Posted: Monday February 6, 2012 12:45PM ; Updated: Monday February 6, 2012 6:42PM

Kentucky starts third straight week at No. 1

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Kentucky stayed at No. 1 for another week, receiving 63 of 65 first place votes

Syracuse, Ohio State, Missouri, UNC and Baylor held second through sixth

Murray State, the nation's lone unbeaten, moved up one spot to No. 9

By The Associated Press

Kentucky is on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a third straight week.

The Wildcats, who were also No. 1 for two weeks earlier this season, received 63 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel.

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Syracuse, which got the other No. 1 votes, Ohio State, Missouri, North Carolina and Baylor held second through sixth from last week. Kansas moved up one spot to seventh, while Florida jumped four places to eighth. Murray State, the lone unbeaten in Division I, moved one spot to ninth and Duke dropped three places to 10th.

Louisville, winners of four straight, and Harvard, off to the best overall (20-2) and Ivy League (6-0) starts in school history, move back into the rankings at 24th and 25th.

Gonzaga and Vanderbilt fell out from 24th and 25th.