Purdue solidified its No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll following UConn’s first loss of the season while No. 23 Charleston moved into the rankings for the first time in 20 years. The Boilermakers remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week. They received all but one first-place vote from a 61-person media panel in the poll released Monday. No. 2 Houston and No. 3 Kansas each moved up a spot, and No. 4 UConn dropped two spots after losing to Xavier. Arizona rounded out the top five.
Record Pts Prv
1. Purdue (60) 13-0 1524 1
2. Houston 14-1 1417 3
3. Kansas 12-1 1351 4
4. UConn (1) 14-1 1342 2
5. Arizona 13-1 1334 5
6. Texas 12-1 1185 6
7. Alabama 11-2 1132 8
8. Tennessee 11-2 1114 7
9. Gonzaga 12-3 1003 10
10. UCLA 13-2 993 11
11. Virginia 10-2 926 13
12. Miami 13-1 814 14
13. Arkansas 11-2 717 9
14. Wisconsin 10-2 639 15
15. Indiana 10-3 558 16
16. Duke 11-3 554 17
17. TCU 12-1 545 18
18. Xavier 12-3 531 22
19. Baylor 10-3 520 12
20. Missouri 12-1 329 -
21. New Mexico 14-0 290 22
22. Auburn 11-2 287 20
23. Coll of Charleston 14-1 116 -
24. Ohio St. 10-3 114 -
25. Iowa St. 10-2 94 -
Others receiving votes: LSU 83, San Diego St. 72, Mississippi St. 62, Kentucky 53, Kansas St 41, Illinois 21, Marquette 20, Providence 14, Virginia Tech 7, Memphis 6, Michigan St. 5, West Virginia 5, FAU 3, Saint Mary's (Cal) 3, Creighton 1.