The Associated Press
Kentucky is a unanimous No. 1 again in The Associated Press’ Top 25 poll.
The Wildcats are the only undefeated team in Division I following Virginia’s loss to No. 4 Duke last week.
Kentucky, which rolled over Missouri and Alabama last week, received all 65 votes from a media panel and has held the top spot all season. The Wildcats are a unanimous No. 1 for the first time since Jan. 4.
Gonzaga moved up to No. 2 after two easy victories. Virginia dropped to No. 3 and is one spot ahead of Duke despite losing to the Blue Devils.
Wisconsin is No. 5, with Arizona, Villanova, Notre Dame, Kansas and Louisville rounding out the top 10.
No. 20 Ohio State and No. 23 SMU are back in the poll after dropping out. Miami and Indiana fell out.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky (65) | 21-0 | 1,625 | 1 |
| 2. Gonzaga | 22-1 | 1,503 | 3 |
| 3. Virginia | 19-1 | 1,470 | 2 |
| 4. Duke | 18-3 | 1,416 | 4 |
| 5. Wisconsin | 19-2 | 1,381 | 5 |
| 6. Arizona | 20-2 | 1,338 | 6 |
| 7. Villanova | 19-2 | 1,209 | 7 |
| 8. Kansas | 18-3 | 1,177 | 9 |
| 9. Louisville | 18-3 | 1,114 | 10 |
| 10. Notre Dame | 20-3 | 1,072 | 8 |
| 11. Iowa St. | 16-4 | 892 | 15 |
| 12. North Carolina | 17-5 | 861 | 13 |
| 13. Utah | 17-4 | 824 | 11 |
| 14. N. Iowa | 20-2 | 792 | 18 |
| 15. West Virginia | 18-3 | 779 | 17 |
| 16. Wichita St. | 19-3 | 678 | 12 |
| 17. Maryland | 18-4 | 508 | 16 |
| 18. VCU | 17-4 | 479 | 14 |
| 19. Baylor | 16-5 | 420 | 20 |
| 20. Ohio St. | 17-5 | 358 | — |
| 21. Oklahoma | 14-7 | 312 | 24 |
| 22. Butler | 16-6 | 250 | 25 |
| 23. SMU | 18-4 | 221 | — |
| 24. Georgetown | 15-6 | 162 | 21 |
| 25. Texas | 14-7 | 106 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 40, Seton Hall 22, Arkansas 21, Indiana 18, San Diego St. 18, Colorado St. 11, Dayton 9, Tulsa 8, Xavier 8, Stephen F. Austin 5, Providence 3, Stanford 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Murray St. 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Temple 2, Georgia 1, Michigan St. 1, Rhode Island 1, Valparaiso 1.