Brenden Welper | NCAA.com | December 21, 2020 College basketball rankings: The Big 12 is a big winner with Baylor and Kansas right behind Gonzaga in the AP Top 25 poll College basketball rankings: Kansas, Rutgers make a statement in Power 36 Share The latest AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll was released Monday afternoon. NCAA.com is here with the biggest movers in the poll. First, here's the Top 25 for Dec. 21, 2020: RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Gonzaga (61) 4-0 1,597 1 2 Baylor (3) 5-0 1,538 2 3 Kansas 7-1 1,426 5 4 Iowa 6-1 1,365 3 5 Villanova 7-1 1,304 7 6 Houston 5-0 1,272 6 7 West Virginia 7-1 1,225 8 8 Tennessee 4-0 1,109 10 9 Wisconsin 6-1 1,051 12 10 Texas 7-1 1,035 11 11 Rutgers 6-0 878 19 12 Michigan State 6-1 839 4 13 Creighton 6-2 773 9 14 Missouri 5-0 768 16 15 Texas Tech 6-2 661 14 16 Virginia 3-1 510 17 17 North Carolina 5-2 492 22 18 Illinois 5-3 468 13 19 Michigan 6-0 367 25 20 Duke 3-2 352 21 21 Florida State 4-1 335 15 22 Xavier 8-0 249 NR 23 Ohio State 6-1 245 20 24 Virginia Tech 6-1 181 NR 25 Oregon 6-1 167 NR Gonzaga remains No. 1, but the top ten gets a shakeup The Bulldogs stayed at No. 1, where they've been all season. Gonzaga took care of business by beating then-No. 3 Iowa 99-88 on Saturday, Dec. 19. It was the Zags' second win over a top-10 team and their third against a ranked opponent this season. Baylor remained at No. 2, but there was plenty of movement from that point on. Iowa fell to No. 4 while Kansas and Villanova each rose two spots to No. 3 and No. 5, respectively. After getting upset by Northwestern late Sunday night, Michigan State dropped eight spots to No. 12. The second half of the top ten includes No. 6 Houston, No. 7 West Virginia, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 9 Wisconsin and No. 10 Texas. The Big 12 has five teams ranked No. 15 or higher The Big Ten may have the most ranked teams at seven, but the Big 12 has five ranked within the top 15. Four of those are in the top 10, while two are in the top five. No. 2 Baylor and No. 8 Tennessee remain undefeated. The other three — No. 3 Kansas, No. 7 West Virginia, No. 10 Texas and No. 15 Texas Tech — have a combined record of 27-5. 3 new teams enter the poll, led by undefeated Xavier No. 22 Xavier, No. 24 Virginia Tech and No. 25 Oregon all joined the party in this week's AP poll. The Musketeers are 8-0, and opened Big East conference play with a buzzer-beating victory over Marquette on Sunday afternoon. Virginia Tech already boasts two Top-25 wins this season. The Hokies beat then-No. 3 Villanova on Nov. 28, and then-No. 24 Clemson on Dec. 15. After losing its opener, Oregon has won six straight. The Ducks open conference play against UCLA on Wednesday, Dec. 23. They're also the only Pac-12 team currently ranked in the Top 25. MARCH MADNESS Big Dance: Baylor wins its first-ever title | Watch 'One Shining Moment' | View the final bracket | Re-live every upset Don't miss: Check your bracket | Season milestones | All DI men's basketball news Perfect bracket tracker: Timeline of busted brackets Store: Shop official Baylor championship gear | Latest college basketball gear Listen: March Madness 365 podcast | Exclusive interviews & latest analysis Here's where Baylor ranks among the greatest men's basketball national champions ever Baylor won its first-ever national championship in men's basketball. READ MORE 22 way-too-early men's college basketball predictions for 2021-22 season Here are 22 predictions for the 2021-22 men's college basketball season. READ MORE Gonzaga comes up short in quest for perfect season, first title In a title game between the undefeated Zags and two-loss Bears, Baylor was never in trouble. The Bears led for 39:27. The game was tied for 33 seconds. READ MORE