Indiana Drops in AP Top-25 Poll; Duke, Creighton Return

After a 1-1 week with a 90-68 loss to Iowa and a 75-73 win over Michigan, Indiana dropped four spots to No. 19 in Monday's Associated Press Top-25 poll. UCLA jumped to No. 2, and Duke and Creighton returned to the top 25 heading into conference tournament week.

Indiana dropped four spots to No. 19 in Monday's Associated Press top-25 poll.

This week, the Hoosiers defeated Michigan 75-73 in overtime on Sunday at Assembly Hall. Indiana's seniors led the way on Senior Night, with Trayce Jackson-Davis scoring 27 points and grabbing nine rebounds and Race Thompson finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds. It was a strong response after arguably Indiana's worst game of the season, a 90-68 loss to Iowa on Tuesday at Assembly Hall.

As a result, Indiana secured the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, which begins on Wednesday at the United Center in Chicago. Indiana will play Friday night against the winner of No. 6 Maryland versus No. 11 Nebraska/No. 14 Minnesota.

Indiana has appeared in 15 of the 18 AP top-25 polls this season, peaking at No. 10 on Nov. 28. The Hoosiers are ranked for a sixth consecutive week after dropping out for three weeks following losses to Iowa, Northwestern and Penn State in early January.

Houston remained the No. 1 team in this week's AP poll after wins over Wichita State and Memphis to finish with a 17-1 record in the American Athletic Conference. Jamal Shead's buzzer beater gave Houston a 67-65 win at Memphis on Sunday. Alabama lost its second SEC game of the season on Saturday against Texas A&M, dropping the Crimson Tide to No. 4

Around the Big Ten, Purdue bounced back from its home loss against Indiana with a pair of wins at Wisconsin and at home against Illinois. The Boilermakers won their 25th Big Ten title this season with a 15-5 conference record and stayed at No. 5 in the AP poll.

Purdue and Indiana are the only Big Ten teams in this week's poll, with Maryland dropping out of the top 25 after road losses to Ohio State and Penn State. Northwestern, Michigan State, Iowa and Maryland received votes, bur remained outside the rankings.

As for Indiana's non-conference opponents, Kansas won the Big 12 regular season title and is ranked No. 3 in the AP poll. Arizona finished second in the Pac-12 standings behind UCLA and came in at No. 8. Xavier is ranked No. 15 this week, ending the regular season in second place in the Big East behind No. 6 Marquette. The preseason No. 1-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels lost on their home court against Duke on Saturday to finish seventh in the ACC. North Carolina is now in serious danger of missing the NCAA Tournament.

Here's Monday's full AP top-25 poll heading into conference tournament week:

1. Houston (29-2) (58 first-place votes)

2. UCLA (27-4) (three first-place votes)

3. Kansas (25-6)

4. Alabama (26-5)

5. Purdue (26-5)

6. Marquette (25-6)

7. Texas (23-8)

8. Arizona (25-6)

9. Gonzaga (26-5)

10. Baylor (22-9)

11. UConn (24-7)

12. Kansas State (23-8)

13. Virginia (23-6)

14. Miami (FL) (24-6)

15. Xavier (23-8)

16. Saint Mary's (25-6)

17. Tennessee (22-9)

18. Texas A&M (23-8)

19. Indiana (21-10)

20. San Diego State (24-6)

21. Duke (23-8)

22. TCU (20-11)

23. Kentucky (21-10)

24. Creighton (20-11)

25. Missouri (23-8)

Others receiving votes: Oral Roberts 54, Florida Atlantic 53, Utah State 32, Providence 26, Iowa State 23, Northwestern 16, West Virginia 15, Toledo 10, Pittsburgh 10, Charleston 9, Michigan State 9, VCU 8, Boise State 7, Iowa 5, USC 5, Vanderbilt 3, Maryland 3, Memphis 3, Arkansas 2, North Texas 1, Drake 1

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