Top 5 Teams in AP and Coaches’ Polls Exactly the Same for Second Straight Week

All things considered, this wasn’t exactly the most exciting week in college basketball. The five top teams—Kentucky, Virginia, Gonzaga, Duke and Wisconsin—all took care of their business, even if they were all tested by lesser opponents at one time or another. This made for a rather unexciting week in the AP and Coaches’ polls, as both of them have the exact same top fives after the last week of action.

Per usual, Kentucky has a stranglehold on the college basketball world. The undefeated Wildcats received all 65 first-place votes in the AP Poll, while it received 31 of a possible 32 in the Coaches’ Poll. The only squad which was able to take a vote from Kentucky was Gonzaga.

Here is this week’s AP Poll, via ESPN:

1. Kentucky (65 first-place votes)
2. Virginia
3. Gonzaga
4. Duke
5. Wisconsin
6. Villanova
7. Arizona
8. Kansas
9. Utah
10. Notre Dame
11. Northern Iowa
12. Louisville
13. Wichita State
14. Iowa State
15. North Carolina
16. Maryland
17. Oklahoma
18. Arkansas
19. Butler
20. Baylor
21. SMU
22. Oklahoma State
23. West Virginia
24. Ohio State
25. VCU

And here is the way the Coaches’ Poll shakes out, also via ESPN:

1. Kentucky (31 first-place votes)
2. Gonzaga
3. Virginia
4. Wisconsin
5. Duke
6. Villanova
7. Arizona
8. Kansas
9. Utah
10. Notre Dame
11. Northern Iowa
12. Louisville
13. Wichita State
14. Iowa State
15. Maryland
16. North Carolina
17. Arkansas
18. Oklahoma
19. Butler
20. Baylor
21. SMU
22. West Virginia
23. Ohio State
24. Oklahoma State
25. San Diego State