Auburn vaulted into the top 5 of the Associated Press Top 25 rankings released Monday while Kansas remained No. 1 after its win over North Carolina one week into the 2024-25 season.
Five teams earned first-place votes — including the Tigers — with the Jayhawks (2-0) leading the way with 44.
Alabama (2-0) remained No. 2 followed by UConn (2-0), Gonzaga (2-0) and the Tigers (2-0), who overcame an altercation on the team plane to win at Houston over the weekend. UConn got seven first-place votes compared to six for Alabama, three for Gonzaga and two for Auburn.
Duke (2-0), Iowa State (1-0), Houston (1-1), Arizona (2-0) and North Carolina (1-1) rounded out the top 10.
Auburn was the biggest riser of the week, jumping six spots. Texas A&M fell 10 spots to No. 23 after a season-opening loss to UCF.
St. John’s and Ohio State joined the Top 25, replacing Texas and UCLA.
The rest of the Top 25:
11. Tennessee (2-0)
12. Baylor (1-1)
13. Purdue (2-0)
14. Creighton (2-0)
15. Marquette (2-0)
16. Indiana (2-0)
17. Cincinnati (2-0)
18. Arkansas (1-1)
19. Kentucky (2-0)
20. Florida (2-0)
21. Ohio State (1-0)
22. St. John’s (2-0)
23. Texas A&M (1-1)
24. Rutgers (1-0)
25. Ole Miss (2-0)
–Field Level Media
