By the Associated Press
Now it’s Houston’s turn at the top of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars moved to No. 1 for the first time this season in Monday’s latest poll. They climbed one spot to end reigning national champion Connecticut’s six-week stay there. Houston became the fifth team to hold the top spot this season after an overtime win at Baylor. Purdue was No. 2 while UConn fell to third. The poll's new additions included South Florida at No. 25 for that program's first-ever appearance. No. 22 Utah State and No. 23 Gonzaga rejoined the poll.
Record Pts Prv
1. Houston (53) 24-3 1540 2
2. Purdue (4) 25-3 1460 3
3. UConn (5) 25-3 1459 1
4. Tennessee 21-6 1338 5
5. Marquette 21-6 1243 7
6. Arizona 21-6 1188 4
7. Kansas 21-6 1156 9
8. Iowa St. 21-6 1155 6
9. North Carolina 21-6 1130 10
10. Duke 21-6 976 8
11. Auburn 21-6 862 14
12. Creighton 20-8 738 15
13. Illinois 20-7 726 12
14. Alabama 19-8 695 13
15. Baylor 19-8 689 11
16. Kentucky 19-8 649 17
17. Saint Mary's 23-6 646 18
18. South Carolina 22-5 471 20
19. Washington St 21-7 361 21
20. San Diego St. 21-7 305 19
21. Dayton 21-5 261 16
22. Utah St. 22-5 207 -
23. Gonzaga 22-6 184 -
24. Florida 19-8 140 24
25. South Florida 21-5 127 -
Others receiving votes: BYU 92, Texas Tech 65, Clemson 45, TCU 45, Wake Forest 44, Wisconsin 42, Nevada 25, Colorado St. 20, Arizona St 17, New Mexico 10, FAU 8, Oklahoma 7, Nebraska 7, Mississippi St. 5, Washington 4, Appalachian St 3, Northwestern 1, Boise St. 1, McNeese St. 1, Indiana St 1, Loyola Chicago 1.