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
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