Gonzaga and UCLA continue their hold on the top two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, setting the stage for their highly anticipated showdown this week. Purdue also received a first-place vote to leap past Kansas into third, with the Jayhawks and Duke rounding out the first five. Purdue and Baylor moved up three spots within the top 10, and Alabama moved up four spots to forge a tie with SEC rival Kentucky. The biggest drop came with Michigan, which was fourth before a pair of losses sent coach Juwan Howard’s crew tumbling all the way to No. 20. Arizona, Seton Hall, BYU and Xavier entered the poll this week.
Record Pts Prv
1. Gonzaga (55) 4-0 1515 1
2. UCLA (5) 4-0 1443 2
3. Purdue (1) 5-0 1391 6
4. Kansas 3-0 1354 3
5. Duke 5-0 1225 7
6. Baylor 4-0 1154 9
7. Villanova 3-2 1090 5
8. Texas 3-1 1083 8
9. Memphis 4-0 1002 11
10. Alabama 4-0 880 14
10. Kentucky 3-1 880 13
12. Houston 3-0 861 15
13. Arkansas 3-0 754 16
14. Illinois 2-1 624 10
15. Tennessee 3-1 558 17
16. St. Bonaventure 5-0 517 22
17. Arizona 5-0 474 -
18. BYU 4-0 449 -
19. Auburn 3-0 374 21
20. Michigan 3-2 367 4
21. Seton Hall 3-0 363 -
22. UConn 4-0 342 23
23. Florida 3-0 294 24
24. Southern Cal 3-0 138 25
25. Xavier 4-0 102 -
Others receiving votes: Oregon 96, Virginia Tech 91, Ohio St. 89, North Carolina 75, Indiana 45, Michigan St. 44, Marquette 41, Colorado St. 30, Maryland 28, Texas Tech 26, Iowa 6, LSU 6, Florida St. 4, Mississippi St. 4, Drake 2, San Francisco 1, George Mason 1, Ohio 1, Loyola Chicago 1.