Gonzaga narrowly edged Auburn for the No. 1 spot in the new AP Top 25 poll on Monday, leaving the Tigers just shy of reaching the top spot for the first time in program history. Auburn received more first-place votes (36) than Gonzaga (25), but the Zags claimed No. 1 with a 1,486-1,482 edge in total points.
The Zags crushed BYU 110-84 and Santa Clara 115-83 last week to improve to 14-2 (3-0 WCC). Gonzaga was No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 and remained there for the first three polls until its loss to Duke in late November.
At 16-1 (5-0 SEC), Auburn had a compelling case to be No. 1. The Tigers are on a 13-game winning streak and notched road wins over Alabama and Ole Miss last week. The Tigers were No. 4 but had a chance to climb all the way to the top following an 0-2 week for previous No. 1 Baylor and a loss for previous No. 3 UCLA.
Despite coming up just short, Auburn will have an opportunity to make its case for No. 1 this week. Auburn hosts lowly Georgia on Wednesday but will face No. 12 Kentucky in an SEC showdown Saturday on CBS. The Wildcats rose six spots in this week's poll after beating Vanderbilt on Tuesday and crushing Tennessee 107-79 at home.
The Tigers have been No. 2 on multiple occasions before, the last time coming in the 1999-00 season under Cliff Ellis. But No. 4 was the highest they had ever risen under Pearl until Monday. With a deep roster headlined by potential No. 1 overall pick Jabari Smith and North Carolina transfer center Walker Kessler, the Tigers have one of the nation's best front courts in the nation and the best defensive squad of Pearl's eight-year tenure.
Two Big Ten teams were among the biggest beneficiaries in the new poll, as Wisconsin jumped five spots to No. 8 and Illinois leaped eight spots to No. 17. USC fell 11 spots to No. 16 following a pair of losses, and UCLA dropped from No. 3 to No. 9 after its loss to Oregon. Their drops made Arizona the top-ranked team in the Pac-12 at No. 3 as the Wildcats rose three spots.
Baylor remained in the top five at No. 5, despite being the first team to ever lose two home games in the same week while ranked No. 1.
AP Top 25
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga (25) | 14-2 | 1,486 | 2 |
| 2 | Auburn (36) | 16-1 | 1,482 | 4 |
| 3 | Arizona | 14-1 | 1,320 | 6 |
| 4 | Purdue | 14-2 | 1,255 | 7 |
| 5 | Baylor | 15-2 | 1,238 | 1 |
| 6 | Duke | 14-2 | 1,205 | 8 |
| 7 | Kansas | 14-2 | 1,192 | 9 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 14-2 | 1,056 | 13 |
| 9 | UCLA | 11-2 | 1,041 | 3 |
| 10 | Houston | 15-2 | 1,036 | 11 |
| 11 | Villanova | 13-4 | 908 | 14 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 14-3 | 804 | 18 |
| 13 | LSU | 15-2 | 738 | 12 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 14-3 | 681 | 10 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 14-3 | 665 | 15 |
| 16 | USC | 14-2 | 618 | 5 |
| 17 | Illinois | 13-3 | 521 | 25 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 13-4 | 509 | 19 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 11-4 | 465 | 16 |
| 20 | Xavier | 13-3 | 427 | 17 |
| 21 | Providence | 14-2 | 350 | 23 |
| 22 | Loyola Chicago | 13-2 | 193 | NR |
| 23 | Texas | 13-4 | 185 | 21 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 11-5 | 98 | 22 |
| 25 | UConn | 11-4 | 73 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 56, BYU 50, Davidson 34, Alabama 26, San Diego State 25, Miami 21, Oregon 15, West Virginia 14, Colorado State 13, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma 7, TCU 4, North Carolina 2, Indiana 2.
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