Gonzaga Back at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Auburn Up to No. 2
Preseason No. 1 Gonzaga has climbed back to the top of The Associated Press men’s basketball poll, ending Baylor’s five-week run. The Bulldogs got 25 first-place votes, 11 fewer than No. 2 Auburn, but edged the Tigers in overall points to take the top spot. Auburn has its highest ranking since reaching No. 2 in 1999-2000 after moving up two spots. Arizona, Purdue and Baylor round out the top five. A wild week of upsets led to big changes in the AP Top 25. Baylor saw its 21-game winning streak end with consecutive losses and 13 ranked teams lost last week, including nine on Saturday. Baylor plunged four spots to No. 5 while Southern California toppled 11 places to No. 16.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gonzaga (25) | 14-2 | 1486 | 2 |
| 2. Auburn (36) | 16-1 | 1482 | 4 |
| 3. Arizona | 14-1 | 1320 | 6 |
| 4. Purdue | 14-2 | 1255 | 7 |
| 5. Baylor | 15-2 | 1238 | 1 |
| 6. Duke | 14-2 | 1205 | 8 |
| 7. Kansas | 14-2 | 1192 | 9 |
| 8. Wisconsin | 14-2 | 1056 | 13 |
| 9. UCLA | 11-2 | 1041 | 3 |
| 10. Houston | 15-2 | 1036 | 11 |
| 11. Villanova | 13-4 | 908 | 14 |
| 12. Kentucky | 14-3 | 804 | 18 |
| 13. LSU | 15-2 | 738 | 12 |
| 14. Michigan St. | 14-3 | 681 | 10 |
| 15. Iowa St. | 14-3 | 665 | 15 |
| 16. Southern Cal | 14-2 | 618 | 5 |
| 17. Illinois | 13-3 | 521 | 25 |
| 18. Texas Tech | 13-4 | 509 | 19 |
| 19. Ohio St. | 11-4 | 465 | 16 |
| 20. Xavier | 13-3 | 427 | 17 |
| 21. Providence | 14-2 | 350 | 23 |
| 22. Loyola Chicago | 13-2 | 193 | - |
| 23. Texas | 13-4 | 185 | 21 |
| 24. Tennessee | 11-5 | 98 | 22 |
| 25. UConn | 11-4 | 73 | - |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 56, BYU 50, Davidson 34, Alabama 26, San Diego St. 25, Miami 21, Oregon 15, West Virginia 14, Colorado St. 13, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma 7, TCU 4, North Carolina 2, Indiana 2.
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