College basketball: Updated AP Top 25 Poll revealed following Week 12

Another upset-filled and exciting week of college basketball action is in the books. Week 12 was filled with upsets and highly contested matchups between top 25 teams, leading to some major changes within the latest AP Top 25 Poll. Following all of the action, the latest poll has been revealed.

AP Top 25 Poll following Week 12

1. Auburn (20-1)
2. Gonzaga (17-2)
3. UCLA (16-2)
4. Purdue (18-3)
5. Kentucky (17-4)
6. Houston (18-2)
7. Arizona (17-2)
8. Baylor (18-3)
9. Duke (17-3)
10. Kansas (17-3)
11. Wisconsin (17-3)
12. Villanova (16-5)
13. Michigan State (16-4)
14. Texas Tech (16-5)
15. Providence (18-2)
16. Ohio State (13-5)
17. UConn (15-4)
18. Illinois (15-5)
19. USC (18-3)
20. Iowa State (16-5)
21. Xavier (15-5)
22. Tennessee (14-6)
23. Texas (16-5)
24. Marquette (15-7)
25. LSU (16-5)

Four teams in last week’s top ten lost during Week 12

After rising to the top spot in the rankings last week, Auburn remains in the same position in the post-Week 12 AP Poll, following a perfect week with wins over Missouri and Oklahoma. Gonzaga remains just behind Auburn after picking up wins over Loyola Marymount and Portland.

The rest of the top five did not have the same luck. Arizona, previously ranked No. 3, won against Arizona State but couldn’t get it done against UCLA, going 1-1 on the week. Baylor also went 1-1, picking up a win over Kansas State before falling to Alabama. Kansas went 1-1 as well, beating Texas Tech before being dismantled by Kentucky in a highly anticipated top 25 matchup.

Purdue (previously No. 6) had a good week, going 2-0 win wins over Iowa and Ohio State. UCLA (No. 7) picked up three wins on the week against Arizona, Cal, and Stanford. Houston (No. 8) played just one game, but it was a victory over UCF, while Duke (No. 9) picked up wins over Louisville and Clemson. Rounding out last week’s top ten, Michigan State beat Michigan but fell to Illinois, going 1-1 on the week.

No team in last week’s AP Top 25 went winless in Week 12, but 12 teams lost one game, resulting in some serious shifts in this week’s poll. In addition to the teams in last week’s top ten that picked up a loss, Texas Tech (No. 13), USC (No. 15), Ohio State (No. 16), Tennessee (No. 18), LSU (No. 19), Xavier (No. 21), Marquette (No. 22), and Davidson (No. 25) also lost one game in Week 12.

Davidson fell out of the AP Poll after Week 12, and received just 10 points in voting. Texas was the lone team to join the top 25 this week. Alabama, Murray State, Saint Mary’s, Boise State, Miami, and Indiana all received at least 22 points in voting this week.