The Missouri Tigers have surged back into the top three after five straight tough wins.
Feb 13, 2012 - The Missouri Tigers (23-2) have brushed off their two January losses and pushed themselves back to No. 3 in both the college basketball AP Poll and Coaches Poll. After losing to the Oklahoma St. Cowboys on January 25, the Tigers fell from the No. 2 spot to No. 4, but have snapped off a five-game winning streak since then.
With upcoming games against Oklohama St. (Feb. 15), the Kansas St. Wildcats (Feb. 21) and the No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks (Feb. 21), the Tigers will have their hands full in the coming weeks.
Here are the Top 10 standings in both the AP and Coaches Poll:
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Kentucky (63) | 25-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse (2) | 25-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Missouri | 23-2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kansas | 20-5 | 7 |
| 5 | Duke | 21-4 | 10 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 21-4 | 3 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 20-5 | 11 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 21-4 | 5 |
| 9 | Baylor | 21-4 | 6 |
| 10 | Georgetown | 19-5 | 12 |
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 25-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 25-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Missouri | 23-2 | 4 |
| 4 | Duke | 21-4 | 9 |
| 5 | Kansas | 20-5 | 10 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 21-4 | 3 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 21-4 | 5 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 20-5 | 12 |
| 9 | Georgetown | 19-5 | 11 |
| 10 | Baylor | 21-4 | 6 |
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