The nation’s two unbeatens retain their spots atop the AP Top 25.
For the second straight week, Kentucky was No. 1 in 63 of 65 votes cast Monday, while Virginia stayed at No. 2.
The Wildcats (17-0) have been No. 1 in every poll and were the unanimous choice for five straight weeks before two voters switched to the Cavaliers (17-0) last week.
Both teams had a pair of double-digit conference wins last week.
Gonzaga remained in third, while Villanova swapped places with Duke. The Blue Devils fell from fourth to fifth after a loss to Miami that ended a 41-game home winning streak followed by a win at Louisville.
No. 22 Dayton, No. 23 Indiana and No. 25 Iowa entered the poll for the first time this season.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky (63) | 17-0 | 1,623 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia (2) | 17-0 | 1,562 | 2 |
| 3. Gonzaga | 18-1 | 1,467 | 3 |
| 4. Villanova | 17-1 | 1,429 | 5 |
| 5. Duke | 15-2 | 1,345 | 4 |
| 6. Wisconsin | 16-2 | 1,282 | 7 |
| 7. Arizona | 16-2 | 1,228 | 10 |
| 8. Notre Dame | 17-2 | 1,055 | 12 |
| 9. Iowa St. | 13-3 | 1,004 | 11 |
| 10. Louisville | 15-3 | 1,003 | 6 |
| 11. Kansas | 14-3 | 943 | 9 |
| 12. Utah | 14-3 | 940 | 8 |
| 13. Maryland | 17-2 | 937 | 14 |
| 14. Wichita St. | 16-2 | 857 | 13 |
| 15. North Carolina | 14-4 | 803 | 15 |
| 16. VCU | 15-3 | 670 | 17 |
| 17. Texas | 13-4 | 554 | 20 |
| 18. West Virginia | 15-3 | 501 | 16 |
| 19. Oklahoma | 12-5 | 445 | 18 |
| 20. N. Iowa | 16-2 | 387 | 23 |
| 21. Baylor | 13-4 | 260 | 22 |
| 22. Dayton | 15-2 | 241 | — |
| 23. Indiana | 14-4 | 93 | — |
| 24. Seton Hall | 13-4 | 91 | 21 |
| 25. Iowa | 13-5 | 85 | — |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 47, Miami 41, San Diego St. 34, Georgetown 33, Stanford 31, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 18, Providence 17, Colorado St. 16, Arkansas 15, Georgia 13, Butler 11, SMU 11, Michigan St. 8, LSU 6, Old Dominion 5, Wyoming 4, Ohio St. 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, St. John’s 1, Washington 1.