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The college basketball season is officially in full swing. With the latest week of action from the new season under our belts, the Associated Press announced the first AP Top 25 of the regular season.
Gonzaga continues to hold the No. 1 spot with 62 of a possible 64 first-place votes.
Rounding out the top five is the Baylor Bears, Villanova Wildcats, Iowa Hawkeyes, and Texas Longhorns.
Duke, meanwhile, ends its 91 consecutive weeks streak and dropped out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since February 8, 2016.
Where does your favorite team stand?
The full Week 9 top 25 AP Poll can be seen below.
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Villanova
- Iowa
- Texas
- Tennessee
- Michigan
- Houston
- Kansas
- Wisconsin
- Creighton
- Texas Tech
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Ohio State
- Virginia Tech
- Minnesota
- Alabama
- Missouri
- Clemson
- Oregon
- Illinois
- Connecticut
- UCLA
- Saint Louis
Others receiving votes: Louisville 155, Colorado 148, Oklahoma State 119, Florida State 112, USC 74, Duke 43, Drake 42, LSU 20, Boise State 15, Xavier 7, Belmont 5, Michigan State 3, Winthrop 3, Toledo 2, Utah State 1, Purdue 1
About the Associated Press Top 25 Poll
The Associated Press college basketball poll started on Jan. 20, 1949. The original poll had 20 teams, with Saint Louis the first school to hold the No. 1 ranking. From the 1961-62 season through 1967-68 only 10 teams were ranked. It expanded again to 20 teams from 1968-69 through 1988-89. The Top 25 began the next season, and it has stayed at that number ever since. The AP’s final poll is released after the field for the NCAA Tournament is selected.
