AP Top 25 poll: Virginia jumps Gonzaga to No. 2


There was very little movement among the teams in this week's AP Top 25 poll, but one interesting observation -- Virginia has jumped Gonzaga and is now right behind top-ranked Kentucky.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
1. Kentucky (65) 23-0 1,625 Last week: 1
2. Virginia 21-1 1,518 Last week: 3
3. Gonzaga 24-1 1,486 Last week: 2
4. Duke 20-3 1,450 Last week: 4
5. Wisconsin 21-2 1,385 Last week: 5
6. Villanova 21-2 1,294 Last week: 7
7. Arizona 20-3 1,185 Last week: 6
8. Kansas 19-4 1,171 Last week: 8
9. Louisville 19-4 1,120 Last week: 9
10. Notre Dame 21-4 948 Last week: 10
11. Utah 18-4 946 Last week: 13
12. North Carolina 18-6 871 Last week: 12
13. Northern Iowa 22-2 846 Last week: 14
14. Iowa State 17-5 842 Last week: 11
15. Wichita State 21-3 743 Last week: 16
16. Baylor 18-5 694 Last week: 19
17. Oklahoma 16-7 565 Last week: 21
18. Butler 18-6 462 Last week: 22
19. Maryland 19-5 347 Last week: 17
20. VCU 18-5 296 Last week: 18
21. Oklahoma State 16-7 273 Last week: NR
21. West Virginia 18-5 273 Last week: 15
23. Ohio State 18-6 271 Last week: 20
24. Arkansas 18-5 221 Last week: NR
25. SMU 19-5 81 Last week: 23
Others receiving votes: Iowa 38, Providence 26, Texas 25, Stephen F. Austin 22, Cincinnati 21, Murray St. 20, Indiana 13, Rhode Island 12, Georgetown 9, Texas A&M 7, Temple 6, Mississippi 3, Old Dominion 3, Harvard 2, San Diego St. 2, Xavier 2, Valparaiso 1.