UConn, Purdue stay atop topsy-turvy AP Top 25

Field Level Media|published: Mon 22nd January, 14:34 2024

Purdue's Zach Edey (15) and the Boilermakers huddle up before the start of the first half of the Indiana versus Purdue men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. credits: Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

UConn remained No. 1 and Purdue No. 2 in the latest Associated Press Top 25, released Monday, but the rest of the poll was muddied after a second straight week of upsets and the unexpected.

The Huskies (17-2), the reigning national champions, received 44 of the 61 first-place votes. The Boilermakers (17-2) nabbed the other 17.

A loss to West Virginia by last week's No. 3 Kansas gave the rest of the top five — No. 3 North Carolina (15-3), No. 4 Houston (16-2) and No. 5 Tennessee (14-4) — a chance to move up one spot.

The bottom half of the top 10 saw plenty of movement.

Kentucky (14-3) jumped two places to No. 6, while Kansas (15-3) fell four places to No. 7. No. 8 Auburn (16-2) rose five spots and was followed by Arizona (14-4) and Illinois (14-4), which climbed three and four spots, respectively.

Duke (13-4) dropped five places to No. 12 after being upset on its home court by Pitt, and No. 15 Baylor (14-4) and No. 19 Memphis (15-4) plunged six and nine spots, respectively, after two straight losses.

No. 16 Dayton (15-2) and No. 20 Texas Tech (15-3) both moved up five places.

Back in the Top 25 this week was No. 24 Colorado State (15-3), while No. 25 New Mexico (16-3) joined for the first time this season.

Falling out were TCU and Ole Miss after a pair of defeats.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. Oklahoma

12. Duke

13. Wisconsin

14. Marquette

15. Baylor

16. Dayton

17. Creighton

18. Utah State