The two best in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s survey remains unchanged with Duke on the way into the NCAA tournament such as the No. 1 team and Houston on No. 2.
Blue Devils (31-3) retained the top spot even after the Star Freshman Cooper flag was injured, with the team still could continue and win the ACC tournament. Flag is expected to play in the NCAA tournament. Cougars (30-4) stayed at No. 2 after winning the Big 12 tournament.
Florida (30-4) moved up a place to No. 3 after winning the SEC tournament, while the NCAA tournament’s top overview, Auburn (28-5), dropped a place to No. 4 after losing in the SEC semi-final.
The four best teams in the AP survey were also No. 1 seeds in their respective NCAA tournaments, with Duke at the top in the east, Houston in the Midwest, Florida in the west and Auburn in the south.
St. John’s (30-4) moved up a place to No. 5.
The rest of the top 10 consisted of No. 6 Tennessee (27-7) followed by Alabama (25-8), Michigan State (27-6), Texas Tech (25-8) and Louisville (27-7).
Seeds No. 2 of the NCAA tournament belonged to St. John’s (West), Tennessee (Midwest), Alabama (East) and Michigan State (South). Texas Tech was a seed no. 3 in the west and Louisville was a seed no. 8 in the south.
The rest of the top 25 survey:
11. Maryland (25-8)
12. Clemson (27-6)
13. Wisconsin (26-9)
14. Michigan (25-9)
15. Iowa State (24-9)
16. Memphis (29-5)
17. BYU (24-9)
18. Kentucky (22-11)
19. Texas A&M (22-10)
20. Saint Mary’s (28-5)
21. Arizona (22-12)
22 Purdue (22-11)
23. Missouri (22-11)
24. Gonzaga (25-8)
25. Oregon (24-9)
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