BTN.com staff, February 20, 2017

A new team paces the Big Ten in the latest AP poll, released Monday.

No. 14 Purdue, which has won five in a row, moves up two spots, while Wisconsin, previously No. 11, checks in at No. 16, the Boilermakers' old spot.

No. 24 Maryland rounds out the Big Ten's trio of ranked teams.

View the full poll below.

AP Rankings
Rankings as of 2/20/2017
Rank School Record Votes Prev
1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 28-0 1618 (59) 1
2 Villanova Wildcats 26-2 1556 (5) 2
3 Kansas Jayhawks 24-3 1503 (1) 3
4 Arizona Wildcats 25-3 1356 5
5 UCLA Bruins 24-3 1316 6
6 Oregon Ducks 24-4 1297 7
7 Louisville Cardinals 22-5 1267 8
8 North Carolina Tar Heels 23-5 1138 10
9 Baylor Bears 22-5 1108 4
10 Duke Blue Devils 22-5 1014 12
11 Kentucky Wildcats 22-5 943 13
12 West Virginia Mountaineers 21-6 908 9
13 Florida Gators 22-5 822 15
14 Purdue Boilermakers 22-5 807 16
15 Cincinnati Bearcats 24-3 733 18
16 Wisconsin Badgers 22-5 713 11
17 SMU Mustangs 24-4 554 19
18 Virginia Cavaliers 18-8 427 14
19 Florida State Seminoles 21-6 419 17
20 Saint Mary's Gaels 24-3 375 22
21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21-7 322 25
22 Butler Bulldogs 21-6 295 24
23 Creighton Bluejays 22-5 178 20
24 Maryland Terrapins 22-5 159 23
25 Wichita State Shockers 25-4 153 NR
VCU Rams 22-5 39 NR
Northwestern Wildcats 20-7 25 NR
Iowa State Cyclones 17-9 22 NR
South Carolina Gamecocks 20-7 12 21
USC Trojans 21-6 10 NR
Dayton Flyers 21-5 9 NR
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 24-4 8 NR
Oklahoma State Cowboys 18-9 7 NR
Minnesota Golden Gophers 20-7 5 NR
Monmouth Hawks 23-5 2 NR
Miami (FL) Hurricanes 18-8 2 NR
Virginia Tech Hokies 18-8 1 NR
Michigan Wolverines 17-10 1 NR
Vermont Catamounts 24-5 1 NR