Arizona holds onto the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 by a single point over Michigan. This marks one of the closest races in the poll's 78-year history. The Wildcats received 32 first-place votes, while the Wolverines got 29. The top six teams remain unchanged, with Iowa State, UConn, Purdue, and Duke following Michigan. Nebraska is in the top 10 for the first time since 1966, riding an 18-game winning streak. The Big 12 has seven ranked teams, including four in the top 10, while the Big Ten has six in the poll and three in the top 10.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
Record Pts Prv
1. Arizona (32) 14-0 1494 1
2. Michigan (29) 13-0 1493 2
3. Iowa St. 14-0 1390 3
4. UConn 14-1 1343 4
5. Purdue 13-1 1254 5
6. Duke 13-1 1206 6
7. Houston 13-1 1113 8
8. Gonzaga 16-1 1101 7
9. BYU 13-1 1039 10
10. Nebraska 14-0 998 13
11. Vanderbilt 14-0 936 11
12. Michigan St. 12-2 834 9
13. Alabama 11-3 782 14
14. Texas Tech 11-3 676 15
15. Arkansas 11-3 659 18
16. Illinois 11-3 602 20
17. North Carolina 13-2 557 12
18. Georgia 13-1 378 23
19. Iowa 12-2 340 25
20. Louisville 11-3 336 16
21. Tennessee 10-4 277 19
22. Kansas 10-4 208 17
23. Virginia 12-2 183 21
24. SMU 12-2 142 -
25. UCF 12-1 132 -
Others receiving votes: Villanova 127, Seton Hall 31, Southern Cal 28, Utah St. 27, Miami (Ohio) 22, Clemson 21, Saint Louis 14, LSU 14, Texas 12, Florida 11, Saint Mary's 10, Kentucky 9, California 8, Miami 5, Indiana 4, Auburn 3, TCU 2, UCLA 2, Virginia Tech 2.