Ohio State is a unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 for a second straight week.
The Buckeyes are 24-0 and the only unbeaten team. They are No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week and received all 65 first-places votes Monday from the national media panel.
They are followed by Kansas, Texas, Pittsburgh and Duke. San Diego State and BYU moved up one spot to sixth and seventh.
The next five teams are from the Big East: Notre Dame, Villanova, Connecticut, Georgetown and Syracuse. With Pittsburgh, the Big East has six of the top 12 teams and eight overall.
Florida moved in at No. 17 after falling from the rankings last week. Temple is back in at 24. Minnesota and Washington dropped out.
| Rank | Team |
Record |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1. | Ohio State |
24-0 |
1,625 |
1 |
| 2. | Kansas | 22-1 | 1,519 | 2 |
| 3. | Texas | 20-3 | 1,509 | 3 |
| 4. | Pittsburgh | 21-2 | 1,438 | 4 |
| 5. | Duke |
21-2 | 1,341 | 5 |
| 6. | San Diego State |
23-1 | 1,259 | 7 |
| 7. | BYU | 22-2 | 1,212 | 8 |
| 8. | Notre Dame |
19-4 | 1,185 | 9 |
| 9. | Villanova | 19-4 | 1,047 | 12 |
| 10. | Connecticut | 18-4 | 1,040 | 6 |
| 11. | Georgetown | 18-5 | 1,009 | 13 |
| 12. | Syracuse | 20-4 | 919 | 17 |
| 13. | Wisconsin | 17-5 | 790 | 19 |
| 14. | Purdue | 18-5 | 754 | 11 |
| 15. | Arizona | 20-4 | 630 | 21 |
| 16. | Louisville | 18-5 | 604 | 15 |
| 17. | Florida | 18-5 | 534 | NR |
| 18. | Kentucky | 16-6 | 519 | 10 |
| 19. | Missouri | 18-5 | 511 | 14 |
| 20. | North Carolina |
17-5 | 461 | 23 |
| 21. | Utah State |
22-2 | 347 | 22 |
| 22. | Texas A&M |
17-5 | 231 | 16 |
| 23. | Vanderbilt | 16-6 | 128 | 23 |
| 24. | Temple | 17-5 | 110 | NR |
| 25. | West Virginia |
15-7 | 93 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 88, Wichita St. 29, Coastal Carolina 26, Cincinnati 22, Saint Mary's, Calif. 22, Alabama 21, George Mason 19, Washington 15, Marquette 12, Xavier 12, Florida St. 11, Belmont 5, Illinois 5, UCLA 5, UNLV 5, Baylor 4, Colorado St. 2, Tennessee 2, UTEP 2, Cleveland St. 1, Duquesne 1, Missouri St. 1.
