Tennessee is the new No. 1 seed in men’s college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25.

The Vols received 58 first-place votes from a 62-member media panel on Monday, reaching No. 1 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Tennessee moved up two spots from last week after losing twice to Kansas and Auburn fell to No. 4 Duke. The Tigers remained No. 2 and received three first-place votes.

No. 3 Iowa State had one first-place vote and climbed three spots from last week, reaching its highest ranking since 1956-57. Kentucky rounded out the top five.

In total, 14 teams lost last week, including six schools in the top 10; Kansas and then-No. 11 Wisconsin lost twice. Only two teams — Auburn and No. 12 Oregon — remained in the same poll spots as a week ago, and the volatility led to five teams moving up the rankings.

Tennessee (8-0) is off to its best start since the start of the 2000-01 season at 9-0 and is No. 1 in the NCAA Evaluation Tool rankings. The Vols are also tied for second in the KenPom rankings, ranking second in defensive efficiency and ninth in offensive efficiency, despite losing four starters from last year’s SEC championship team. Tennessee beat Syracuse 96-70 in its only game last week.

Kansas had been ranked No. 1 since the preseason poll before losing 76-63 to Creighton and 76-67 to rival Missouri. The losses dropped the Jayhawks to 10th place.

Auburn was poised to move back to No. 1 for the first time since 2021-22, but lost 84-78 at Duke before beating Richmond.

Iowa State had its highest preseason ranking of No. 5 after reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament a year ago. The Cyclones lost by two to Auburn in the Maui Invitational, but have rattled off four straight wins since then.

Iowa State beat Jackson State 100-58 in its only game last week before facing rival Iowa this week.

Huskies recover

Two-time defending national champion UConn nearly exited the poll last week after a 3-0 win in Maui. The Huskies rebounded well, picking up impressive wins over Baylor and Texas and moving up seven spots to No. 18 in this week’s poll.

“Maybe the people with the shovels and the dirt, maybe they were too fast to grab the shovel and throw the dirt at us,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said.

Rising and falling

Oklahoma posted the biggest jump in this week’s poll, climbing eight spots to No. 13 after beating Georgia Tech and Alcorn State. Duke and No. 17 Texas A&M each moved up five spots.

Kansas saw the largest decline, followed by No. 20 Wisconsin, which fell nine spots. No. 22 Cincinnati dropped eight spots.

In and out

Several teams entered and exited this week’s survey.

No. 14 Michigan is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly three years after narrow wins over Wisconsin and Iowa. The Wolverines have won seven straight under first-time coach Dusty May.

No. 16 Clemson is ranked for the first time this season after wins over Kentucky and Miami. No. 21 Michigan State, which defeated Nebraska and Minnesota, also joined the rankings.

No. 24 UCLA is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years after wins over Washington and Oregon. No. 25 Mississippi State is back in the poll after defeating Pittsburgh 90-57 and beating Prairie View A&M.

Baylor, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Illinois and North Carolina were eliminated from the rankings.

Conference clock

The SEC led all conferences with nine ranked teams, followed by the Big Ten with six and the Big 12 with four. The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big East each had two ranked teams, while the West Coast and Mountain West Conference each had one.