Elsewhere, UConn's stunning blown-lead loss to St. John's in Storrs drops the two-time reigning champions out of the poll, making way for fellow Big East team Creighton (whom the Huskies face this week), which upset Marquette this past weekend and is currently on a hot streak.

As March draws closer, blue bloods like Kansas and Kentucky are still getting a little too much credit in the latest AP Top 25 poll while other teams like Creighton, Maryland and UCLA could use some more love.

Michigan is back in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after a strong week on the court. The Wolverines reappeared in the weekly rankings on Monday at No. 24. It was no surprise given that they were just one spot outside the rankings last week and went 2-0 since.