By the Associated Press
Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week while Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego State but managed to keep alive its streak of 142 consecutive weeks in the poll. The Boilermakers picked up three first-place votes and had 49 of 63 from the national panel of voters. Kansas was second with five first-place votes and Houston remained third with the other nine first-place votes. UConn and Tennessee each moved up one spot to round out the top five following Arizona’s loss to Stanford on Sunday. The Wildcats fell from fourth to 10th.
Record Pts Prv
1. Purdue (49) 12-1 1561 1
2. Kansas (5) 12-1 1497 2
3. Houston (9) 13-0 1477 3
4. UConn 11-2 1302 5
5. Tennessee 9-3 1234 6
6. Kentucky 10-2 1196 8
7. Marquette 11-3 1137 10
8. North Carolina 9-3 1088 9
9. Illinois 10-2 980 11
10. Arizona 10-3 975 4
11. Oklahoma 12-1 898 12
12. BYU 12-1 723 14
13. Colorado St. 12-1 694 15
14. Duke 9-3 662 16
15. Memphis 11-2 631 19
16. Clemson 11-1 630 18
17. FAU 10-3 603 7
18. Baylor 10-2 589 17
19. James Madison 13-0 469 20
20. Texas 10-2 374 21
21. Wisconsin 9-3 355 23
22. Mississippi 13-0 329 24
23. Providence 11-2 198 25
24. Gonzaga 9-4 173 13
25. Auburn 10-2 168 -
Others receiving votes: San Diego St. 113, Creighton 106, Colorado 86, Utah 82, Miami 41, Iowa St. 22, Michigan St. 15, Nevada 13, Texas A&M 13, Ohio St. 8, New Mexico 6, Dayton 5, Grand Canyon 5, South Carolina 4, Mississippi St. 4, Northwestern 3, Villanova 3, Alabama 3.