rom late morning deep into New Year’s Eve, there was one fun game after another — among them Xavier’s 83-73 win over UConn that dropped Dan Hurley’s Huskies from the list of undefeated teams and in Sunday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Purdue remains No. 1 for the 22nd consecutive day.

UConn is now No. 3 — just behind No. 2 Houston and just ahead of No. 4 Arizona and No. 5 Kansas. In my opinion, those four schools, at this point, could reasonably be placed in any order. But I do believe those are the four schools that should follow Purdue when the Associated Press Top 25 poll updates Monday, and I suspect that they will.

AP Top 25

25. Baylor Bears 10-3 (12)  

24. Iowa State Cyclones 10-2 (NR)

23. Kentucky Wildcats 9-4 (19)

22. New Mexico Lobos 14-0 (T22)

21. Auburn Tigers 11-2 (20)

20. Indiana Hoosiers 10-3 (16)

19. Missouri Tigers 12-1 (NR)

18. Xavier Musketeers 12-3 (T22)

17. TCU Horned Frogs 12-1 (18)

16. Duke Blue Devils 11-3 (17)

15. Arkansas Razorbacks 11-2 (9)

14. LSU Tigers 12-1 (NR)

13. Wisconsin Badgers 10-2 (15)

12. Miami Hurricanes 13-1 (14)

11. Virginia Cavaliers 10-2 (13)

10. UCLA Bruins 13-2 (11)

9. Gonzaga Bulldogs 12-3 (10)

8. UConn Huskies 14-1 (2)

7. Alabama Crimson Tide 11-2 (8)

6. Tennessee Volunteers 11-2 (7)

5. Texas Longhorns 12-1 (6)

4. Arizona Wildcats 13-1 (5)

3. Kansas Jayhawks 12-1 (4)

2. Houston Cougars 14-1 (3)

1. Purdue Boilermakers 13-0 (1)