Upset-Heavy Week Leads to Major Changes in Men’s AP Top 25

UConn and Arkansas both tumbled in this week's NCAA top 25.

Houston and Kansas remained firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll Monday after a record weekend of top 25 losses, while Florida Atlantic took advantage of the chaos to crack the ranking for the first time in school history.

Eleven teams in the top 25 went down on Saturday, tying a record that has stood for nearly 12 years, while Connecticut and Marquette also lost on Sunday to give the AP poll one of its biggest shakeups in recent history.

The banged-up Cougars, who had to fight off South Florida to avoid their own upset loss, watched their advantage over the Jayhawks shrink ever so slightly, pulling in 34 of 60 first-place votes from a national media panel. Kansas received 23 votes to remain second while Purdue picked up the remaining three to stay third.

Alabama remained at No. 4 while UCLA, riding a 13-game winning streak, climbed two spots to round out the top five.

The Bruins entered the top five this week :: Kiyoshi Mio/USA TODAY Sports

Full men’s poll as of Jan. 16:

1. Houston
2. Kansas
3. Purdue
4. Alabama
5. UCLA
6. Gonzaga
7. Texas
8. Xavier
9. Tennessee
10. Virginia
11. Arizona
12. Iowa State
13. Kansas State
14. TCU
15. UConn
16. Auburn
17. Miami
18. Charleston
19. Clemson
20. Marquette
21. Baylor
22. Providence
23. Rutgers
24. Florida Atlantic
25. Arkansas

Others receiving votes: North Carolina State 111, Saint Mary's 106, Arizona State 79, New Mexico 67, Illinois 61, San Diego State 44, Michigan State 29, Duke 24, Wisconsin 14, Creighton 9, Kent State 8, Boise State 6, Texas A&M 5, Ohio State 3, Missouri 3, VCU 2, Iowa 2, North Carolina 1.

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