NEW YORK (AP) - Oklahoma, despite losing to Iowa State last week, remains No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll. Unlike last week, when the Sooners were a unanimous No. 1, North Carolina is a close second.
Oklahoma (16-2) received 36 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday, seven more than the Tar Heels (18-2), who remained second.
Iowa jumped from ninth to third, the Hawkeyes' highest ranking since January 1987. They were followed by Kansas and Texas A&M, which is at its highest ranking ever. Villanova, Xavier, Maryland, West Virginia and Providence round out the Top Ten.
Wichita State, Oregon and Notre Dame -- all of whom have been ranked during the season -- are the week's newcomers replacing Butler, Southern California and South Carolina.
TOP 25 POLL
1. Oklahoma (36) 16-2
2. North Carolina (29) 18-2
3. Iowa 16-3
4. Kansas 16-3
5. Texas A&M 17-2
6. Villanova 17-3
7. Xavier 17-2
8. Maryland 17-3
9. West Virginia 16-3
10. Providence 17-3
11. Virginia 15-4
12. Michigan St. 17-4
13. SMU 18-1
14. Iowa St. 15-4
15. Miami 15-3
16. Louisville 16-3
17. Baylor 15-4
18. Arizona 16-4
19. Indiana 17-3
20. Kentucky 15-4
21. Purdue 17-4
22. Wichita St. 14-5
23. Oregon 16-4
24. Duke 15-5
25. Notre Dame 14-5
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