Baylor Remains Unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; USC Hits No. 5
Baylor is once again the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, and fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades. The reigning national champion Bears earned all 61 first-place votes in the poll for the fourth time in five weeks. Baylor has won 21 straight games dating to last year’s title run in the Indianapolis bubble. Gonzaga, UCLA, Auburn and USC rounded out the top five. The Trojans have their highest ranking since December 1974. No. 25 Illinois rejoined the poll as the week's lone addition.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 9, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Baylor (61) | 15-0 | 1525 | 1 |
| 2. Gonzaga | 12-2 | 1440 | 4 |
| 3. UCLA | 10-1 | 1376 | 5 |
| 4. Auburn | 14-1 | 1193 | 9 |
| 5. Southern Cal | 13-0 | 1152 | 7 |
| 6. Arizona | 12-1 | 1144 | 8 |
| 7. Purdue | 13-2 | 1139 | 3 |
| 8. Duke | 12-2 | 1130 | 2 |
| 9. Kansas | 12-2 | 1031 | 6 |
| 10. Michigan St. | 13-2 | 1011 | 10 |
| 11. Houston | 14-2 | 949 | 12 |
| 12. LSU | 14-1 | 889 | 21 |
| 13. Wisconsin | 13-2 | 784 | 23 |
| 14. Villanova | 11-4 | 682 | 19 |
| 15. Iowa St. | 13-2 | 648 | 11 |
| 16. Ohio St. | 10-3 | 510 | 13 |
| 17. Xavier | 12-2 | 453 | 22 |
| 18. Kentucky | 12-3 | 438 | 16 |
| 19. Texas Tech | 11-3 | 373 | 25 |
| 20. Seton Hall | 11-3 | 342 | 24 |
| 21. Texas | 12-3 | 282 | 14 |
| 22. Tennessee | 10-4 | 277 | 18 |
| 23. Providence | 14-2 | 250 | 16 |
| 24. Alabama | 11-4 | 237 | 15 |
| 25. Illinois | 11-3 | 208 | - |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 122, Loyola Chicago 96, Miami 65, West Virginia 20, UConn 17, Indiana 12, Colorado St. 10, San Diego St. 9, Davidson 5, San Francisco 2, Iowa 2, BYU 2.
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