Kansas dropped one spot to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, released earlier today.
Big 12 Conference newcomer Houston moved up one spot to No. 2, replacing the Jayhawks.
The Big 12 has six schools in the Top 25.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
Record Pts Prv
1. Purdue (54) 14-1 1566 1
2. Houston (7) 14-0 1486 3
3. Kansas (2) 13-1 1481 2
4. UConn 13-2 1335 4
5. Tennessee 11-3 1291 5
6. Kentucky 11-2 1253 6
7. North Carolina 11-3 1213 8
8. Arizona 12-3 1107 10
9. Oklahoma 13-1 1023 11
10. Illinois 11-3 924 9
11. Marquette 11-4 869 7
11. Duke 11-3 869 14
13. Memphis 13-2 843 15
14. Baylor 12-2 787 18
15. Wisconsin 11-3 663 21
16. Auburn 12-2 559 25
17. Colorado St. 13-2 436 13
18. BYU 12-2 426 12
19. San Diego St. 13-2 386 -
20. Utah St. 14-1 241 -
21. Clemson 11-3 219 16
22. Creighton 11-4 187 -
23. Gonzaga 11-4 185 24
24. FAU 11-4 165 17
25. Texas 11-3 148 20
Others receiving votes: Dayton 126, Mississippi 125, James Madison 98, Cincinnati 79, Nevada 77, Texas Tech 62, Wake Forest 38, Grand Canyon 35, Seton Hall 34, South Carolina 29, Miami 27, St. John's 18, Iowa St. 16, Colorado 8, NC State 7, Michigan St. 7, Alabama 7, Providence 6, Oregon 4, TCU 3, Northwestern 3, Princeton 2, Utah 2.