AP Top 25 Poll shaken up following another exciting week of college basketball

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Jonathan Wagner

Another week of college basketball is in the books, and the action was as exciting as it’s been all season long. After the action came to an end, a new AP Top 25 Poll has been released with some movement throughout the rankings.

Nine teams had perfect weeks, escaping with zero losses. Six of those nine teams were ranked in last week’s top ten, with teams outside the top ten suffering a lot of losses throughout. 12 teams picked up one loss on the week, while four teams lost twice.

Four top ten teams lost exactly one time last week – No. 1 Purdue, No. 4 UConn, No. 5 Arizona and No. 6 Texas.

The four teams that lost twice over the last seven days certainly had weeks to forget. No. 15 Indiana fell against Iowa and Northwestern. No. 19 Baylor lost against TCU and Kansas State. No. 21 New Mexico suffered losses against Fresno State and UNLV, and No. 24 Ohio State fell in losses to Purdue and Maryland.

The top contenders in the country continue to separate themselves, with the top ten largely remaining in tact. Elsewhere in the Top 25, though, there was no shortage of movement.

New AP Top 25 Poll

  1. Houston (16-1)
  2. Kansas (14-1)
  3. Purdue (15-1)
  4. Alabama (13-2)
  5. Tennessee (13-2)
  6. UConn (15-2)
  7. UCLA (14-2)
  8. Gonzaga (14-3)
  9. Arizona (14-2)
  10. Texas (13-2)
  11. Kansas State (14-1)
  12. Xavier (13-3)
  13. Virginia (11-3)
  14. Iowa State (12-2)
  15. Arkansas (12-3)
  16. Miami (13-2)
  17. TCU (13-2)
  18. Wisconsin (11-3)
  19. Providence (14-3)
  20. Missouri (13-2)
  21. Auburn (12-3)
  22. College of Charleston (16-1)
  23. San Diego State (12-3)
  24. Duke (12-4)
  25. Marquette (13-4)

Four new teams join this week’s rankings – Kansas State (No. 11), Providence (No. 19), San Diego State (No. 23) and Marquette (No. 25). They take the places of Indiana (previously No. 15), Baylor (previously No. 19), New Mexico (previously No. 21) and Ohio State (previously No. 24).

Baylor was the top vote-getting team to not crack the top 25, receiving 93 votes and finishing just outside. Clemson (43), Florida Atlantic (33), Indiana (30), Michigan State (24), Saint Mary’s (24), Northwestern (21), Rutgers (13), Illinois (13), Mississippi State (13), Ohio State (9), NC State (4), Creighton (4), North Carolina (4), LSU (3), Pittsburgh (2), New Mexico (2) and Nevada (1) also received votes.