The NIU men’s basketball team has climbed to the 35th spot in the Associated Press college basketball poll released this week. The Huskies received 14 votes in the “others receiving votes” category. Here is this week’s poll:

1. UNLV_1,575

2. Ohio State_1,472

3. Arkansas_1,403

4. Indiana_1,412

5. Duke_1,301

6. Arizona_1,213

7. Syracuse_1,202

8. North

Carolina_1,143

9. Southern

Miss._1,018

10.E. Tennessee

St._953

11.Kansas_831

12.New Mexico St._764

13.St. John’s_747

14.Utah_746

15.UCLA_726

16.Kentucky_698

17.Nebraska_611

18.Georgetown_497

19.Virginia_370

20.LSU_290

21.Oklahoma St._274

2.Pittsburgh_240

23.Mississippi St._179

24.Texas_176

25.Princeton_117

Alabama_80, Illinois_80, New Orleans_46, N. Carolina St._40,

Seton Hall_39, Cincinnatti_24, Temple_20, New Mexico_19, Wyoming_16, N. Illinois_14, Washington St._13, Houston_9, Oklahoma_9, Providence_9, Wake Forest_9.