Kentucky, which faces Gonzaga on Dec. 7 in Seattle, moved up four spots to No. 19. UCLA, GU’s opponent Dec. 28 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, fell out of the rankings and didn’t receive a vote after falling 72-64 to New Mexico. The Bruins were No. 22 in the preseason poll.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs made a strong case to be ranked at the top of college basketball’s pecking order with how they beat Baylor by 38 points on opening night. The human polls might not have received that message, but the computers certainly did.

Top-10 teams in  the preseason AP Top 25 poll had a combined 16-3 record to tip off the first week of college basketball, with all three losses – Houston to Auburn, Baylor to Gonzaga and North Carolina to Gonzaga – coming at the hands of teams ranked 11th or higher in the preseason poll.