Kentucky is the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the fourth straight week.
The Wildcats (27-0) received all 65 first-place votes from a 65-member media panel Monday after routing Tennessee and Auburn last week.
Virginia remained No. 2, followed by Gonzaga, Duke, Wisconsin, Villanova and Arizona. It’s the first time the top seven have remained the same for six straight weeks since 1992-93.
Northern Iowa moved into the top 10 for the first time in school history, sliding in behind No. 8 Kansas and No. 9 Notre Dame.
San Diego State returned to the poll at No. 24, and No. 25 Providence was ranked for the first time since the final poll of 2003-04.
Ohio State and Oklahoma State dropped out.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 22, 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 (65) | 27-0 | 1,625 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia | 25-1 | 1,526 | 2 |
| 3. Gonzaga | 28-1 | 1,471 | 3 |
| 4. Duke | 24-3 | 1,448 | 4 |
| 5. Wisconsin | 25-2 | 1,390 | 5 |
| 6. Villanova | 25-2 | 1,306 | 6 |
| 7. Arizona | 24-3 | 1,228 | 7 |
| 8. Kansas | 22-5 | 1,111 | 8 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 24-4 | 1,109 | 10 |
| 10. N. Iowa | 26-2 | 1,032 | 11 |
| 11. Wichita St. | 25-3 | 930 | 13 |
| 12. Iowa St. | 20-6 | 887 | 14 |
| 13. Utah | 21-5 | 876 | 9 |
| 14. Maryland | 22-5 | 695 | 16 |
| 15. North Carolina | 19-8 | 655 | 15 |
| 16. Oklahoma | 19-8 | 622 | 17 |
| 17. Louisville | 21-6 | 613 | 12 |
| 18. Arkansas | 22-5 | 564 | 18 |
| 19. Baylor | 20-7 | 473 | 20 |
| 20. West Virginia | 21-6 | 453 | 23 |
| 21. SMU | 22-5 | 357 | 21 |
| 22. VCU | 21-6 | 182 | 25 |
| 23. Butler | 19-8 | 165 | 19 |
| 24. San Diego St. | 22-6 | 117 | — |
| 25. Providence | 19-8 | 72 | — |
Others receiving votes: Georgetown 58, Michigan St. 56, Murray St. 42, Oklahoma St. 25, Ohio St. 12, Valparaiso 10, Texas A&M 8, Rhode Island 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Oregon 1, Texas 1.