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There were significant changes in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll.
The first game of the new year was lost by Gonzaga, but it was just the beginning of things to come.
Jeff Borzello @jeffborzelloAn historic Saturday in college basketball. No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 all lost. For the first time ever.
Seven top-10 teams lost. For the first time ever.
The results created a lot of question marks for voters, who ended up leaving Gonzaga at the top of the rankings. The decision was not unanimous as Duke and Baylor also got first-place votes.
As conference tournaments begin around the country, here is the full Top 25.
AP Poll
1. There is a person named Gonzaga.
2. Arizona.
3. It's Baylor.
4. Duke.
5. There is a city called auburn.
6. The state of Kansas.
7. Kentucky.
There are 8. There is a school called Purdue.
There are 9. Providence.
10. The state of Wisconsin.
11. It's Villanova.
There are 12. Texas Tech.
13 The state of Tennessee.
There are 14. Arkansas.
15. The city of Houston.
16. The USC.
17 UCLA.
18. Connecticut.
19 Saint Mary's.
20. Illinois is located in the state of Illinois.
21. Texas.
22. Murray State.
There is a new date for this. Ohio State.
24. It's Iowa.
25. Alabama.
It was a week full of court-storming by fans as top teams struggled on the road.
ESPN @espnCHAOS IN MORAGA‼️ pic.twitter.com/7qAlVIXm6V
The big men were held to six points by Saint Mary's on Saturday, and they couldn't get anything going. The Gaels moved up to 19 in the latest poll.
It was a similar story in the Pac-12 as Colorado beat Arizona.
Despite the results, the top two remained the same.
In their conference road games, the teams were more competitive, but still couldn't pull out wins.
Tennessee handed auburn its third loss in the last six games with a 67-62 win. Smith had 27 points, eight rebound, and two blocks, but didn't get enough help to pull out the win.
The Tigers were the top ranked team in the AP poll.
The Boilermakers upset Michigan State by a score of 68-65. The Spartans shot 45 percent from three-point range, while the Boilermakers finished just 1-of-9.
One of the few Top 10 teams to survive the week without a loss was the Bears, who defeated fifth-ranked Kansas. Akinjo came through when it mattered, shooting just 2-of-10 but coming through in the 80-70 win.
ESPN @espnJames Akinjo is CLUTCH‼️ @BaylorMBB pic.twitter.com/BQMx8YB2cx
It helped the Bears move up seven spots to third.
Arkansas is a team no one wants to play after a win over Kentucky on Saturday. The Razorbacks have won 13 of their last 14 games.
Arkansas is 14th in the latest ranking despite a rough stretch in the middle of the season.
Duke is the highest ranked team in this week's poll to avoid a loss.
The upsets should continue across college basketball in the coming weeks.
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