Ohio State men unanimous No. 1

Associated Press

Ohio State, the lone remaining unbeaten team, is a unanimous No. 1 in the men’s college basketball poll by The Associated Press.

The Buckeyes are one of three top 10 teams not to lose last week and they received all the first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday. It’s Ohio State’s third straight week at No. 1.

Kansas and Texas are the only other top 10s to escape last week without a loss. They jumped four places to second and third. Rounding out the top 10 are Pittsburgh, Duke, Connecticut, San Diego State, BYU, Notre Dame and Kentucky.

Four newcomers join the rankings — Arizona, Utah State, North Carolina and West Virginia.

They replace Illinois, Florida State, Florida and Michigan State.

Women

Baylor remains No. 1 after its closest game in two months.

The Lady Bears received 25 first-place votes Monday in the women’s college basketball poll by The Associated Press. They are followed by Connecticut, Duke, Stanford and Tennessee in a top 5 that is unchanged.

Baylor edged No. 6 Texas A&M 63-60 on Sunday. Baylor had won all its other games by double digits since losing to Connecticut in November. It hosts No. 13 Oklahoma Wednesday.

UConn had 13 first-place ballots and routed Duke 87-51 on Monday night. The Blue Devils were 20-0 and the lone undefeated women’s team Division I.

Marquette joined the Top 25 for the first time since the end of the 2007 season. Ohio State fell out after 126 straight weeks ranked.