The Gonzaga Bulldogs remain at the top of the polls for a second straight week after another frantic weekend in college basketball shook up the rankings. The Zags moved to 24-0 after wins over BYU and Santa Clara with a showdown against No. 20 St. Mary’s waiting on Saturday. Is this the year Mark Few finally gets to the Final Four?
NCAA basketball rankings 2017: Gonzaga stays at No. 1, Oregon vs. UCLA rematch looms
The latest rankings have the Gonzaga Bulldogs at No. 1 five weeks out from Selection Sunday.
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Baylor, last week’s No. 2, has fallen to No. 6 after back-to-back losses to Kansas and Kansas State. Villanova is the new No. 2, with Kansas at No. 3 and Louisville at No. 4.
While Villanova won out last week, it was a rough weekend for two other acclaimed programs that go by the Wildcats. Kentucky was crushed by Florida and fell from No. 8 to No. 15. Arizona was leveled by Oregon and fell from No. 5 to No. 10.
The Ducks rose to No. 5 after blasting Arizona, setting the stage for a Pac-12 showdown on Thursday against No. 10 UCLA. Thursday’s schedule also features No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 18 Duke.
Here’s a full look at this week’s AP Poll:
- Gonzaga (59)
- Villanova (6)
- Kansas
- Louisville
- Oregon
- Baylor
- Wisconsin
- North Carolina
- Arizona
- UCLA
- Cincinnati
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Florida State
- Kentucky
- Purdue
- Florida
- Duke
- South Carolina
- St. Mary’s
- Maryland
- Butler
- Creighton
- Xavier
- SMU
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