UNDATED (AP) — Houston is the No. 1 team in the AP men's college basketball poll. It is the first top ranking for the Cougars since Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon had Houston there in the final poll of the 1982-83 season. They received 45 of 63 first-place votes from a national media panel. Texas climbed to No. 2 with Virginia, Arizona and Purdue rounding out the top five. North Carolina had been No. 1 all season but fell all the way to 18 after losing twice last week. Every slot in the Top 25 has a new team this week except for No. 16 Illinois.
Record Pts Prv
1. Houston (45) 6-0 1534 2
2. Texas (8) 5-0 1467 4
3. Virginia (2) 5-0 1408 5
4. Arizona 6-0 1341 14
5. Purdue (8) 6-0 1307 24
6. Baylor 5-1 1111 7
7. Creighton 6-1 1100 10
8. UConn 8-0 1099 20
9. Kansas 6-1 990 3
10. Indiana 6-0 938 11
11. Arkansas 5-1 860 9
11. Alabama 6-1 860 18
13. Tennessee 5-1 848 22
14. Gonzaga 5-2 845 6
15. Auburn 7-0 733 13
16. Illinois 5-1 643 16
17. Duke 6-2 614 8
18. North Carolina 5-2 541 1
19. Kentucky 4-2 472 15
20. Michigan St. 5-2 469 12
21. UCLA 5-2 346 19
22. Maryland 6-0 282 23
23. Iowa St. 5-1 198 -
24. San Diego St. 4-2 189 17
25. Ohio St. 5-1 108 -
Others receiving votes: TCU 45, Iowa 31, Coll of Charleston 20, West Virginia 14, Mississippi St. 12, Texas Tech 11, Michigan 8, UNLV 6, Arizona St 6, Wisconsin 6, Miami 5, Oklahoma 2, Missouri 2, New Mexico 1, Kansas St 1, Virginia Tech 1, St. John's 1.