UCLA climbed into the top 10 in the first regular-season AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the season on Monday while Florida remained No. 1 and the top four were unchanged.
The Gators, who began the season with wins over then-No. 14 Miami and Jacksonville, earned six more first place-votes and had 53 of the 60 from a national media panel. Duke earned the other seven first-place votes, Illinois held down No. 3 in the poll, and UConn was fourth after winning an NCAA championship game rematch with then-No. 16 Michigan on Friday night.
Rank Team Record Previous
1 Florida 2-0 1
2 Duke 2-0 2
3 Illinois 2-0 3
4 UConn 2-0 4
5 Michigan State 2-0 6
6 Virginia 3-0 9
7 Texas 2-0 7
8 Houston 2-0 10
9 UCLA 2-0 22
10 Louisville 2-0 11
11 Tennessee 1-0 8
12 Arizona 1-1 5
13 St. John’s 2-0 13
14 Gonzaga 2-0 15
15 Kansas 2-0 17
16 Texas Tech 2-0 19
17 Miami 1-1 14
18 Alabama 2-0 20
19 Arkansas 1-1 12
20 Michigan 1-1 16
21 USC 2-0 21
22 Vanderbilt 2-0 24
23 BYU 2-0 25
24 Kentucky 2-0 23
25 Nebraska 2-0 N/R
Michigan State rounded out the top five Monday, taking the place of Arizona, which lost its opener to the Bruins a week ago.
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