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The new AP men’s basketball poll was released Monday and the defending national champions are now back in the top spot.
With Purdue losing at Rutgers last week, Baylor is now No. 1. The Bears received all 61 1st-place votes.
Rounding out the top 5 are Duke, Purdue, UCLA, and Gonzaga.
Alabama, meanwhile, was the top SEC team in the poll, as Nate Oats’ team jumped to No. 6.
Joining the Crimson Tide from the SEC are Auburn at No. 13, Tennessee at No. 18, LSU at No. 19, Kentucky at No. 21, and Arkansas at No. 24.
Check out the full top 25 rankings below:
AP Poll Top 25:
#1 Baylor
#2 Duke
#3 Purdue
#4 UCLA
#5 Gonzaga
#6 Alabama
#7 Kansas
#8 Arizona
#9 Villanova
#10 USC
#11 Iowa State
#12 Michigan State
#13 Auburn
#14 Houston
#15 Ohio State
#16 Seton Hall
#17 Texas
#18 Tennessee
#19 LSU
#20 UConn
#21 Kentucky
#22 Xavier
#23 Colorado State
#24 Arkansas
#25 Texas Tech
Also receiving votes:
Wisconsin 156, North Carolina 85, Providence 57, Oklahoma 46, San Francisco 36, Illinois 31, West Virginia 24, Loyola Chicago 20, Michigan 8, St. Bonaventure 6, BYU 4, Minnesota 3, Creighton 1.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
