AFTER LOSS TO USF, VIRGINIA DROPS FROM NO. 4 TO 15 IN AP TOP 25

By Ben Sullivan

Gonzaga, Baylor and Iowa were the only mainstays of the top five of the AP poll after a wild opening week that saw previous-No. 3 Villanova and previous-No. 4 Virginia take losses.

Iowa jumped two spots to No. 3, while Wisconsin jumped three spots to No. 5. Villanova fell to No. 12 and Virginia dropped to No. 15.

1. Gonzaga (57)
2. Baylor (6)
3. Iowa
4. Wisconsin
5. Illinois
6. Duke
7. Kansas
8. Michigan St.
9. Creighton
10. Houston             
11. West Virginia
12. Villanova
13. Tennessee
14. North Carolina
15. Virginia
16. Virginia Tech
17. Texas
17. Texas Tech
19. Richmond
20. Kentucky
21. Oregon
22. Florida St.
23. Ohio St.
24. Rutgers
25. Arizona St.

Also receiving votes: Michigan 90, San Diego St. 86, Saint Louis 69, Louisville 55, Alabama 52, Florida 45, Indiana 38, UCLA 14, Maryland 9, Providence 7, Stanford 7, UConn 6, Clemson 4, LSU 3, Arkansas 2, Loyola of Chicago 1, TCU 1, Colorado 1, BYU 1.