Baylor Stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; Arizona Rises to No. 6
Defending national champion Baylor has maintained its top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, though not without ceding a No. 1 vote to Arizona, while the six remaining unbeatens continued their rise. Duke stayed No. 2 after ending a two-week break with three easy wins. Purdue was third while Gonzaga and UCLA flip-flopped their spots, with the Bruins rounding out the top five while being on a COVID-19 pause. Arizona jumped two spots to No. 6. Providence and Wisconsin entered the AP Top 25 while UConn and Arkansas dropped out.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Baylor (60) | 10-0 | 1524 | 1 |
| 2. Duke | 10-1 | 1445 | 2 |
| 3. Purdue | 10-1 | 1360 | 3 |
| 4. Gonzaga | 9-2 | 1313 | 5 |
| 5. UCLA | 9-1 | 1294 | 4 |
| 6. Arizona (1) | 11-0 | 1230 | 8 |
| 7. Kansas | 9-1 | 1210 | 7 |
| 8. Southern Cal | 12-0 | 937 | 10 |
| 9. Iowa St. | 11-0 | 926 | 11 |
| 10. Alabama | 9-2 | 897 | 6 |
| 11. Michigan St. | 9-2 | 822 | 12 |
| 12. Auburn | 10-1 | 782 | 13 |
| 13. Houston | 10-2 | 780 | 14 |
| 14. Ohio St. | 8-2 | 744 | 15 |
| 15. Seton Hall | 9-2 | 693 | 16 |
| 16. Texas | 8-2 | 569 | 17 |
| 17. LSU | 11-0 | 542 | 19 |
| 18. Xavier | 11-1 | 469 | 22 |
| 19. Tennessee | 8-2 | 447 | 18 |
| 20. Kentucky | 8-2 | 428 | 21 |
| 21. Colorado St. | 10-0 | 328 | 23 |
| 22. Providence | 11-1 | 266 | - |
| 23. Villanova | 7-4 | 222 | 9 |
| 24. Wisconsin | 9-2 | 182 | - |
| 25. Texas Tech | 8-2 | 86 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 65, West Virginia 57, UConn 55, Illinois 49, Loyola Chicago 42, Michigan 9, Arkansas 9, BYU 8, North Carolina 7, San Francisco 6, Wake Forest 5, Virginia Tech 4, Oklahoma St. 4, Iowa 3, Minnesota 3, Creighton 2, Memphis 1.
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