AP College Basketball Poll 2022: Complete Week 11 Rankings Released
Two shocking losses by Baylor were enough to shake up the Associated Press poll heading into Week 11.
The Bears were the last undefeated team in the country until suffering consecutive losses to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, enough to drop them to No. 5 in the latest poll.
Gonzaga becomes the new No. 1 after improving to 14-2 with a pair of conference wins during the week.
Here is the full Top 25 after a wild week of college basketball.
AP Poll
1. Gonzaga
2. Auburn
3. Arizona
4. Purdue
5. Baylor
6. Duke
7. Kansas
8. Wisconsin
9. UCLA
10. Houston
11. Villanova
12. Kentucky
13. LSU
14. Michigan State
15. Iowa State
16. USC
17. Illinois
18. Texas Tech
19. Ohio State
20. Xavier
21. Providence
22. Loyola Chicago
23. Texas
24. Tennessee
25. Connecticut
Baylor looked unbeatable to start the season, but Texas Tech put an end to that with a 65-62 upset. Four days later, Oklahoma State came through with a 61-54 win.
Poor shooting was a theme for Baylor, which shot 41.1 percent from the field against Texas Tech and just 31.0 percent against Oklahoma State.
Baylor is the first No. 1 team in AP poll history to lose two home games in a week, per ESPN.
One bad week is not enough to bury the Bears, but it's clear they won't cruise through the Big 12 season.
There was also a lot of shake-up in the Pac-12, as Oregon played the role of spoiler with wins over UCLA and USC, two Top Five teams entering the week.
"We needed a big week. Our guys knew that," Oregon coach Dana Altman told reporters after the 79-69 win over USC. "I've been talking about a sense of urgency since the Baylor game and how we didn’t have any more room for error. I haven't seen anything like it, but we needed something to jump start us."
Oregon (11-6) remains outside the Top 25, but the team is clearly a threat going forward.
USC, which suffered its first loss of the season to Stanford earlier in the week, dropped 11 spots to No. 16 in the poll. UCLA now sits at ninth overall.
Gonzaga took advantage of the losses around the country, moving up in the poll after two easy wins over BYU and Santa Clara. Drew Timme scored a combined 62 points in those games, while the Bulldogs have reached 110 points as a team in three straight.
The squad resembles more of an NBA offense than a college one at the moment.
Auburn climbed to No. 2 in the AP poll after two road wins, including an impressive 81-77 victory over Alabama.
No. 11 Villanova is another team on the rise after earning a 64-60 win at Xavier before a dominant 82-42 showing against Butler. The Wildcats are 13-4 after six straight wins, potentially showing they are past the early season struggles.
There could be even more movement in the Top 25 next week with Purdue traveling to face Illinois on Monday, while Auburn hosts Kentucky on Saturday.
