Tennessee, Auburn and Iowa State retained the first three spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, released Monday.
The Volunteers (11-0) grabbed 41 first-place votes and Auburn (11-1) the other 21. The two teams are set to begin Southeastern Conference play on Jan. 4, with a head-to-head clash scheduled for Jan. 25.
Kentucky’s 85-65 loss to Ohio State on Saturday sent the Wildcats (10-2) plummeting six spots to No. 10. The rest of last week’s Top 10 each moved up one place, with Duke (10-2) taking over at No. 4, followed by Alabama (10-2), Florida (12-0), Kansas (9-2), Marquette (11-2) and Oregon (11-1).
Purdue dropped five places after back-to-back losses to Auburn and Texas A&M. UCLA plunged four spots following a two-point loss to unranked North Carolina.
The rest of the Associated Press Top 25:
11. UConn (10-3)
12. Oklahoma (12-0)
13. Texas A&M (10-2)
14. Gonzaga (9-3)
15. Houston (8-3)
16. Ole Miss (11-1)
17. Cincinnati (10-1)
18. Michigan State (10-2)
19. Mississippi State (11-1)
20. San Diego State (8-2)
21. Purdue (8-4)
22. UCLA (10-2)
23. Arkansas (10-2)
24. Illinois (8-3)
25. Baylor (7-3)
–Field Level Media
