The Associated Press released its latest top 25 rankings on Monday after the conclusion of the regular season.
Entering conference tournament play, Houston, UConn, and Purdue continue to lead the way, and North Carolina climbed into the top four after winning the ACC regular season title against archrival Duke on Saturday.
Houston and Baylor continued to lead the Texas teams, and Texas Tech joined them at No.25 this week. The Red Raiders have been in and out of the top 25 all season but rattled off three straight wins, including an upset over Baylor on Saturday, to finish the regular season tied for third place in the Big 12.
Iowa State joined Houston as a top 10 national team representing the Big 12, while BYU and Kansas round out the conference’s five ranked teams this week — tied with the SEC for the most of any conference.
No.9 Kentucky’s six-spot climb after a win over Tennessee was the biggest of the week, while Washington State’s drop was the largest. San Diego State and South Florida dropped out of the top 25, while Nevada joined Texas Tech as an addition.
Here is the complete AP Top 25 entering this week’s conference tournaments:
1. Houston Cougars (28-3)
2. UConn Huskies (28-3)
3. Purdue Boilermakers (28-3)
4. North Carolina Tar Heels (25-6)
5. Tennessee Volunteers (24-7)
6. Arizona Wildcats (24-7)
7. Iowa State Cyclones (24-7)
8. Creighton Bluejays (23-8)
9. Kentucky Wildcats (23-8)
10. Marquette Golden Eagles (23-8)
11. Duke Blue Devils (24-7)
12. Auburn Tigers (24-7)
13. Illinois Fighting Illini (23-8)
14. Baylor Bears (22-9)
15. South Carolina Gamecocks (25-6)
16. Kansas Jayhawks (22-9)
17. Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-6)
18. Utah State Aggies (26-5)
19. Alabama Crimson Tide (21-10)
20. BYU Cougars (22-9)
21. Saint Mary’s Gaels (24-7)
22. Washington State Cougars (23-8)
23. Nevada Wolf Pack (26-6)
24. Dayton Flyers (24-6)
25. Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-9)
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Boise State 46, South Florida 27, San Diego State 21, Drake 16, Texas 14, James Madison 14, FAU 11, Florida 8, Princeton 7, Nebraska 6, New Mexico 4, Colorado 2, McNeese State 2, Colorado State 1, Wake Forest 1, Indiana State 1.
