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The top nine teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day last week, an unprecedented day of chaos that led to some big changes in this week's poll.
Despite both losing their most recent games, the top two teams in the poll remained the same.
After being a unanimous pick last week, the Zags received 43 first-place votes from the media panel. Duke had 11 first-place votes. The top five were all from auburn.
| Team | Record |
|---|---|
| 1. Gonzaga (46) | 24-3 |
| 2. Arizona | 25-3 |
| 3. Baylor (4) | 24-5 |
| 4. Duke (11) | 25-4 |
| 5. Auburn | 25-4 |
| 6. Kansas | 23-5 |
| 7. Kentucky | 23-6 |
| 8. Purdue | 24-5 |
| 9. Providence | 24-3 |
| 10. Wisconsin | 23-5 |
| 11. Villanova | 21-7 |
| 12. Texas Tech | 22-7 |
| 13. Tennessee | 21-7 |
| 14. Houston | 24-4 |
| 14. Arkansas | 23-6 |
| 16. Southern Cal | 25-4 |
| 17. UCLA | 21-6 |
| 18. UConn | 21-7 |
| 19. Saint Mary's (Cal) | 24-6 |
| 20. Illinois | 20-8 |
| 21. Texas | 21-8 |
| 22. Murray State | 28-2 |
| 23. Ohio State | 18-8 |
| 24. Iowa | 20-8 |
| 25. Alabama | 19-10 |
The top six teams lost on the same day for the first time in the AP Poll era. Texas Tech became the ninth top 10 team to lose in one day.
Mark Few said after the loss to Saint Mary's that it was kind of life in late February and early March.
The biggest beneficiary of Saturday's win was Baylor, which moved up seven spots. The Jayhawks dropped one spot after the loss.
After losing to Tennessee, auburn lost three spots. Kentucky fell out of the top 10 after losing to Arkansas.
Four teams got shuffled in this week's poll, but all but one remained the same.
The conference tournaments are just around the corner and things are getting interesting.
There are bears.
After opening the season with a 15-0 record and holding the top spot in the AP Top 25 for five weeks, it seemed like a good bet for the Bears to return to the Final Four.
Things got a little shaky after that.
The Bears lost back-to-back home games for the first time in three years, and suffered a gruesome leg injury to forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua.
After tumbling down the poll, it may be finding its footing again. The Bears have beaten Oklahoma State and Kansas in the past two seasons, improving to 10-1 against top 10 teams.
I know our team looked a little bit different in the beginning of the year, but don't count these guys out, Scott Drew said.
RISING/FALLING
It was the biggest jump of the week by seven spots. Tennessee, Arkansas and Saint Mary's all moved up.
UCLA and Illinois had the biggest drops. The Bruins lost to Oregon before beating Oregon State and the Illini lost to Ohio State before beating Michigan.
There is a conference watch.
The Big Ten and SEC had five ranked teams this week. The Big 12 had four ranked teams, while the Pac-12 and Big East had three. The West Coast Conference had two ranked teams for the second week in a row.
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