Reigning national champion Connecticut is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll a day after being named the top overall seed for the NCAA Tournament.
The Huskies moved up from No. 2 in Monday’s poll, trading spots with Houston after the Cougars’ lopsided loss in the Big 12 Tournament title game to Iowa State. UConn received 61 of 62 first-place votes to return to No. 1 for the first time since a six-week stint in January and February.
RANK TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS
1 UConn 31-3 2
2 Houston 30-4 1
3 Purdue 29-4 3
4 Iowa State 27-7 7
5 North Carolina 27-7 4
6 Tennessee 24-8 5
7 Auburn 27-7 12
8 Marquette 25-9 10
9 Arizona 25-8 6
10 Illinois 26-8 13
11 Creighton 23-9 8
12 Kentucky 23-9 9
13 Duke 24-8 11
14 Baylor 23-10 14
15 Saint Mary’s 26-7 21
16 South Carolina 26-7 15
17 Kansas 22-10 16
18 Gonzaga 25-7 17
19 Alabama 21-11 19
20 Utah State 27-6 18
21 BYU 23-10 20
22 Texas Tech 23-10 25
23 Wisconsin 22-13 –
24 San Diego State 24-10 –
25 Washington State 24-9 22