Kentucky remains No. 1 in the AP Top 25, though two overtime games loosened its hold on the top spot a bit.
The Wildcats (15-0) were atop 63 of 65 votes cast Monday, ending a run of five straight weeks as the unanimous No. 1. Kentucky beat Mississippi at home in overtime then won in double overtime at Texas A&M.
Virginia (15-0) earned the other two first-place votes and moved up a spot to No. 2 as the only other unbeaten team after Duke’s loss at North Carolina State.
Gonzaga was third, followed by Duke — which fell from second and was among five top-10 losers — and Villanova.
Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State and Wyoming were new to the poll, with 25th-ranked Wyoming in for the first time since 1988.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, 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) | 15-0 | 1,623 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia (2) | 15-0 | 1,561 | 3 |
| 3. Gonzaga | 16-1 | 1,446 | 6 |
| 4. Duke | 14-1 | 1,432 | 2 |
| 5. Villanova | 15-1 | 1,358 | 8 |
| 6. Louisville | 14-2 | 1,264 | 5 |
| 7. Wisconsin | 15-2 | 1,200 | 4 |
| 8. Utah | 13-2 | 1,185 | 9 |
| 9. Kansas | 13-2 | 1,100 | 12 |
| 10. Arizona | 14-2 | 1,037 | 7 |
| 11. Iowa St. | 12-2 | 922 | 17 |
| 12. Notre Dame | 15-2 | 903 | 13 |
| 13. Wichita St. | 14-2 | 832 | 15 |
| 14. Maryland | 15-2 | 801 | 11 |
| 15. North Carolina | 12-4 | 719 | 18 |
| 16. West Virginia | 14-2 | 627 | 14 |
| 17. VCU | 13-3 | 578 | 20 |
| 18. Oklahoma | 11-4 | 485 | 16 |
| 19. Arkansas | 13-2 | 431 | 23 |
| 20. Texas | 12-4 | 345 | 10 |
| 21. Seton Hall | 13-3 | 298 | 19 |
| 22. Baylor | 12-3 | 278 | 21 |
| 23. N. Iowa | 14-2 | 212 | — |
| 24. Oklahoma St. | 12-3 | 132 | — |
| 25. Wyoming | 15-2 | 71 | — |
Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 70, Michigan St. 67, Dayton 55, Providence 17, Indiana 15, LSU 12, St. John’s 10, Alabama 7, Georgetown 7, NC State 6, Green Bay 3, Syracuse 3, Butler 2, Oregon 2, San Diego St. 2, TCU 2, Colorado St. 1, Davidson 1, Hofstra 1, Old Dominion 1, SMU 1.