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March Madness is finally here with the 2023 NCAA Tournament set to kick off this week. But before we can get into the Big Dance, the final AP Top 25 poll of the season has been released.
This week, Alabama jumped up to the No. 1 spot, picking up 48 first-place votes.
Houston dropped down one spot to No. 2, while the Purdue Boilermakers, Kansas Jayhawks, and Texas Longhorns round out the top five.
Where does your favorite team stand in the latest rankings?
The latest AP Top 25 Poll can be seen below. Be sure to check out streak for the cash as well.
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- Alabama (48)
- Houston (9)
- Purdue (3)
- Kansas
- Texas
- Marquette
- UCLA
- Arizona
- Gonzaga
- UConn
- Baylor
- Duke
- Xavier
- Virginia
- Kansas State
- Miami
- Texas A&M
- San Diego State
- Saint Mary’s
- Tennessee
- Indiana
- TCU
- Missouri
- Memphis
- Florida Atlantic
Others Receiving Votes: Creighton 94, Oral Roberts 58, Kentucky 39, Iowa State 32, VCU 26, Utah State 15, Penn State 11, Charleston 10, West Virginia 2, Drake 2, Kent State 2, Northwestern 2
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.
