Gonzaga, Baylor Sit Atop AP Top 25; Kansas Returns at No. 23
Gonzaga and Baylor lead an unchanged quartet atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while Kansas has returned to the rankings at No. 23. Coach Mark Few’s Bulldogs received 59 of 64 first-place votes in the latest Top 25. Scott Drew’s Bears claimed the other five. Those two teams have been 1-2 in all 13 polls this season. Michigan, Ohio State and Illinois rounded out the top 5. Kansas fell out of last week's poll for the first time in 12 years but joined No. 24 Arkansas and No. 25 San Diego State as the week's new additions. Oklahoma State, Purdue and Rutgers fell out of the rankings.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gonzaga (59) | 20-0 | 1595 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor (5) | 17-0 | 1541 | 2 |
| 3. Michigan | 14-1 | 1469 | 3 |
| 4. Ohio St. | 17-4 | 1402 | 4 |
| 5. Illinois | 14-5 | 1311 | 6 |
| 6. Houston | 17-2 | 1170 | 8 |
| 7. Virginia | 15-3 | 1129 | 9 |
| 8. Alabama | 17-5 | 1085 | 11 |
| 9. Oklahoma | 13-5 | 1071 | 12 |
| 10. Villanova | 13-3 | 1060 | 5 |
| 11. Iowa | 15-6 | 910 | 15 |
| 12. Texas | 13-5 | 885 | 13 |
| 13. West Virginia | 14-6 | 836 | 14 |
| 14. Creighton | 16-5 | 793 | 19 |
| 15. Texas Tech | 14-6 | 791 | 7 |
| 16. Florida St. | 11-3 | 624 | 17 |
| 17. Southern Cal | 17-3 | 586 | 20 |
| 18. Virginia Tech | 14-4 | 513 | 18 |
| 19. Tennessee | 14-5 | 452 | 16 |
| 20. Missouri | 13-5 | 412 | 10 |
| 21. Wisconsin | 15-7 | 274 | 21 |
| 22. Loyola of Chicago | 0-0 | 166 | 22 |
| 23. Kansas | 15-7 | 140 | - |
| 24. Arkansas | 16-5 | 111 | - |
| 25. San Diego St. | 15-4 | 75 | - |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 71, Rutgers 49, Belmont 47, Louisville 40, Colorado 31, Oregon 30, Drake 22, Purdue 20, Clemson 17, LSU 16, Florida 16, UCLA 10, VCU 10, Saint Louis 5, Xavier 4, Toledo 2, Western Kentucky 2, North Carolina 2, UC Santa Barbara 1, BYU 1, Wichita St. 1, Wright St. 1, Utah St. 1.
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