AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll

Rankings

Released December 30
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
Tennessee (12-0) Southeastern
-
vs. Norfolk State
12/31 3:00 PM EST
1504 (41)
2
Auburn (11-1) Southeastern
-
vs. Missouri
01/04 4:00 PM EST
1481 (20)
3
Iowa State (10-1) Big 12
-
vs. Baylor
01/04 2:00 PM EST
1392 (0)
4
Duke (10-2) Atlantic Coast
-
vs. Virginia Tech
12/31 4:30 PM EST
1321 (0)
5
Alabama (11-2) Southeastern
-
@ Notre Dame
11/30 1:00 PM EST
1238 (0)
6
Florida (13-0) Southeastern
-
@ Kentucky
01/04 11:00 AM EST
1202 (0)
7
Kansas (9-2) Big 12
-
vs. West Virginia
12/31 2:00 PM EST
1084 (0)
8
Marquette (11-2) Big East
-
@ Providence
12/31 6:00 PM EST
1037 (0)
9
Oregon (12-1) Big Ten
-
@ Creighton
11/30 9:30 PM EST
979 (0)
10
Kentucky (10-2) Southeastern
-
vs. Brown
12/31 2:00 PM EST
958 (0)
11
UConn (10-3) Big East
-
@ DePaul
01/01 2:00 PM EST
904 (0)
12
Oklahoma (13-0) Southeastern
-
@ Alabama
01/04 6:00 PM EST
863 (0)
13
Texas A&M (11-2) Southeastern
-
vs. San Diego State
11/30 7:00 PM EST
812 (0)
14
Houston (8-3) Big 12
1
vs. Rutgers
11/30 3:30 PM EST
626 (0)
15
UCLA (11-2) Big Ten
7
@ Nebraska
01/04 2:00 PM EST
571 (0)
16
Cincinnati (10-1) Big 12
1
vs. Arizona
01/04 2:30 PM EST
551 (0)
17
Mississippi State (11-1) Southeastern
2
vs. South Carolina
01/04 2:00 PM EST
483 (0)
18
Michigan State (10-2) Big Ten
-
@ Ohio State
01/03 8:00 PM EST
473 (0)
19
Gonzaga (9-4) West Coast
-5
vs. Portland
01/02 9:00 PM EST
383 (0)
20
Purdue (9-4) Big Ten
1
@ Minnesota
01/02 8:00 PM EST
281 (0)
21
Memphis (10-3) American Athletic
-
@ Florida Atlantic
01/02 7:00 PM EST
213 (0)
22
Illinois (9-3) Big Ten
2
@ Oregon
01/02 10:00 PM EST
193 (0)
23
Arkansas (10-2) Southeastern
-
@ Tennessee
01/04 1:00 PM EST
174 (0)
24
Ole Miss (11-2) Southeastern
-8
vs. Georgia
01/04 12:00 PM EST
165 (0)
25
Baylor (8-3) Big 12
-
vs. Utah
12/31 2:00 PM EST
139 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Maryland 133, Drake 100, St. John's 98, Dayton 90, Michigan 65, Utah St. 59, Georgia 48, Pittsburgh 35, West Virginia 30, San Diego St. 28, Ohio St. 19, Missouri 19, North Carolina 19, Arizona St 13, Indiana 11, Texas Tech 8, Clemson 8, Wisconsin 7, Penn St. 5, St. Bonaventure 2, Nebraska 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
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