AP College Basketball Poll 2024: Complete Week 12 Men's Rankings Released

Can men's basketball be normal for one week?

UConn maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll thanks to wins over Creighton and Villanova, with Purdue following at No. 2.

The Top 10 looks a little different thanks to a slew of upsets, though, including three on Saturday.

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AP Top 25

1. UConn 
2. Purdue 
3. North Carolina 
4. Houston 
5. Tennessee 
6. Kentucky 
7. Kansas 
8. Auburn 
9. Arizona 
10. Illinois 
11. Oklahoma 
12. Duke 
13. Wisconsin 
14. Marquette 
15. Baylor 
16. Dayton 
17. Creighton 
18. Utah State 
19. Memphis 
20. Texas Tech 
21. BYU 
22. Florida Atlantic 
23. Iowa State 
24. Colorado State 
25. New Mexico

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A pair of free throws from Tristen Newton helped the Huskies avoid defeat against the Wildcats. Mark Armstrong nailed a half-courter at the buzzer, which was only a consolation for Villanova after Newton put UConn up by four with seconds remaining.

Kansas wasn't so fortunate.

RaeQuan Battle and Patrick Suemnick combined for 43 points as West Virginia took down the No. 3 team in the country 91-85.

The Mountaineers shot 51.8 percent from the floor and went 12-of-21 from beyond the arc.

"I thought they were great. I thought everybody on their team played exceptionally well, especially in the first half offensively," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "We couldn't guard them and we didn't come prepared, I don't think, to defend like you need to against guys that are really good shooters and can go get their own such as Battle. So yeah, I thought they were terrific."

The Jayhawks weren't the only notable school that tasted defeat Saturday as Duke and Baylor both lost, with the latter dropping its second straight game.

The Bears were bested in overtime by Kansas State on Tuesday and then watched Tyrese Hunter run three-fourths of the court to score at the buzzer for Texas on Saturday.

Head coach Scott Drew lamented not calling a timeout to allow for his team to regroup before the inbounds pass.

"Hindsight, I should have called timeout with five seconds (left) to make sure we set our defense," he said. "We didn't want to give them a chance to draw something up, but obviously anything would have been better than a layup. So, that's on me. Proud of how our guys fought, how they play with a culture of joy, but we've got to get better."

The Blue Devils likewise went down to the wire with Pittsburgh. Kyle Filipowski's three-pointer made it a 77-75 game with 10 seconds left, but the Panthers managed to keep Duke at bay from the charity stripe.

Kentucky didn't encounter any setbacks this past week. The Wildcats may have sent a message to the rest of college basketball with their 105-96 win over Georgia.

Zvonimir Ivišić made his debut after finally being declared eligible to play and filled out the stat sheet in his 16 minutes on the floor. The 7'2" forward had 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocks.

This might have been the most consequential game of the week because Ivišić's presence makes Kentucky look like a much different team.