Florida, which finished an unbeaten season in the Southeastern Conference, and Wichita State, which completed an undefeated regular season, are the top two teams in the AP college basketball poll for the third straight week.
The Gators (29-2), who received 50 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday, open play in the SEC tournament Friday.
The Shockers (34-0) got the other 15 No. 1 votes. They won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Sunday, the first team to enter the NCAA tournament without a loss since UNLV in 1991.
Villanova moved from sixth to third, while Arizona dropped one spot to fourth. Louisville jumped from 11th to fifth, followed by Virginia and Duke. San Diego State and Michigan tied for eighth and Kansas was 10th.
Kentucky, which has lost three of four, dropped out from 25th, the fourth preseason No. 1 to fall out of the poll in the same season.
Top 25
1. Florida (50) 29-2
2. Wichita St. (15) 34-0
3. Villanova 28-3
4. Arizona 28-3
5. Louisville 26-5
6. Virginia 25-6
7. Duke 24-7
8. Michigan 23-7
8. San Diego St. 27-3
10. Kansas 23-8
11. Syracuse 27-4
12. Wisconsin 25-6
13. Cincinnati 26-5
14. Creighton 24-6
15. North Carolina 23-8
16. Iowa St. 23-7
17. Oklahoma 23-8
18. Saint Louis 26-5
19. Memphis 23-8
20. New Mexico 24-6
21. UConn 24-7
22. Michigan St. 23-8
23. VCU 24-7
24. Ohio St. 23-8
25. SMU 23-8
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 82, Stephen F. Austin 56, Oregon 39, Texas 31, Harvard 27, Kentucky 19, Baylor 18, UCLA 14, Nebraska 8, Iowa 4, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, NC Central 1
