Arizona up to third in AP poll as Florida ascends to No. 1

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 1:49 a.m. ET

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Florida is the new No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll, the Gators' first time on top of the rankings since they repeated as national champions in 2007.

Florida (25-2) moved up one place Monday, replacing Syracuse (25-2), which lost twice last week and dropped to fourth in the poll.

Wichita State (29-0) and Arizona (25-2) both moved up one place to second and third, respectively.

Florida, the fifth school to hold the No. 1 spot this season, received 47 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Wichita State was No. 1 on 14 ballots while Arizona got the other four first-place votes.

Kansas jumped three places to fifth and was followed by Duke, Louisville, Villanova, Creighton and Saint Louis.

Syracuse, which was No. 1 the past three weeks, lost to Boston College and Duke last week, the Orange's first defeats of the season.

North Carolina, SMU and New Mexico all returned to the top 25 this week, replacing Connecticut, UCLA and Gonzaga.