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The college basketball is in full swing and March is just around the corner. On Monday, the Associated Press announced its latest rankings of the 2021-22 season with the Week 18 AP Top 25 poll.
As we prepare to enter March Madness, plenty of shakeups were expected after five top 10 teams lost last week as the chaotic season continues.
While there were a number of changes, the top three of Gonzaga, Arizona, and Baylor remained the same.
Where does your favorite team stand?
The full AP Top 25 Poll for Week 18 of the regular season can be seen below.
AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll – Week 18
POLL ALERT: Kentucky into top five, Villanova, Tennessee into top 10 in AP Top 25; Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor remain 1-2-3 and North Carolina returns to the poll.
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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) March 7, 2022
- Gonzaga (52)
- Arizona (6)
- Baylor (3)
- Auburn
- Kentucky
- Kansas
- Duke
- Villanova
- Purdue
- Tennessee
- Providence
- Wisconsin
- UCLA
- Texas Tech
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Saint Mary’s
- Houston
- Murray State
- UConn
- USC
- Texas
- Colorado State
- Iowa
- North Carolina
Others receiving votes: Boise State 49, South Dakota State 32, Memphis 26, San Diego State 24, LSU 22, Loyola Chicago 16, Ohio State 16, Seton Hall 9, San Francisco 9, Rutgers 8, Alabama 7, Notre Dame 4, Vermont 3, Davidson 1, Longwood 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.
