Texas, Texas Tech enter AP Top 25 poll for first time this season

John Marshall

The Associated Press

Gonzaga leapfrogs Kansas for No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after knocking off Duke in Maui Invitational title game. The Zags are No. 1 for the third time after edging the undefeated Jayhawks by one first-place vote. Duke dropped to No. 3. Virginia is No. 4 and No. 5 Nevada has its highest ranking ever. Defending national champion Villanova returned to the poll at No. 23

Gonzaga pulled off what some considered impossible, stopping the Duke juggernaut in the Maui Invitational title game without one of its best players. Now the Zags are No. 1 again.

Third in last week's poll , Gonzaga leapfrogged No. 2 Kansas to the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 released…