By the Associated Press
Connecticut jumped to No. 1 in this week's AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll. It marks the Huskies' first appearance at No. 1 since the 2008-09 season. The reigning national champions replaced Purdue after the Boilermakers lost to Nebraska to fall to second. Kansas, North Carolina and Houston rounded out the top five. The week also saw Gonzaga fall out for the first time since 2016. The Zags had been in 143 straight polls. No. 19 TCU, No. 21 Dayton, No. 22 Mississippi, No. 24 Iowa State and No. 25 Texas Tech were the week's new additions.
Record Pts Prv
1. UConn (39) 15-2 1542 4
2. Purdue (20) 15-2 1506 1
3. Kansas (3) 14-2 1426 3
4. North Carolina (1) 13-3 1407 7
5. Houston 14-2 1236 2
6. Tennessee 12-4 1147 5
7. Duke 13-3 1130 11
8. Kentucky 12-3 1123 6
9. Baylor 14-2 1055 14
10. Memphis 15-2 987 13
11. Wisconsin 13-3 948 15
12. Arizona 12-4 918 8
13. Auburn 14-2 905 16
14. Illinois 12-4 660 10
15. Oklahoma 13-3 633 9
16. Utah St. 16-1 541 20
17. Marquette 11-5 516 11
18. Creighton 13-4 433 22
19. TCU 13-3 293 -
20. BYU 13-3 270 18
21. Dayton 13-2 261 -
22. Mississippi 15-1 236 -
23. FAU 13-4 221 24
24. Iowa St. 13-3 195 -
25. Texas Tech 14-2 191 -
Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 169, San Diego St. 153, Seton Hall 89, Alabama 60, Grand Canyon 49, Clemson 38, Nevada 22, Boise St. 22, Texas 20, Oregon 17, St. John's 15, New Mexico 14, NC State 8, Princeton 5, Gonzaga 5, Mississippi St. 3, South Carolina 2, Villanova 2, James Madison 1, McNeese St. 1.