AP Men’s Basketball Poll, Feb. 27: 4 SEC teams ranked in latest top 25

The AP men’s basketball poll has been updated following the penultimate week of the regular season.

The top 5 stayed the same this week, with Houston in the No. 1 spot, followed by No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Kansas, No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 Purdue.

A total of 4 SEC teams — No. 2 Alabama, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 23 Kentucky and No. 24 Texas A&M — were ranked this week, as Alabama took another step toward locking up the No. 1 seed in the SEC basketball tournament.

Mizzou and Arkansas were among the teams also receiving votes in this week’s poll.

Take a look at the full top 25 rankings here:

AP Men’s Basketball Top 25:

#1 Houston
#2 Alabama
#3 Kansas
#4 UCLA
#5 Purdue
#6 Marquette
#7 Baylor
#8 Arizona
#9 Texas
#10 Gonzaga
#11 Kansas State
#12 Tennessee
#13 Virginia
#14 UConn
#15 Indiana
#16 Miami
#17 Saint Mary’s
#18 San Diego State
#19 Xavier
#20 Providence
#21 Maryland
#22 TCU
#23 Kentucky
#24 Texas A&M
#25 Pitt

Also receiving votes: 

Creighton 87, Duke 78, Oral Roberts 40, Northwestern 39, Florida Atlantic 25, Iowa State 20, Nevada 17, Missouri 16, Arkansas 7, North Carolina State 6, Charleston 6, Clemson 5, Memphis 4, Boise State 3, VCU 1, West Virginia 1

Adam Spencer

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