By AARON BEARD
AP Basketball Writer
Baylor kept its firm hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll with few changes at the top and no new teams entering the latest rankings.
The reigning national champion Bears earned all 61 first-place votes for the third time in four weeks to easily outdistance No. 2 Duke.
No. 9 Auburn climbed into the top 10 for the first time this season. No. 16 Providence rose five spots in the week's biggest jump. No. 24 Seton Hall had the biggest tumble by falling nine spots. LSU, Tennessee and Iowa State also fell.
Record/Points/Previous
1. Baylor (61) 13-0 1525 1
2. Duke 11-1 1447 2
3. Purdue 12-1 1376 3
4. Gonzaga 11-2 1336 4
5. UCLA 8-1 1287 5
6. Kansas 11-1 1237 6
7. Southern Cal 12-0 1015 7
8. Arizona 11-1 1013 9
9. Auburn 12-1 976 11
10. Michigan St. 12-2 934 10
11. Iowa St. 12-1 896 8
12. Houston 12-2 849 12
13. Ohio St. 9-2 819 13
14. Texas 11-2 640 17
15. Alabama 10-3 589 19
16. Kentucky 11-2 560 18
16. Providence 13-1 560 21
18. Tennessee 9-3 519 14
19. Villanova 9-4 437 22
20. Colorado St. 10-0 386 20
21. LSU 12-1 371 16
22. Xavier 11-2 270 23
23. Wisconsin 10-2 221 24
24. Seton Hall 9-3 174 15
25. Texas Tech 10-2 142 25
Others receiving votes: Illinois 74, Oklahoma 71, Loyola Chicago 40, UConn 39, West Virginia 6, Iowa 5, Minnesota 3, San Francisco 3, Davidson 3, Creighton 2.