Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue’s loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and the Crimson Tide were the biggest beneficiaries. Alabama received 38 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel, moving up two spots to leapfrog No. 2 Houston. The Cougars had 22 first-place votes to remain at No. 2 and Purdue, down to No. 3, still had two votes at No. 1. UCLA and Kansas rounded out the top five.
Record Pts Prv
1. Alabama (38) 22-3 1523 3
2. Houston (22) 23-2 1503 2
3. Purdue (2) 23-3 1408 1
4. UCLA 21-4 1302 7
5. Kansas 20-5 1283 9
6. Texas 20-5 1214 5
7. Virginia 19-4 1212 8
8. Arizona 22-4 1139 4
9. Baylor 19-6 1072 14
10. Tennessee 19-6 896 6
11. Marquette 20-6 815 10
12. Kansas St 19-6 790 12
13. Gonzaga 21-5 761 16
14. Indiana 18-7 717 18
15. Miami 20-5 693 19
16. Xavier 19-6 642 13
17. Saint Mary's 22-5 567 15
18. Creighton 17-8 517 23
19. Iowa St. 16-8 401 11
20. UConn 19-7 358 21
21. San Diego St. 20-5 271 25
22. TCU 17-8 204 17
23. NC State 20-6 140 22
24. Providence 18-7 136 20
25. FAU 24-2 117 -
Others receiving votes: Missouri 114, Northwestern 96, Illinois 84, Pittsburgh 82, Nevada 36, Oklahoma St. 23, Texas A&M 16, Oral Roberts 9, Arkansas 4, Rutgers 2, Coll of Charleston 1, Boise St. 1, Maryland 1.