Baylor, Duke remain 1-2 in AP men's Top 25

Baylor is the clear choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. And the voters seem to agree on the group of teams behind the Bears, too. The reigning national champions kept their firm hold on the top spot Monday, earning all 61 first-place votes for the third time in four weeks. It also marked the second straight week that there were no new teams entering the rankings, with the poll representing another reshuffling of the same group, including an unchanged top seven.

The Bears haven’t done anything to shake voters’ confidence, either. They entered the week as the only team ranked in top five in Kenpom’s adjusted efficiency rankings for offense (117.6 points scored per 100 possessions) and defense (87.5). Baylor (13-0) has won 19 straight games going back to last year’s title run in the Indianapolis bubble. .