AP Poll: Gonzaga becomes season's 6th team to hit No. 1
Gonzaga is the latest No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll that has seen no stability on the top line.
The Bulldogs moved up a spot to take over for Kansas, which lasted only a week at No. 1 before losing at now-No. 10 Villanova. At the time, that had marked the first time the AP poll has had five different No. 1s before New Year’s Day.
And now it’s six, with the Zags (13-1) earning 54 of 65 first-place votes to outdistance Ohio State in a year with no dominant team.
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 13-1 | 2 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11-1 | 5 |
| 3 | Louisville | 11-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke | 10-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Kansas | 9-2 | 1 |
| 6 | Oregon | 10-2 | 8 |
| 7 | Baylor | 9-1 | 10 |
| 8 | Auburn | 11-0 | 12 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10-1 | 11 |
| 10 | Villanova | 9-2 | 18 |
| 11 | Michigan | 9-3 | 14 |
| 12 | Butler | 11-1 | 17 |
| 13 | Maryland | 10-2 | 7 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 9-3 | 15 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 12-0 | 20 |
| 16 | Virginia | 9-2 | 9 |
| 17 | Florida State | 10-2 | 19 |
| 18 | Dayton | 9-2 | 13 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 8-3 | 6 |
| 20 | Penn State | 10-2 | 23 |
| 21 | Washington | 9-2 | 22 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 10-1 | 25 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 8-3 | 24 |
| 24 | Arizona | 10-3 | 16 |
| 25 | Iowa | 9-3 | - |
Gonzaga's only loss was to No. 11 Michigan in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas on Nov. 29. The Zags have won five straight since, including wins at No. 21 Washington and No. 24 Arizona as well as a home win against North Carolina.
Louisville remained at No. 3 ahead of its state rivalry game against Kentucky this weekend, followed by Duke and Kansas, which fell four spots to No. 5.
Oregon, Baylor, still-unbeaten Auburn, Memphis and Villanova rounded out the top 10.
Iowa was the lone new addition at No. 25, with the Hawkeyes (9-3) cracking the poll for the first time this season after beating Minnesota, Iowa State and Cincinnati.
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