For the first time in 13 years, Michigan is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.
The Wolverines (24-1) claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes on Monday to dethrone Arizona (23-2), whose nine-week Top 25 reign ended after back-to-back losses to Kansas and Texas Tech last week.
Michigan enters a challenging week with a 10-game winning streak, scheduled to visit No. 7 Purdue (21-4) on Tuesday before meeting No. 3 Duke (23-2) on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
No. 2 Houston (23-2) received the other first-place ballot. Arizona dropped to No. 4, followed by UConn (24-2), Iowa State (22-3), Purdue, Kansas (19-6), Nebraska (22-3) and Illinois (21-5).
No. 24 Wisconsin (18-7) and No. 25 Alabama (18-7) joined the poll, with Clemson and Kentucky dropping out.
The rest of this week’s Top 25:
11. Gonzaga (25-2)
12. Florida (19-6)
13. Texas Tech (19-6)
14. Virginia (22-3)
15. Michigan State (20-5)
16. North Carolina (20-5)
17. St. John’s (20-5)
18. Saint Louis (24-1)
19. Vanderbilt (21-4)
20. Arkansas (19-6)
21. Louisville (19-6)
22. Miami (Ohio) (25-0)
23. BYU (19-6)
24. Wisconsin (18-7)
25. Alabama (18-7)
