Cyclones men are sixth in the latest AP poll
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Cyclones men are sixth in the latest AP poll

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Iowa State men fall one spot in new basketball rankings after top-5 loss

Kansas held off Auburn for the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday, as Southeastern Conference teams clinched three of the top four spots and two-time reigning national champion UConn came close after going 0-3 completely eliminated week at the Maui Invitational. The Jayhawks received 35 of 61 first-place votes in the poll, while the Tigers got the remaining 26 and climbed two spots to No. 2 after winning the Maui title. The Huskies fell as low as No. 25, barely managing to become the second team in nearly four decades to slip from No. 2 to No. 1 in a week. It was part of a whirlwind week of tournaments over the holiday week, which resulted in six new teams joining the rankings. Auburn was joined by fellow SEC schools No. 3 Tennessee and No. 4 Kentucky, with each team moving up four spots. Marquette was next at No. 5, followed by Iowa State, Gonzaga, Purdue, Duke and Alabama rounding out the top 10. The Cyclones fell one spot in the new poll after falling to then-No. 4 Auburn at the Maui Invitational. The Tigers have now moved up to second place. Iowa State followed the loss to Auburn with back-to-back wins against Dayton and Colorado to finish fifth in Maui. The Cyclones have two home games before the Cy Rivalry matchup on Thursday, December 12th at Iowa. They host fifth-ranked Marquette on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Jackson State on Sunday at 5 p.m.No. 12 Oregon was the headliner of the newcomers, followed by No. 16 Memphis, No. 18 Pittsburgh, No. 19 Illinois, No. 21 Oklahoma and No. 24 San Diego State. Indiana, Arkansas, Creighton, Xavier, Arizona and Mississippi State dropped out of the poll.Men’s Basketball Poll: AP Top 25, December 2, 2024Kansas, 7-0Auburn, 7-0Tennessee, 7-0Kentucky, 7-0Marquette, 8-0Iowa State, 5-1Gonzaga, 7-1Purdue, 7-1Duke, 5-2Alabama, 6-2Wisconsin, 8-0Oregon, 8-0Florida, 8-0Cincinnati, 6 -0Baylor, 5-2Memphis, 6-1Houston, 4-3Pittsburgh, 7-1Illinois, 6-1North Carolina, 4-3Oklahoma, 7 -0Texas A&M, 6-2Ole Miss, 6-1San Diego State, 4-2UConn, 5-3Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 108, Arkansas 104, Texas 97, Michigan 95, Arizona St 89, Indiana 72, Drake 58, Xavier 33, Utah St. 28, Louisville 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 25, BYU 24, Dayton 24, Texas Tech 22, Nebraska 22, Mississippi St. 20, Ohio St 19, Maryland 13, UCLA 13, Creighton 12, Saint Mary’s 11, Georgia 10, St. John’s 7, Loyola Chicago 4, Florida St. 3, DePaul 3, UC Irvine 2, Columbia 2 .

DES MOINES, Iowa –

Kansas held off Auburn for the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday, as Southeastern Conference teams clinched three of the top four spots and two-time reigning national champion UConn came close after going 0-3 completely eliminated week at the Maui Invitational.

The Jayhawks received 35 of 61 first-place votes in the poll, while the Tigers got the remaining 26 and climbed two spots to No. 2 after winning the Maui title. The Huskies fell as low as No. 25, barely managing to become the second team in nearly four decades to move from No. 2 to an unranked spot in a week.

It was part of a whirlwind week of holiday week tournaments that resulted in six new teams being added to the rankings.

Auburn was joined by fellow SEC schools No. 3 Tennessee and No. 4 Kentucky, with each team moving up four spots. Marquette was next at No. 5, followed by Iowa State, Gonzaga, Purdue, Duke and Alabama rounding out the top 10.

The Cyclones fell one spot in the new poll after falling to then-No. 4 Auburn at the Maui Invitational. The Tigers have now moved up to second place.

Iowa State followed the loss to Auburn with back-to-back wins against Dayton and Colorado to finish fifth in Maui. The Cyclones have two home games before the Cy-Rivalry matchup on Thursday, December 12th at Iowa. They host fifth-place Marquette on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Jackson State on Sunday at 5 p.m.

No. 12 Oregon was the headliner of the newcomers, followed by No. 16 Memphis, No. 18 Pittsburgh, No. 19 Illinois, No. 21 Oklahoma and No. 24 San Diego State.

Indiana, Arkansas, Creighton, Xavier, Arizona and Mississippi State dropped out of the poll.

Men’s Basketball Poll: AP Top 25, December 2, 2024

  1. Kansas, 7-0
  2. Auburn, 7-0
  3. Tennessee, 7-0
  4. Kentucky, 7-0
  5. Marquette, 8-0
  6. Iowa State, 5-1
  7. Gonzaga, 7-1
  8. Purdue, 7-1
  9. Duke, 5-2
  10. Alabama, 6-2
  11. Wisconsin, 8-0
  12. Oregon, 8-0
  13. Florida, 8-0
  14. Cincinnati, 6-0
  15. Baylor, 5-2
  16. Memphis, 6-1
  17. Houston, 4-3
  18. Pittsburgh, 7-1
  19. Illinois, 6-1
  20. North Carolina, 4-3
  21. Oklahoma, 7-0
  22. Texas A&M, 6-2
  23. Ole Miss, 6-1
  24. San Diego State, 4-2
  25. UConn, 5-3

Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 108, Arkansas 104, Texas 97, Michigan 95, Arizona St. 89, Indiana 72, Drake 58, Xavier 33, Utah St. 28, Louisville 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 25, BYU 24, Dayton 24, Texas Tech 22, Nebraska 22, Mississippi St. 20, Ohio St. 19, Maryland 13, UCLA 13, Creighton 12, Saint Mary’s 11, Georgia 10, St. John’s 7, Loyola Chicago 4, Florida St. 3, DePaul 3, UC Irvine 2, Columbia 2.

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