UNDATED (AP) — North Carolina and Gonzaga are 1-2 in the first regular-season men’s college basketball poll from The Associated Press. Third-ranked Houston and fourth-ranked Kentucky picked up the remaining first-place votes in Top 25 with only slight changes from the preseason rankings. Baylor, Kansas, Duke, UCLA, Arkansas and Creighton round out the top 10. Tennessee fell 11 spots while Villanova fell out for the first time since February 2019. No. 24 Texas A&M and No. 25 Connecticut are the new additions.
Record Pts Prv
1. North Carolina (44) 2-0 1543 1
2. Gonzaga (14) 2-0 1497 2
3. Houston (2) 2-0 1439 3
4. Kentucky (3) 2-0 1394 4
5. Baylor 2-0 1253 5
6. Kansas 2-0 1218 5
7. Duke 2-0 1216 7
8. UCLA 2-0 1138 8
9. Arkansas 2-0 1059 10
10. Creighton 2-0 1036 9
11. Texas 2-0 932 12
12. Indiana 2-0 867 13
13. Auburn 2-0 724 15
14. Arizona 2-0 703 17
15. TCU 2-0 630 14
16. Virginia 2-0 590 18
17. San Diego St. 2-0 524 19
18. Alabama 2-0 436 20
19. Illinois 2-0 316 23
20. Michigan 2-0 308 22
21. Dayton 2-0 280 24
22. Tennessee 1-1 264 11
23. Texas Tech 2-0 190 25
24. Texas A&M 2-0 131 -
25. UConn 2-0 124 -
Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 119, Purdue 104, Villanova 96, Miami 61, Saint Louis 47, Xavier 44, Iowa 36, Oregon 36, Ohio St. 36, Memphis 20, Virginia Tech 13, Colorado 11, Rutgers 8, Toledo 8, Saint Mary's (Cal) 7, Florida 5, UC Irvine 4, Grambling St 4, Seton Hall 3, Penn St. 1.