The Week 15 college basketball AP Poll was released on Monday
Tournament time is drawing near and teams are trying to rack up as many wins as possible to get the highest seed they can in the NCAA Tournament.
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The top five in the AP Poll remains the same after Kentucky held on against LSU, then rolled over South Carolina and remains at No. 1 with a 25-0 record. Virginia, Gonzaga, Duke and Wisconsin once again round out the top five after all won their conference games.
The big winner this week was Utah, who moved into the Top 10 at No. 9, overtaking Notre Dame and Louisville. As for the mid-majors, Northern Iowa came in at No. 11 and Wichita State at No. 13. The two Missouri Valley Conference teams are on a collision course to meet one another in their conference tournament.
There were no new teams in the Top 25 this week.
| 1 |  | Kentucky (65) SEC Record: 25-0 | |
| 2 |  | Virginia ACC Record: 23-1 | 2 1,524 |
| 3 |  | Gonzaga West Coast Record: 26-1 | 3 1,475 |
| 4 |  | Duke ACC Record: 22-3 | 4 1,449 |
| 5 |  | Wisconsin Big Ten Record: 23-2 | 5 1,387 |
| 6 |  | Villanova Big East Record: 23-2 | 6 1,302 |
| 7 |  | Arizona Pac-12 Record: 22-3 | 7 1,213 |
| 8 |  | Kansas Big 12 Record: 21-4 | 8 1,195 |
| 9 |  | Utah Pac-12 Record: 20-4 | 11 1,051 |
| 10 |  | Notre Dame ACC Record: 22-4 | 10 1,038 |
| 11 |  | UNI Missouri Valley Record: 24-2 | 13 955 |
| 12 |  | Louisville ACC Record: 20-5 | 9 882 |
| 13 |  | Wichita State Missouri Valley Record: 23-3 | 15 862 |
| 14 |  | Iowa State Big 12 Record: 18-6 | 14 761 |
| 15 |  | North Carolina ACC Record: 18-7 | 12 658 |
| 16 |  | Maryland Big Ten Record: 21-5 | 19 640 |
| 17 |  | Oklahoma Big 12 Record: 17-8 | 17 554 |
| 18 |  | Arkansas SEC Record: 20-5 | 24 476 |
| 19 |  | Butler Big East Record: 18-7 | 18 456 |
| 20 |  | Baylor Big 12 Record: 18-7 | 16 364 |
| 21 |  | SMU American Athletic Conference (AAC) Record: 21-5 | 25 299 |
| 22 |  | Oklahoma State Big 12 Record: 17-8 | 21 240 |
| 23 |  | West Virginia Big 12 Record: 19-6 | 21 154 |
| 24 |  | Ohio State Big Ten Record: 19-7 | 23 139 |
| 25 |  | VCU Atlantic 10 Record: 19-6 | 20 109 |
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