Gonzaga, Villanova, Kansas Stay Nos. 1-3 in AP Poll

Gonzaga, Villanova and Kansas remained the top three teams in the new Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Monday.

Baylor moved up to No. 4 and Arizona to No. 5, while Louisville dropped to No. 8.

The ACC had six teams in the poll, with No. 8 Louisville, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 12 Duke, No. 14 Virginia, No. 17 Florida State and No. 25 Notre DAme.

The Big East is down to three with Villanova, No. 20 Creighton and No. 24 Butler. Xavier dropped out.

AP Poll

1. Gonzaga (26-0)

2. Villanova (24-2)

3. Kansas (22-3)

4. Baylor (22-3)

5. Arizona (23-3)

6. UCLA (23-3)

7. Oregon (22-3)

8. Louisville (20-5)

9. West Virginia (20-5)

10. North Carolina (21-5)

11. Wisconsin (21-4)

12. Duke (20-5)

13. Kentucky (20-5)

14. Virginia (18-6)

15. Florida (20-5)

16. Purdue (20-5)

17. Florida State (21-5)

18. Cincinnati (22-3)

19. SMU (22-4)

20. Creighton (21-4)

21. South Carolina (21-5)

22. Saint Mary’s (22-3)

23. Maryland (21-4)

24. Butler (19-6)

25. Notre Dame (19-7)

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