Kansas, Villanova, UCLA and Gonzaga Stay 1-4 in AP poll
Kansas, Villanova, UCLA and Gonzaga held onto the top four spots in The Associated Press college basketball poll.
The Jayhawks (28-3) are No. 1 for the second week in a row. They received 59 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel.
Villanova (28-3) was No. 1 on two ballots while UCLA (28-3) got three first-place votes. Gonzaga (30-1) received the other first-place vote.
Oregon and North Carolina exchanged places at fifth and sixth while Arizona stayed seventh.
Kentucky moved up one place to eighth and was followed by Baylor and Louisville.
Maryland returned to the rankings at No. 25 while Miami dropped out.
The season's final poll will be released March 13.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kansas (59) | 28-3 | 1619 | 1 |
| 2. Villanova (2) | 28-3 | 1517 | 2 |
| 3. UCLA (3) | 28-3 | 1487 | 3 |
| 4. Gonzaga (1) | 30-1 | 1430 | 4 |
| 5. Oregon | 27-4 | 1364 | 6 |
| 6. North Carolina | 26-6 | 1291 | 5 |
| 7. Arizona | 27-4 | 1252 | 7 |
| 8. Kentucky | 26-5 | 1182 | 9 |
| 9. Baylor | 25-6 | 1084 | 11 |
| 10. Louisville | 24-7 | 1047 | 8 |
| 11. West Virginia | 24-7 | 958 | 10 |
| 12. SMU | 27-4 | 849 | 14 |
| 13. Purdue | 25-6 | 839 | 16 |
| 14. Duke | 23-8 | 667 | 17 |
| 15. Cincinnati | 27-4 | 634 | 18 |
| 16. Florida State | 24-7 | 631 | 15 |
| 17. Florida | 24-7 | 617 | 12 |
| 18. Butler | 23-7 | 538 | 13 |
| 19. Saint Mary's | 27-3 | 456 | 20 |
| 20. Wichita State | 30-4 | 401 | 21 |
| 21. Virginia | 21-9 | 400 | 23 |
| 22. Notre Dame | 23-8 | 394 | 19 |
| 23. Iowa State | 20-10 | 147 | 24 |
| 24. Wisconsin | 23-8 | 139 | 22 |
| 25. Maryland | 24-7 | 47 | — |
Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 28, Oklahoma State 23, Minnesota 22, Michigan 16, Dayton 11, Seton Hall 9, Southern Cal 6, Providence 5, Vermont 3, Arkansas 2, Miami 2, VCU 2, Wake Forest 2, Creighton 1, Michigan State 1, Princeton 1, UNC Wilmington 1.
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