Duke ascended to its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll since the 2023-24 preseason on Monday with a leap from No. 3 to No. 2 behind unanimous No. 1 Auburn. The Blue Devils,

College basketball's new AP Top 25 featured the usual long list of SEC teams led by Bruce Pearl's high-octane Tigers.

Monday’s new AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll saw the Alabama Crimson Tide in the same spot as last week. Alabama (15-3 overall, 4-1 SEC) stayed at No. 4 in the new AP Poll following their 74-64 loss to Ole Miss and 102-97 bounce-back over Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Saturday.

There's a new No. 1 in college basketball's latest AP Top 25 poll Monday, as Auburn has supplanted Tennessee at the top of the men's college basketball rankings. The Tigers ascended to the top of the rankings after No.

As a result, Iowa State dropped one spot to No. 3 in the AP poll. It's still the highest-ranked team in the Big 12. Kansas moved to No. 12 this week, and Houston came in at No. 7. Duke leapt Iowa State to No. 2.

Auburn is the unanimous No. 1 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday while Michigan State and Houston both made leaps into the top 10.