NEW YORK (AP) — Michigan State is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25.
The Spartans received 43 of 65 first-place votes to earn the top spot for the first time in two seasons.
Second-ranked Duke received 21 first-place votes and Villanova dropped from first to third. The Wildcats were 101-93 losers to Butler on Saturday.
Arizona State fell one spot to fourth, while Xavier moved up one place to fifth. West Virginia, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wichita State and Kansas fill out the top 10.
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no change among the top eight in the AP women’s poll, which means unanimous No. 1 team UConn is followed by Notre Dame, Louisville, South Carolina and Mississippi State. Baylor stays at No. 6, ahead of Tennessee and Texas. Oregon moved up a spot to ninth and Ohio State is 10th.
Stanford is back in the poll following a one-week absence, landing at No. 24 after ending a 17-year run among the top-25.
