For the third time this season the U.N.I. Panthers areback  in the AP top 25 college basketball poll. The Panthers are ranked 25th this week after beating Old Dominion last Friday night as part of the Bracket Busters.

U.N.I. is 24-3 overall and returns to action tomorrow night at Evansaville in Missouri Valley Conference play. They have climbed two spots to 22nd in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.

The top five remain the same in both polls. Kansas is top ranked, Kentucky is second followed by Purdue, Syracuse and Duke.