Gonzaga and Baylor remain atop The Associated Press men's basketball poll for the seventh consecutive week in the regular season.
The Zags received 63 of 64 first-place votes from a national media panel in the poll released Monday and the Bears had the other one. Villanova, Texas and Iowa rounded out a top 5 that remained the same from last week.
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Baylor | 11-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Villanova | 8-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas | 10-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Iowa | 11-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Kansas | 10-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Michigan | 10-0 | 10 |
| 8 | Creighton | 10-2 | 7 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 8 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 9-1 | 9 |
| 11 | Houston | 10-1 | 11 |
| 12 | Clemson | 9-1 | 19 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 9-4 | 14 |
| 14 | Illinois | 9-4 | 12 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 10-3 | 18 |
| 16 | Louisville | 8-1 | -- |
| 17 | Missouri | 7-2 | 13 |
| 18 | Virginia | 7-2 | 23 |
| 19 | Duke | 5-2 | 22 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 9-2 | 19 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 9-3 | -- |
| 22 | Oregon | 9-2 | 17 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 10-4 | 16 |
| 24 | Saint Louis | 7-1 | 23 |
| 25 | UConn | 6-1 | -- |
Gonzaga (12-0) had two games last week and turned both into routs, beating BYU 86-69 and Portland 116-88. The Zags have won 16 straight, dating to last season.
Baylor (11-0) beat Oklahoma and TCU last week to hold at No. 2.
No. 25 Connecticut moved into the poll for the first time since reaching No. 18 in 2016-17.
Ohio State returned to the rankings at No. 21, while Rutgers and Florida State tumbled out from Nos. 15 and 25.
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