Purdue remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Gonzaga falls to No. 24 but runs poll streak to 142 weeks

Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer (2) celebrates a 3-pointer during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Eastern Kentucky in West Lafayette, Ind., on Dec. 29, 2023. Marc Lebryk/AP Photo

Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week Monday, while Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego State but kept alive its streak of 142 consecutive weeks in the poll.

The Boilermakers picked up three more first-place votes and had 49 of 63 from the national media panel, easily outdistancing second-place Kansas, which received five first-place nods.