Kentucky, the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, is the first team since Duke in 1991-92 to hold the No. 1 spot in the AP poll for the entire season.
No. 2 now belongs to Villanova, which is riding a 15-game winning streak into the big dance. The Wildcats (32-2) won the Big East tournament this past Saturday by demolishing Xavier 69-52 in the championship game.
AP Top 25
- Kentucky (65 first place votes)
- Villanova
- Wisconsin
- Duke
- Arizona
- Virginia
- Gonzaga
- Notre Dame
- Iowa State
- Kansas
- Northern Iowa
- Maryland
- Oklahoma
- Wichita State
- North Carolina
- Baylor
- Louisville
- SMU
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Arkansas
- Georgetown
- Michigan State
- Butler
- VCU