Top-seed UConn regains No

Mar 18, 2024, 01:26 PM ET

Ruling nationwide champ Connecticut is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 guys’s college basketball survey a day after being named the top overall seed for the NCAA tournament.The Huskies went up from No. 2 in Monday’s poll, trading areas with Houston after the Cougars’uneven loss in the Big 12 tournament title game to Iowa State. UConn got 61 of 62 first-place votes to return to No. 1 for the very first time because a six-week stint in January and February.UConn( 31-3 )has actually lost just when considering that Dec. 20 and won its first Big East tournament title given that 2011 on Saturday. Then came a No. 1 local seed in the NCAAs for the very first time because a Last Four run in 2009 and sixth time overall.Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Huskies, who top the East Region bracket, are trying to become college basketball’s first

repeat champ because Florida in 2006 and 2007.”We have actually got a bunch of NBA players– we’ve got NBA-level talent that wants to screen and share

and play for each other on offense,”coach Dan Hurley stated after a win versus St. John’s in the Big East semifinals.”And it’s a special group of players that have NBA capability, but are humble and about group. “THE LEADING TIER Huge 12 regular-season champ Houston still got a first-place vote regardless of its competition stumble, while Purdue stayed

at No. 3 after falling to Wisconsin in the Big 10 tournament semifinals.Iowa State jumped 3 spots to No. 4 for the program’s greatest ranking because investing a week at No. 4 in December 2015. The Cyclones were unranked this season till Jan. 15.

North Carolina is No. 5. The Tar Heels won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title but fell in the ACC tournament final to top competing North Carolina State’s shocking title run.Of that group, the Cougars(South), Boilermakers( Midwest)and Tar Heels(West)made leading NCAA local seeds.Tennessee, Auburn, Marquette, Arizona and Illinois completed the leading 10, with the Tigers winning the Southeastern Conference competition and the Illini declaring the Big 10 title behind a scoring binge from Terrence Shannon Jr.RISING AND FALLING Saint Mary’s had the biggest jump of the week, climbing up six areas to No. 15 after beating Gonzaga for the West Coast Conference competition title. Auburn was next by moving up five areas to No. 7, creating a considerable disparity with the NCAA selection committee that offered the

Tigers a No. 4 regional seed in UConn’s East bracket.More than half of the poll groups(13)moved after the mayhem from league competitions. Arizona, No. 11 Creighton, No. 12 Kentucky and No. 25 Washington State all tied for the most significant topples by falling 3 spots.IN AND OUT No. 23 Wisconsin and No. 24 San Diego State were the brand-new additions to the poll, though both have actually been ranked in numerous weeks this season. Nevada(No. 23) and Dayton (No. 24 )fell out to make room for the Badgers and Aztecs.CONFERENCE WATCH The Big 12 had a national-best 6 ranked groups, consisting of No. 17 Kansas, No. 21 BYU and No. 22 Texas Tech. The SEC was next with 5, including No. 16

South Carolina.The Big East and Big Ten each had 3 ranked teams, while the ACC, Pac-12, Mountain West and West Coast conferences each had two.ONE MORE TO GO For the first time, The Associated Press will launch a post-tournament Leading 25 after the national championship game. It will be

launched April 9, the day after the title game in Glendale, Arizona.