The top-ranked Wildcats (15-0) were atop 63 of 65 votes cast Monday, ending a run of five weeks as the unanimous No. 1. Kentucky beat Mississippi at home in overtime in its Southeastern Conference opener, then won in double OT at Texas A&M.
Virginia (15-0) earned the other two first-place votes and moved up a spot to No. 2 as the only other unbeaten team after Duke's loss at North Carolina State.
No. 20 Texas had the biggest drop, falling 10 spots after losses to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
AP Top 25
- Kentucky (63) 15-0
- Virginia (2) 15-0
- Gonzaga 16-1
- Duke 14-1
- Villanova 15-1
- Louisville 14-2
- Wisconsin 15-2
- Utah 13-2
- Kansas 13-2
- Arizona 14-2
- Iowa State 12-2
- Notre Dame 15-2
- Wichita State 14-2
- Maryland 15-2
- North Carolina 12-4
- West Virginia 14-2
- Virginia Commonwealth 13-3
- Oklahoma 11-4
- Arkansas 13-2
- Texas 12-4
- Seton Hall 13-3
- Baylor 12-3
- Northern Iowa 14-2
- Oklahoma State 12-3
- Wyoming 15-2