College basketball rolls on as we are well into conference play. Last week saw some big-time games and a new No. 1 team. With bigger games coming up this week, the voters will continue to have a tough task with all these top-end teams, but let’s check out this week’s AP Poll first.
Check out last week’s edition here.
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RANK
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TEAM
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RECORD
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POINTS
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PREVIOUS
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| 1 | Auburn (45) | 18-1 | 1,504 | 2 |
| 2 | Gonzaga (15) | 15-2 | 1,475 | 1 |
| 3 | Arizona (1) | 16-1 | 1,381 | 3 |
| 4 | Baylor | 17-2 | 1,335 | 5 |
| 5 | Kansas | 16-2 | 1,281 | 7 |
| 6 | Purdue | 16-3 | 1,119 | 4 |
| T-7 | UCLA | 13-2 | 1,116 | 9 |
| T-7 | Houston | 17-2 | 1,116 | 10 |
| 9 | Duke | 15-3 | 1,017 | 6 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 15-3 | 979 | 14 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 15-3 | 894 | 8 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 15-4 | 822 | 12 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 15-4 | 766 | 18 |
| 14 | Villanova | 14-5 | 713 | 11 |
| 15 | Southern California | 16-2 | 711 | 16 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 12-4 | 584 | 19 |
| 17 | Providence | 16-2 | 542 | 21 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 13-5 | 419 | 24 |
| 19 | LSU | 15-4 | 399 | 13 |
| 20 | UConn | 13-4 | 284 | 25 |
| 21 | Xavier | 14-4 | 269 | 20 |
| 22 | Marquette | 14-6 | 177 | NR |
| 23 | Iowa State | 14-5 | 167 | 15 |
| 24 | Illinois | 13-5 | 155 | 17 |
| 25 | Davidson | 16-2 | 132 | NR |
Auburn is No. 1 for the First Time in History
It feels like we talk about Auburn every week here, but for good reason. The Tigers defeated Kentucky in a thriller last week, and ascended to the top spot over Gonzaga. This is clearly the best team in the nation right now, and they should continue their winning ways for a little while.
Mistakes in the Back
TCU defeated Iowa State last week, but remains unranked. The 13-3 Horned Frogs deserve to be ranked in the 20s, especially over teams like six-loss Marquette. Illinois staying in the Top 25 after losing to a horrible Maryland team is a bit ridiculous too, with Loyola Chicago waiting in the wings.
Big-Program Bias Still in Effect
Teams like Duke are still in the top 10, but for no real reason. The Blue Devils are 4-3 in Quads 1 and 2, and need to be knocked down a peg. Teams like Wisconsin, Michigan State, even Kentucky and Texas Tech have better resumes than Duke. The team ranked highest at the beginning will always stay near the top, it seems.
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