Newest AP Top-25 Poll Released
After one of the most historic weekends of men’s college basketball we have ever seen, one that saw every top-6 team fall, many expected there to be quite a bit of turnover in the top-25.
It turns out the voters didn’t feel the same way.
Despite lopsided losses Gonzaga and Arizona stayed at #1 and #2 in the nation respectively. Baylor moved up to #3 after their win over then #5 Kansas. Auburn dropped from #3 to #5 after their loss to then #17 Tennessee. Duke, the only top-7 team not to suffer a loss this weekend, jumped up to #4.
An interesting thing to note about the voting: Duke had the second-most first place votes with 11, behind only Gonzaga’s 46, yet still only moved up to #4. Arizona stayed at #2 despite not receiving any first place votes.
Below are the new AP Poll rankings, including total points and first place votes in parentheses.
1 – Gonzaga, 1,504 (46)
2 – Arizona, 1,360
3 – Baylor, 1,342 (4)
4 – Duke, 1,306 (11)
5 – Auburn, 1,268
6 – Kansas, 1,224
7 – Kentucky, 1,215
8 – Purdue, 1,129
9 – Providence, 1,021
10 – Wisconsin, 865
11 – Villanova, 861
12 – Texas Tech, 850
13 – Tennessee, 770
T14 – Houston, 759
T14 – Arkansas, 759
16 – USC, 557
17 – UCLA, 498
18 – UConn, 490
19 – Saint Mary’s (Cal), 449
20 – Illinois, 383
21 – Texas, 364
22 – Murray State, 333
23 – Ohio State, 191
24 – Iowa, 99
25 – Alabama, 90
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