Gonzaga Remains No. 1, Baylor Back to No. 2 in AP Top 25
Gonzaga remains entrenched at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in its bid to go wire-to-wire. The Zags received 61 of 63 first-place votes from a media panel as they attempt to become the first wire-to-wire No. 1 since Kentucky in 2014-15. Baylor had two first-place votes and moved back into the No. 2 slot after dropping a spot last week. Illinois, Michigan and Iowa rounded out the top 5. No. 8 Arkansas is in the top 10 for the first time since reaching No. 1 in 1994-95.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gonzaga (61) | 24-0 | 1573 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor (2) | 21-1 | 1510 | 3 |
| 3. Illinois | 20-6 | 1438 | 4 |
| 4. Michigan | 19-3 | 1382 | 2 |
| 5. Iowa | 20-7 | 1314 | 5 |
| 6. Alabama | 21-6 | 1239 | 8 |
| 7. Houston | 21-3 | 1173 | 9 |
| 8. Arkansas | 21-5 | 1046 | 12 |
| 9. Ohio St. | 18-8 | 1032 | 7 |
| 10. West Virginia | 18-8 | 919 | 6 |
| 11. Kansas | 19-8 | 873 | 13 |
| 12. Oklahoma St. | 18-7 | 851 | 17 |
| 13. Texas | 17-7 | 802 | 15 |
| 14. Villanova | 16-5 | 729 | 10 |
| 15. Florida St. | 15-5 | 687 | 11 |
| 16. Virginia | 17-6 | 531 | 21 |
| 17. Creighton | 18-7 | 510 | 14 |
| 18. Loyola Chicago | 24-4 | 488 | 20 |
| 19. San Diego St. | 20-4 | 462 | 19 |
| 20. Texas Tech | 17-9 | 389 | 18 |
| 20. Purdue | 18-8 | 389 | 23 |
| 22. Virginia Tech | 15-5 | 266 | 22 |
| 23. Colorado | 20-7 | 209 | 24 |
| 24. Southern Cal | 21-6 | 175 | - |
| 25. Oklahoma | 14-9 | 172 | 16 |
Others receiving votes: BYU 93, Oregon 67, UConn 53, Clemson 25, Wisconsin 24, Tennessee 14, Wichita St. 13, St. Bonaventure 11, Winthrop 7, VCU 4, LSU 2, San Diego 1, Michigan St. 1, UC Santa Barbara 1.
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