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The common viewpoint of the Southeastern Conference is that it has always been deemed a football conference, and deservedly so. Winning the last five consecutive national championships in football will deem you worthy of such a title, but the spotlight on the hardcourt is becoming harder and harder to deny.
The SEC is tied with the Big East with five teams ranked in the top 25 through four weeks of play, including the No. 1 team in America in the Kentucky Wildcats.Of course, it is still just the end of November and big conference games lay ahead, including the Wildcats hosting North Carolina on December 3rd. We shall find out which conference reigns supreme soon enough.
Here is the AP's Top 25 for week four:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky (46) | 6-0 | 1,599 |
| 2 | Ohio State (17) | 6-0 | 1,564 |
| 3 | Duke (2) | 7-0 | 1,465 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 6-0 | 1,439 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 1,337 |
| 6 | Louisville | 5-0 | 1,259 |
| 7 | Baylor | 5-0 | 1,183 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 6-1 | 1,055 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 6-0 | 1,045 |
| 10 | Florida | 4-1 | 1,040 |
| 11 | Xavier | 4-0 | 982 |
| 12 | Alabama | 7-0 | 912 |
| 13 | Missouri | 6-0 | 746 |
| 14 | Michigan | 5-1 | 681 |
| 15 | Kansas | 3-2 | 676 |
| 16 | Marquette | 5-0 | 637 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 5-1 | 537 |
| 18 | UNLV | 7-0 | 535 |
| 19 | Gonzaga | 4-0 | 525 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 482 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 277 |
| 22 | Memphis | 2-2 | 269 |
| 23 | Saint Louis | 6-0 | 149 |
| 24 | California | 5-1 | 121 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 115 |
Others receiving votes: Creighton 104, Harvard 101, Michigan State 84, San Diego State 66, Georgetown 46, Florida State 24, Arizona 15, Illinois 13, Washington 12, Cleveland State 11, Purdue 6, Marshall 5, Stanford 3, Villanova 2, Virginia Tech 1, Northwestern 1, Cincinnati 1
Dropped from rankings: Florida State 22, Arizona 23