Kentucky showed its vulnerability, and with that we have a new No. 1.
Michigan State continued its rise, but it wasn't alone with upward movement. North Carolina, with Marcus Paige back running the operation, climbed up a few spots. Kansas, with Cheick Diallo finally available, made a move, too.
While some rose, some fell. Two Wildcats tumbled -- Kentucky and Villanova. And Syracuse will have to learn to deal with life without Jim Boeheim for a while.
Voters: Eamonn Brennan (ESPN.com), C.L. Brown (ESPN), Sean Farnham (ESPN), John Gasaway (ESPN Insider), Jeff Goodman (ESPN Insider), Seth Greenberg (ESPN analyst), Andy Katz (ESPN.