By the Associated Press
Arizona has solidified its place atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, setting up a showdown this weekend against Purdue, the former No. 1 team in the nation. The Wildcats were followed by Kansas and the Boilermakers, who jumped Houston to third. The Cougars are fourth, while UConn rounded out the five. Virginia returned to the poll at No. 22 while Northwestern made its season debut at No. 25. Texas A&M and San Diego State dropped out this week.
Record Pts Prv
1. Arizona (62) 8-0 1574 1
2. Kansas 9-1 1461 2
3. Purdue 9-1 1424 4
4. Houston (1) 10-0 1416 3
5. UConn 9-1 1344 5
6. Baylor 9-0 1239 6
7. Marquette 8-2 1221 8
8. Creighton 8-1 1073 10
9. North Carolina 7-2 992 9
10. Gonzaga 7-2 860 7
11. Oklahoma 9-0 848 19
12. Tennessee 6-3 835 17
13. Clemson 9-0 746 24
14. Kentucky 7-2 677 16
15. FAU 7-2 622 11
16. Illinois 7-2 589 20
17. Colorado St. 9-1 522 13
18. BYU 8-1 503 14
19. Texas 7-2 451 12
20. James Madison 9-0 441 18
21. Duke 6-3 315 22
22. Virginia 8-1 300 -
23. Wisconsin 7-3 213 23
24. Miami 7-2 156 15
25. Northwestern 7-1 147 -
Others receiving votes: Colorado 116, Mississippi 86, Texas A&M 58, Auburn 57, Memphis 56, Alabama 43, Utah 25, Iowa St. 20, Ohio St. 9, Providence 7, San Diego St. 7, TCU 6, Nevada 5, South Carolina 3, New Mexico 2, Washington 2, Kansas St 1, Grand Canyon 1, Dayton 1, Saint Joseph's 1.