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The college basketball is in full swing and we are starting to get a good look at how programs across the country stack up against each other. On Monday, the Associated Press announced its latest rankings of the 2021-22 season with the Week 6 AP Top 25 poll.
After what has been a whirlwind of a start to the season, we have yet another new No. 1 team in the country after the undefeated Baylor Bears jumped to the top of the poll, earning all 61 first-place votes.
Baylor is followed by the Duke Blue Devils, Purdue Boilermakers, UCLA Bruins, and Gonzaga Bulldogs to round out the top five.
Where does your favorite team stand?
The full AP Top 25 Poll for Week 6 of the regular season can be seen below.
AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll – Week 6
POLL ALERT: Baylor takes over at No. 1 in the AP Top 25, followed by Duke, Purdue; Arizona, Southern Cal into top 10; Xavier, Colorado State, Texas Tech in.
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- Baylor (61)
- Duke
- Purdue
- UCLA
- Gonzaga
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Arizona
- Villanova
- USC
- Iowa State
- Michigan State
- Auburn
- Houston
- Ohio State
- Seton Hall
- Texas
- Tennessee
- LSU
- UConn
- Kentucky
- Xavier
- Colorado State
- Arkansas
- Texas Tech
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 156, North Carolina 85, Providence 57, Oklahoma 46, San Francisco 36, Illinois 31, West Virginia 24, Loyola Chicago 20, Michigan 8, St. Bonaventure 6, BYU 4, Minnesota 3, Creighton 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.
