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Last week's #1 lasted less than 24 hours before taking their first loss. This week, the new #1 doesn't play again until Saturday, so they are safe until at least then.
Instead, the big story from this week's poll is that we have a 4-way tie for 25th, with multiple Big 12 teams sneaking in.
RCT Top 25 - Week 3
| Rank | Team | Points | LW | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points | LW | Change |
| 1 | Kansas(3) | 144 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Villanova(1) | 140 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Kentucky(2) | 138 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | UCLA | 133 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Baylor | 122 | 1 | -4 |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 119 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 112 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Creighton | 103 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 95 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Louisville | 91 | 13 | 3 |
| 11 | Florida State | 77 | 9 | -2 |
| 12 | Butler | 72 | 11 | -1 |
| 12 | Oregon | 72 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Arizona | 71 | 15 | 1 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 68 | 17 | 2 |
| 16 | Virginia | 61 | 20 | 4 |
| 17 | Duke | 55 | 8 | -9 |
| 18 | Florida | 46 | 16 | -2 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 43 | 22 | 3 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 32 | 22 | 2 |
| 21 | Purdue | 24 | 19 | -2 |
| 22 | Saint Mary's | 16 | 21 | -1 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 15 | 25 | 2 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 11 | NR | 7 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 10 | NR | 8 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 10 | NR | 12 |
| 25 | TCU | 10 | NR | 12 |
| 25 | Xavier | 10 | 18 | -7 |
The Big 12 and ACC each have 6 teams, the Big East has 4, and the SEC, Pac 12 and Big Ten each have 3 teams. The full ballots are below:
Ballots Week 3
| Rank | Andy | mikeville | jakebogen95 | FLJhawk | fizzle406 | illmitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Andy | mikeville | jakebogen95 | FLJhawk | fizzle406 | illmitch |
| 1 | Kentucky | Villanova | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas | Kentucky |
| 2 | Villanova | UCLA | UCLA | Villanova | Baylor | Villanova |
| 3 | Kansas | Kansas | Villanova | UCLA | UCLA | Kansas |
| 4 | West Virginia | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | North Carolina |
| 5 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | Baylor | West Virginia | Louisville | Gonzaga |
| 6 | Baylor | West Virginia | Gonzaga | Baylor | Villanova | UCLA |
| 7 | UCLA | Baylor | Creighton | North Carolina | Gonzaga | West Virginia |
| 8 | North Carolina | Creighton | West Virginia | Creighton | Creighton | Baylor |
| 9 | Creighton | Butler | Oregon | Gonzaga | Wisconsin | Louisville |
| 10 | Florida State | Notre Dame | Louisville | Florida State | Oregon | Florida State |
| 11 | Virginia | North Carolina | North Carolina | Oregon | Ohio State | Virginia |
| 12 | Butler | Florida State | Florida State | Louisville | Arizona | Wisconsin |
| 13 | Wisconsin | Virginia | Arizona | Arizona | Duke | Creighton |
| 14 | Arizona | Louisville | Notre Dame | Butler | West Virginia | Florida |
| 15 | Louisville | Duke | Cincinnati | Florida | Texas Tech | Duke |
| 16 | Duke | Arizona | Virginia | Duke | Butler | Butler |
| 17 | Florida | Florida | Butler | Wisconsin | Georgetown | Arizona |
| 18 | Oregon | Oregon | Wisconsin | Virginia | Oklahoma State | Oregon |
| 19 | Saint Mary's | Wisconsin | Maryland | Notre Dame | Iowa State | Purdue |
| 20 | TCU | Cincinnati | USC | Purdue | North Carolina | Cincinnati |
| 21 | Purdue | Xavier | Florida | Cincinnati | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame |
| 22 | Cincinnati | Purdue | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | Kansas State | South Carolina |
| 23 | Notre Dame | South Carolina | South Carolina | Xavier | Indiana | Marquette |
| 24 | Iowa State | TCU | Purdue | SMU | USC | Xavier |
| 25 | SMU | Iowa State | TCU | TCU | Florida State | Saint Mary's |