"Houston was No. 1 in the poll released Monday, swapping spots with Purdue by earning three more points overall. The Cougars received 18 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel and Purdue had 36, with four other teams also getting at least one. UConn, Duke, and Arizona round out the top five in a chaotic poll that saw only four teams hold their positions from the preseason poll, yet no one moved in or out of the poll."
"Houston had no trouble in its first two games, blowing out Lehigh and Townson by an average of 18 points. Rising and falling Arizona moved up eight places from No. 13 after an impressive win over reigning champion and then-No. 3 Florida in Las Vegas. No. 8 Alabama moved up seven places following Saturday's 103-96 win over then-No. 5 St. John's at Madison Square Garden."
"Purdue had a hard time shaking Oakland in an 87-77 win Friday and some Top 25 voters dropped the Boilermakers out of the top five on their ballots. "Yeah, I mean, we just beat Oakland by 10 points. Credit to them, they played a great game," Purdue guard Foster Loyer said. "But if we're supposed to be the No. 1 team in the country, we've got to be better than that, and it starts at the defensive end.""
Houston rose to No. 1 in the first regular-season AP Top 25, overtaking preseason No. 1 Purdue by three points and receiving 18 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel. UConn, Duke and Arizona rounded out the top five. Only four teams kept their preseason positions and no team dropped out of the Top 25. Houston returned to No. 1 after big wins over Lehigh and Townson by an average of 18 points. Purdue opened with two wins but showed vulnerability against Oakland, prompting some voters to lower Purdue on their ballots. Early upsets and marquee victories produced multiple notable rises and falls.
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