For the second consecutive week, top-ranked Kentucky received 63 of the possible 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Those other two votes again went to the only other undefeated team remaining in the country, second-ranked Virginia. Gonzaga stayed at No. 3, while Villanova and Duke switched places to round out the top five.
NCAA basketball rankings 2015: Top 3 stays the same in new AP Top 25
The state of Iowa hoops is quite strong.
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These are high times for hoops in the state of Iowa, which has three teams ranked in the new poll. Iowa State moved into the top 10 at No. 9 after its big win over Kansas on Saturday night, while Northern Iowa moved up three spots to No. 20 and Iowa entered the poll at No. 25.
Here’s the full top 25 for this week:
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
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.
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