Auburn, Gonzaga Stay 1-2 in AP Top 25; Texas Tech up to 9th
Auburn is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week. Coach Bruce Pearl’s Tigers earned 48 of 61 first-place votes. Gonzaga earned the other 13 votes and has been ranked No. 2 throughout Auburn’s first stay at the top. Purdue, Arizona and Kentucky rounded out the top five. Texas Tech rose five spots to No. 9 under first-year coach Mark Adams. No. 22 Saint Mary's and No. 23 Murray State entered the poll. Murray State's poll appearance is its first since March 2015. Iowa State and LSU fell out from last week.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Auburn (48) | 22-1 | 1506 | 1 |
| 2. Gonzaga (13) | 19-2 | 1477 | 2 |
| 3. Purdue | 20-3 | 1329 | 4 |
| 4. Arizona | 19-2 | 1300 | 7 |
| 5. Kentucky | 19-4 | 1288 | 5 |
| 6. Houston | 20-2 | 1205 | 6 |
| 7. Duke | 19-3 | 1179 | 9 |
| 8. Kansas | 19-3 | 1173 | 10 |
| 9. Texas Tech | 18-5 | 947 | 14 |
| 10. Baylor | 19-4 | 921 | 8 |
| 11. Providence | 20-2 | 899 | 15 |
| 12. UCLA | 16-4 | 881 | 3 |
| 13. Illinois | 17-5 | 818 | 18 |
| 14. Wisconsin | 18-4 | 706 | 11 |
| 15. Villanova | 17-6 | 634 | 12 |
| 16. Ohio St. | 14-5 | 628 | 16 |
| 17. Michigan St. | 17-5 | 536 | 13 |
| 18. Marquette | 16-7 | 522 | 24 |
| 19. Tennessee | 16-6 | 377 | 22 |
| 20. Texas | 17-6 | 294 | 23 |
| 21. Southern Cal | 19-4 | 278 | 19 |
| 22. Saint Mary's (Cal) | 19-4 | 185 | - |
| 23. Murray St. | 22-2 | 178 | - |
| 24. UConn | 15-6 | 118 | 17 |
| 25. Xavier | 16-6 | 91 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Wyoming 82, Arkansas 74, Iowa St. 48, Davidson 35, Boise St. 22, Wake Forest 21, Alabama 18, Loyola Chicago 13, Indiana 11, LSU 11, Iowa 7, Oregon 5, San Francisco 3, Notre Dame 3, Ohio 2.
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