The undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs are No. 1 for a second consecutive week in The Associated Press college basketball Top 25 poll.
The Oregon Ducks vaulted to No. 5 after their statement win against then-No. 5 Arizona last Saturday. The Wildcats fell to No. 9.
All but four teams in the top 10 had losses last week.
Gonzaga (24-0) is the only remaining unbeaten team in Division 1 and garnered 59 first-place votes this week.
Villanova (22-2) moved from fourth to second in the poll with the remaining six first-place votes, after being ranked No. 1 earlier this season.
Here’s the complete poll:
RecordPts Prv 1. Gonzaga (59) 24-0 1619 1 2. Villanova (6) 22-2 1565 4 3. Kansas 20-3 1446 3 4. Louisville 19-4 1411 6 5. Oregon 21-3 1263 13 6. Baylor 20-3 1255 2 7. Wisconsin 20-3 1232 10 8. North Carolina 21-4 1145 12 9. Arizona 21-3 1136 5 10. UCLA 21-3 1115 11 11. Cincinnati 21-2 876 14 12. Virginia 17-5 875 9 13. West Virginia 18-5 861 7 14. Florida State 20-4 839 15 15. Kentucky 18-5 741 8 16. Purdue 19-5 537 23 17. Florida 18-5 530 24 18. Duke 18-5 514 21 19. South Carolina 19-4 493 19 20. Saint Mary’s 21-2 468 18 21. Maryland 20-3 326 17 22. Butler 18-5 285 16 23. Creighton 20-4 207 22 24. Xavier 17-6 144 — 25. SMU 20-4 107 —
Others receiving votes: Wichita State 38, Southern Cal 35, Notre Dame 33, Northwestern 11, California 3, Iowa State 3, Monmouth (N.J.) 3, New Mexico State 3, VCU 3, Kansas State 1, Oklahoma State 1, Vermont 1.
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