Baylor Strengthens Hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25 Poll
Baylor has strengthened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll. The Bears received 49 of 65 first-place votes in the latest poll to stay comfortably ahead of Gonzaga and Kansas. That's up from 44 first-place votes from the previous week. The Bears are atop the rankings for a third straight week. The Zags got 15 first-place votes after having 19 a week earlier. No. 9 Maryland and No. 11 Auburn made the week's biggest jumps. Each rose six spots. No. 21 Creighton and No. 23 Arizona re-entered the poll. Wichita State and Rutgers fell out.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Baylor (49) | 19-1 | 1608 | 1 |
| 2. Gonzaga (15) | 23-1 | 1567 | 2 |
| 3. Kansas (1) | 18-3 | 1472 | 3 |
| 4. San Diego St. | 23-0 | 1447 | 4 |
| 5. Louisville | 19-3 | 1352 | 6 |
| 6. Dayton | 20-2 | 1271 | 7 |
| 7. Duke | 18-3 | 1242 | 9 |
| 8. Florida St. | 18-3 | 1188 | 5 |
| 9. Maryland | 17-4 | 999 | 15 |
| 10. Villanova | 17-4 | 959 | 8 |
| 11. Auburn | 19-2 | 926 | 17 |
| 12. Seton Hall | 16-5 | 900 | 10 |
| 13. West Virginia | 17-4 | 827 | 12 |
| 14. Oregon | 18-5 | 758 | 11 |
| 15. Kentucky | 16-5 | 660 | 13 |
| 16. Michigan St. | 16-6 | 624 | 14 |
| 17. Iowa | 16-6 | 604 | 18 |
| 18. LSU | 17-4 | 572 | 22 |
| 19. Butler | 17-5 | 437 | 16 |
| 20. Illinois | 16-6 | 373 | 19 |
| 21. Creighton | 17-5 | 372 | — |
| 22. Penn St. | 16-5 | 356 | 24 |
| 23. Arizona | 15-6 | 164 | — |
| 24. Colorado | 17-5 | 134 | 20 |
| 25. Houston | 17-5 | 85 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 66, Marquette 31, Ohio St. 19, Tulsa 19, Rhode Island 18, N. Iowa 17, Wichita St. 17, BYU 14, Rutgers 12, Stanford 7, Stephen F. Austin 3, Bowling Green 1, Michigan 1, Virginia 1, Winthrop 1, Yale 1.
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