06 New Jersey Tech 12:00 PM EST	269	18
17	West Virginia Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/04 LSU 7:00 PM EST 12/07 at Northern Kentucky 6:00 PM EST	247	24
18	Michigan State Overall: 5-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 at Notre Dame 7:15 PM EST 12/06 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2:15 PM EST	201	19
19	Iowa State Overall: 3-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 Lamar 8:00 PM EST 12/04 Arkansas 9:00 PM EST	189	13
20	Oklahoma Overall: 4-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/05 Missouri 9:30 PM EST	152	21
21	Arkansas Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/04 at Iowa State 9:00 PM EST 12/07 at Clemson 5:00 PM EST	138	27
22	Maryland Overall: 7-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/03 Virginia 9:15 PM EST 12/06 Winthrop 2:00 PM EST	109	-
23	Connecticut Overall: 3-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/05 Yale 7:00 PM EST	62	22
24	Florida Overall: 3-3 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/05 at Kansas 9:00 PM EST	60	16
25	Illinois Overall: 6-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/02 at Miami (Fla.) 9:00 PM EST 12/06 American 2:00 PM EST	57	52
Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Commonwealth (4-2) 51; Providence (6-1) 50; Utah (5-1) 50; Butler (5-1) 44; Northern Iowa (7-0) 33; Oklahoma State (6-0) 32; Washington (6-0) 30; Syracuse (5-1) 29; Creighton (6-1) 17; Nebraska (4-1) 17; Georgetown (4-2) 15; North Carolina State (6-0) 14; California (5-1) 11; Stanford (4-2) 5; Texas-El Paso (4-1) 5; Wyoming (6-0) 5; Baylor (5-1) 4; Notre Dame (6-1) 4; Memphis (2-2) 3; St. Mary's (5-0) 3; St. John's (4-1) 3; TCU (7-0) 3; UCLA (5-2) 1

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