AP Top 25: Auburn is unanimous No. 1, Duke now No. 2 in men’s poll-ZoomTech News

A wild week of upsets and courtroom stormings led to an enormous shakeup within the AP Prime 25.

One fixed: Auburn.

The Tigers had been the unanimous decide at No. 1 in The Related Press males’s faculty basketball ballot launched on Monday, holding on to the highest spot following per week by which 19 ranked groups misplaced at the least as soon as — together with seven groups within the prime 10.

Auburn claimed this system’s second No. 1 rating final week and received each its video games regardless of enjoying with out injured huge man Johni Broome. The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State, 88-66, and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia, 70-68.

No. 2 Duke moved up a spot after profitable each of its video games final week and swapped locations with No. 3 Iowa State, which blew out No. 12 Kansas however misplaced to No. 23 West Virginia. Alabama and Florida rounded out the highest 5 regardless of every shedding a sport final week.

Solely three groups — Alabama, Florida and No. 6 Tennessee — held the identical spot from per week in the past. The chaotic week allowed No. 8 Michigan State to maneuver into the highest 10 for the primary time this season and No. 22 Missouri into the ballot for the primary time since 2022-23.

Louisville has made fairly a turnaround below first-year coach Pat Kelsey.

The Cardinals received a mixed 12 video games the earlier two seasons however are enjoying a few of their greatest basketball in years. Following a three-game skid, Louisville has received eight straight to maneuver into the ballot for the primary time in 4 years at No. 25. Final week, the Cardinals received at Syracuse for the primary time in eight years and capped the week by sweeping Virginia for the primary time since becoming a member of the ACC in 2013.

Rising Purple Storm

No. 20 St. John’s moved again into the ballot this week and has its highest rating since reaching No. 15 on Dec. 29, 2014, below coach Steve Lavin. The Purple Storm, of their second season below Rick Pitino, moved into first place within the Massive East with their win over Seton Corridor and Marquette’s loss to Xavier. They have not received a share of the Massive East regular-season title since 1992.

St. John’s (16-3) is off to its greatest begin by way of 19 video games since opening 17-2 (in the end 20-2) in 1985-86. And the Johnnies are 7-1 in Massive East play for the primary time since opening 8-1 in 1998-99.

Rising and falling

No. 11 Purdue and No. 18 Wisconsin had the most important bounce among the many groups within the ballot, every climbing six spots. No. 16 Ole Miss is up 5 locations after splitting video games towards No. 4 Alabama and No. 14 Mississippi State.

No. 24 Memphis had the week’s largest drop, shedding six locations after shedding to Temple and beating Charlotte. Two-time NCAA champion UConn misplaced 5 locations to No. 19 after seeing its 28-game house profitable streak finish in a 68-63 loss to Creighton.

Welcome again

No. 22 Missouri is ranked for the primary time this 12 months after ending Florida’s 16-game house profitable streak and posting an 18-point win over Arkansas. No. 23 West Virginia is again within the ballot after taking down Iowa State.

Louisville had not been ranked since reaching No. 25 on Jan. 25, 2021.

Farewell (for now)

Three ranked groups misplaced each of their video games final week and dropped out of the ballot.

Gonzaga misplaced to Oregon State and Santa Clara, falling out of the AP Prime 25 for the primary time since early final 12 months. Georgia dropped out from No. 23 following losses to Tennessee and Auburn. Baylor, No. 25 per week in the past, is out after losses to Arizona and TCU.

Utah State’s stint within the AP Prime 25 lasted two weeks. The Aggies dropped out from No. 22 following a 65-62 loss to UNLV.

Convention watch

The SEC has eight ranked groups after Georgia dropped out of the ballot, together with 5 within the prime 10.

The Massive Ten was subsequent with six, adopted by the Massive 12 with 5. The Massive East and ACC every had two ranked groups, with American Athletic and Mountain West conferences at one every.

This is the complete AP Prime 25: 

1. Auburn
2. Duke
3. Iowa State
4. Alabama
5. Florida
6. Tennessee
7. Houston
8. Michigan State
9. Kentucky
10. Marquette
11. Purdue
12. Kansas
13. Texas A&M
14. Mississippi State
15. Oregon
16. Ole Miss
17. Illinois 
18. Wisconsin
19. UConn
20. St. John’s
21. Michigan
22. Missouri
23. West Virginia
24. Memphis
25. Louisville

Reporting by The Related Press.

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