Syracuse, N.Y. - Auburn nearly upset the reigning No. 1 on Saturday.

But Houston prevailed.

How did that impact the way AP men’s basketball voters constructed their ballots? Well, Houston slipped from No. 1 to No. 2.

Here’s the Top 25, followed by the ballot I turned in late Sunday night. (Rank, team, record, total points, number of first-place votes in parentheses.)

1) Purdue 4-0 1502 (44)

2) Houston 4-0 1457 (12)

3) UConn 4-0 1389 (2)

4) Arizona 4-0 1314 (2)

5) Duke 4-0 1277 (1)

6) Louisville 4-0 1161 (0)

7) Michigan 3-0 1103 (0)

8) Illinois 1017 (0)

9) BYU 3-1 972 (0)

10) Florida 3-1 949 (0)

11) Alabama 2-1 928 (0)

12) Kentucky 3-1 798 (0)

13) Gonzaga 4-0 772 (0)

14) St. John’s 2-1 732 (0)

15) Texas Tech 3-1 678 (0)

16) Iowa State 3-0 6

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