The Associated Press released a new men’s college basketball top 25 poll on Monday. The poll saw Purdue stay at No. 1 for the fourth straight week, capturing 60 of 61 first-place votes.
UConn fell from No. 2 to No. 4 after suffering its first loss of the season, on the road at Xavier on New Year’s Eve. That allowed Houston to move back up to No. 3, with Kansas behind it and Arizona rounding out the top five.
College of Charleston broke into the top 25 this week for the first time in 20 years, after starting the season 14–1. New Mexico, the only other undefeated team in men’s college hoops besides Purdue, moved up one spot to No. 21 after reaching 14–0. Baylor was the biggest faller of the week, tumbling seven spots after a road defeat to Iowa State.
