By the Associated Press
Florida Atlantic jumped seven places to No. 7 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll following a double-overtime win over No. 4 Arizona. It’s the Owls’ highest ranking ever after being No. 10 in the preseason AP Top 25. They made a surprising run to the Final Four last season and returned nearly everyone from that team. Purdue remained at No. 1 for the second straight week, with Kansas, Houston, Arizona and UConn rounding out the top five.
Record Pts Prv
1. Purdue (46) 11-1 1486 1
2. Kansas (5) 11-1 1424 2
3. Houston (9) 12-0 1408 3
4. Arizona 9-2 1191 4
5. UConn 11-2 1150 5
6. Tennessee 9-3 1124 8
7. FAU 10-2 1089 14
8. Kentucky 9-2 1074 9
9. North Carolina 8-3 954 11
10. Marquette 10-3 928 6
11. Illinois 9-2 902 13
12. Oklahoma 10-1 778 7
13. Gonzaga 9-3 577 15
14. BYU 11-1 575 17
15. Colorado St. 11-1 573 16
16. Duke 8-3 551 21
17. Baylor 10-2 532 10
18. Clemson 10-1 513 18
19. Memphis 10-2 493 23
20. James Madison 12-0 417 20
21. Texas 9-2 342 19
22. Creighton 9-3 340 12
23. Wisconsin 9-3 287 24
24. Mississippi 12-0 243 25
25. Providence 11-2 128 -
Others receiving votes: Auburn 121, Colorado 64, Miami 51, Utah 45, Virginia 40, Iowa St. 21, Nevada 13, Ohio St. 10, Texas A&M 9, San Diego St. 8, Michigan St. 8, Villanova 6, New Mexico 6, Northwestern 5, Dayton 4, Grand Canyon 3, South Carolina 2, Mississippi St. 2, Alabama 2, Princeton 1.