As expected, the Maryland men’s basketball team took a major drop in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Monday.
After back-to-back losses at No. 6 Michigan State last Tuesday and to unranked Illinois at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, the Terps fell eight spots to No. 21.
Michigan and Michigan State remain Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, despite the fact that the Spartans lost at Purdue on Sunday. The Boilermakers moved back into the Top 25 at No. 17. Wisconsin also moved back into the Top 25 at No.