The Gonzaga Bulldogs held strong as the No. 1 team in the country, earning 43 first-place votes in the latest AP top 25.
| rank | team | points | previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| rank | team | points | previous |
| 1 | Gonzaga (43) | 1,578 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas (19) | 1,539 | 2 |
| 3 | Duke (1) | 1,463 | 3 |
| 4 | Virginia (1) | 1,367 | 4 |
| 5 | Michigan | 1,339 | 7 |
| 6 | Nevada | 1,300 | 5 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 1,238 | 6 |
| 8 | Auburn | 1,154 | 8 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 1,070 | 10 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 915 | 9 |
| 11 | Florida State | 871 | 15 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 809 | 22 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 783 | 20 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 782 | 11 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 675 | 13 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 629 | 12 |
| 17 | Buffalo | 515 | 21 |
| 18 | Iowa | 417 | 14 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 385 | 16 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 384 | NR |
| 21 | Villanova | 356 | 23 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 243 | 25 |
| 23 | Maryland | 204 | 24 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 176 | NR |
| 25 | Furman | 101 | NR |
Apparently, the voters were more impressed with Gonzaga’s road win over Creighton than Kansas’ overtime win over Stanford last week.