AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll

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· W.G. RAMIREZ

FILE - Kansas head coach Bill Self listens as Kevin McCullar Jr. gives a speech on Senior Night after they clinched a share of the Big 12 regular-season championship with a win over Texas Tech in an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Kansas announced Wednesday, Oct. 11, that an independent panel has downgraded five Level I violations lodged by the NCAA against the men's basketball program and Jayhawks coach Bill Self, ending a years-long saga by giving KU three years of probation and no other penalties.(AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

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· DAVE SKRETTA

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd speaks during a news conference at the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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· MARK ANDERSON

Rankings

Released January 06

Rank
Team

Trend
This Week
Points

1

Tennessee (14-0) Southeastern

-

@ Texas A&M
02/22 12:00 PM EST

1484 (45)

2

Auburn (13-1) Southeastern

-

vs. Georgia
02/22 4:00 PM EST

1453 (15)

3

Iowa State (12-1) Big 12

-

@ Houston
02/22 2:00 PM EST

1369 (0)

4

Duke (12-2) Atlantic Coast

-

vs. Illinois
02/22 8:00 PM EST

1309 (0)

5

Alabama (12-2) Southeastern

-

vs. Kentucky
02/22 6:00 PM EST

1260 (0)

6

Kentucky (12-2) Southeastern

4

@ Alabama
02/22 6:00 PM EST

1154 (0)

7

Marquette (13-2) Big East

1

@ Villanova
02/21 7:00 PM EST

1134 (0)

8

Florida (13-1) Southeastern

-2

@ LSU
02/22 6:00 PM EST

1045 (0)

9

UConn (12-3) Big East

2

@ St. John's
02/23 12:00 PM EST

964 (0)

10

Texas A&M (12-2) Southeastern

3

vs. Tennessee
02/22 12:00 PM EST

924 (0)

11

Kansas (10-3) Big 12

-4

vs. Oklahoma State
02/22 4:00 PM EST

809 (0)

12

Houston (10-3) Big 12

2

vs. Iowa State
02/22 2:00 PM EST

768 (0)

13

Illinois (11-3) Big Ten

9

@ Duke
02/22 8:00 PM EST

693 (0)

14

Mississippi State (13-1) Southeastern

3

@ Oklahoma
02/22 1:00 PM EST

690 (0)

15

Oregon (13-2) Big Ten

-6

@ Wisconsin
02/22 12:00 PM EST

624 (0)

16

Michigan State (12-2) Big Ten

2

@ Michigan
02/21 8:00 PM EST

616 (0)

17

Oklahoma (13-1) Southeastern

-5

vs. Mississippi State
02/22 1:00 PM EST

553 (0)

18

Gonzaga (12-4) West Coast

1

vs. Saint Mary's
02/22 8:00 PM EST

469 (0)

19

Memphis (12-3) American Athletic

2

vs. Florida Atlantic
02/23 2:00 PM EST

384 (0)

20

Purdue (11-4) Big Ten

-

@ Indiana
02/23 1:30 PM EST

374 (0)

21

West Virginia (11-2) Big 12

-

@ Texas Tech
02/22 1:00 PM EST

277 (0)

22

UCLA (11-3) Big Ten

-7

vs. Ohio State
02/23 3:45 PM EST

234 (0)

23

Ole Miss (12-2) Southeastern

1

@ Vanderbilt
02/22 3:30 PM EST

219 (0)

24

Michigan (11-3) Big Ten

-

vs. Michigan State
02/21 8:00 PM EST

160 (0)

25

Utah State (14-1) Mountain West

-

vs. San Diego State
02/22 8:00 PM EST

119 (0)

Others receiving votes:

Pittsburgh 91, Arkansas 62, Nebraska 62, Baylor 32, Wisconsin 31, St. John's 27, San Diego St. 26, Cincinnati 22, Clemson 19, Maryland 7, Georgia 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Texas Tech 6, Indiana 6, Missouri 5, Arizona 3, Dayton 1, Georgetown 1, Vanderbilt 1, Xavier 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.

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