Baylor returns to #1 for the first time in nearly six years after then #1 Notre Dame lost to unranked North Carolina 78-73 on Sunday. The Fighting Irish fell to fifth, with UConn, Louisville and Oregon following. Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Stanford, Oregon State and Marquette rounded out the top 10. The Wolfpack are the only undefeated team left in Division I basketball.
Here is the full top 25:
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor (24) | 17-1 | 695 | 2 |
| 2 | UConn (2) | 18-1 | 670 | 3 |
| 3 | Louisville (2) | 19-1 | 630 | 4 |
| 4 | Oregon | 19-1 | 606 | 5 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 19-2 | 604 | 1 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 19-1 | 565 | 7 |
| 7 | North Carolina State | 20-0 | 541 | 8 |
| 8 | Stanford | 17-2 | 488 | 6 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 17-3 | 460 | 9 |
| 10 | Marquette | 18-3 | 452 | 10 |
| 11 | Maryland | 18-2 | 427 | 11 |
| 12 | Texas | 17-3 | 374 | 12 |
| 13 | Iowa | 16-4 | 338 | 17 |
| 14 | Utah | 18-1 | 282 | 21 |
| 15 | Gonzaga | 19-2 | 269 | 18 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 13-5 | 265 | 19 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 16-4 | 256 | 14 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 16-4 | 253 | 13 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 17-4 | 222 | 15 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 16-4 | 142 | 24 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 14-6 | 127 | 16 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 15-5 | 109 | 23 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 15-5 | 106 | 20 |
| 24 | Florida State | 17-3 | 73 | 22 |
| 25 | BYU | 17-3 | 47 | NR |
UCONN lost to #8 Baylor at the time 68-75 back on January 3rd. Baylor lost to then #11 Stanford on December 15 68-63. And the Cards’ only loss comes at the hands of then #1 Notre Dame 82-68. Notre Dame’s other loss was to UCONN 89-71 on December 2nd.
#3 LOUISVILLE hosts #2 UCONN
Date: Thursday, Jan. 31
Time: 7 p.m. ET Doors open at 5:30 p.m
Forecast: High of 28, low of 25 degrees F
Site: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky. (22,000)
Radio: WKRD-790, Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst
Video: ESPN, Adam Amin; Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, analysts; Holly Rowe, sideline
Last Meeting: L, 69-58 (Feb. 12, 2018 at UConn)
Series History: 1-17 (0-5 Home, 0-6 Away, 1-6 Neutral)
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