NCAA basketball rankings 2015: Top 3 stays the same in new AP Top 25

The state of Iowa hoops is quite strong.

For the second consecutive week, top-ranked Kentucky received 63 of the possible 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Those other two votes again went to the only other undefeated team remaining in the country, second-ranked Virginia. Gonzaga stayed at No. 3, while Villanova and Duke switched places to round out the top five.

These are high times for hoops in the state of Iowa, which has three teams ranked in the new poll. Iowa State moved into the top 10 at No. 9 after its big win over Kansas on Saturday night, while Northern Iowa moved up three spots to No. 20 and Iowa entered the poll at No. 25.

Here's the full top 25 for this week:

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25

1. Kentucky (63) ‡ 17-0 1,623 1

2. Virginia (2) ‡ 17-0 1,562 2

3. Gonzaga ‡ 18-1 1,467 3

4. Villanova ‡ 17-1 1,429 5

5. Duke ‡ 15-2 1,345 4

6. Wisconsin ‡ 16-2 1,282 7

7. Arizona ‡ 16-2 1,228 10

8. Notre Dame ‡ 17-2 1,055 12

9. Iowa St. ‡ 13-3 1,004 11

10. Louisville ‡ 15-3 1,003 6

11. Kansas ‡ 14-3 943 9

12. Utah ‡ 14-3 940 8

13. Maryland ‡ 17-2 937 14

14. Wichita St. ‡ 16-2 857 13

15. North Carolina ‡ 14-4 803 15

16. VCU ‡ 15-3 670 17

17. Texas ‡ 13-4 554 20

18. West Virginia ‡ 15-3 501 16

19. Oklahoma ‡ 12-5 445 18

20. N. Iowa ‡ 16-2 387 23

21. Baylor ‡ 13-4 260 22

22. Dayton ‡ 15-2 241 _

23. Indiana ‡ 14-4 93 _

24. Seton Hall ‡ 13-4 91 21

25. Iowa ‡ 13-5 85 _

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 47, Miami 41, San Diego St. 34, Georgetown 33, Stanford 31, Saint Mary's (Cal) 18, Providence 17, Colorado St. 16, Arkansas 15, Georgia 13, Butler 11, SMU 11, Michigan St. 8, LSU 6, Old Dominion 5, Wyoming 4, Ohio St. 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, St. John's 1, Washington 1.

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