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The last week in college basketball saw some stability at the top, but a mess in the middle. The top three teams in the country (Gonzaga, Duke, and Kansas) stay in their position, while five out of the remaining spots shuffled around. For the Big Ten, big rises from Michigan State and Penn State, while Ohio State continues to take a tumble. Take a look at the poll below and get ready for more changes next week.
Entered Poll
None
Dropped Out
Iowa
Biggest Rises
Florida State +6
Michigan State +6
Butler +5
Kentucky +5
Biggest Falls
Memphis -8
Ohio State -5
Villanova -5
Louisville -4
1/27: BTPowerhouse Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Last Week's Ranking | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Last Week's Ranking | This Week |
| 1 | Baylor (17-1) | 1 | 1/29 at Iowa State, 2/1 TCU |
| 2 | Gonzaga (21-1) | 2 | 1/30 at Santa Clara, 2/1 at San Francisco |
| 3 | Kansas (16-3) | 3 | 1/27 at Oklahoma State, 2/1 Texas Tech |
| 4 | Louisville (17-3) | 5 | 1/29 at Boston College, 2/1 at NC State |
| 5 | Villanova (16-3) | 6 | 1/28 at St. John's, 2/1 Creighton |
| 6 | Florida State (17-2) | 4 | 1/28 at Virginia, 2/1 at Virginia Tech |
| 7 | San Diego State (21-0) | 8 | 1/29 at New Mexico, 2/1 Utah State |
| 8 | Dayton (18-2) | 7 | 1/29 at Duquesne, 2/1 Fordham |
| 9 | Oregon (17-4) | 10 | 1/30 at California, 2/1 at Stanford |
| 10 | Kentucky (15-4) | 11 | 1/29 Vanderbilt, 2/1 at Kentucky |
| 11 | Duke (16-3) | 12 | 1/28 Pittsburgh, 2/1 at Syracuse |
| 12 | Michigan State (15-5) | 9 | 1/29 Northwestern, 2/1 at Wisconsin |
| 13 | Seton Hall (15-4) | 16 | 1/29 DePaul, 2/1 Xavier |
| 14 | Auburn (15-2) | 14 | 1/28 at Ole Miss, 2/1 Kentucky |
| 15 | Maryland (16-4) | 17 | 1/30 Iowa |
| 16 | West Virginia (16-3) | 18 | 1/29 at Texas Tech, 2/1 Kansas State |
| 17 | Illinois (15-5) | 20 | 1/30 Minnesota, 2/2 at Iowa |
| 18 | Butler (16-4) | 15 | 1/28 at Georgetown, 2/1 Providence |
| 19 | Iowa (14-5) | 22 | 1/27 Wisconsin, 1/30 at Maryland |
| 20 | Houston (16-4) | 21 | 1/29 at East Carolina, 2/1 at Cincinnati |
| 21 | Colorado (16-4) | 23 | 1/30 at UCLA, 2/1 at USC |
| 22 | Arizona (13-6) | 19 | 1/30 at Washington, 2/1 at Washington State |
| 23 | Penn State (14-5) | 25 | 1/29 Indiana, 2/1 at Nebraska |
| 24 | LSU (15-4) | NR | 1/29 Alabama, 2/1 Ole Miss |
| 25 | Rutgers (15-5) | 24 | 1/28 Purdue, 2/1 Michigan (neutral) |