Baylor didn't get a single vote in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll. Now the Bears are the No. 1 team in the country.
With Villanova's five-week reign at the top over after a loss to Butler last week, the 15-0 Bears ascended to the top spot Monday for the first time ever.
Baylor is only the second team in the last 25 years to reach No. 1 in the poll after being unranked in the preseason, ESPN notes, joining the 2009-10 Syracuse team. It will be a challenge to stay there with road games against No.