Auburn edges Alabama to remain No. 1 in AP poll

Field Level Media|published: Mon 10th February, 13:57 2025

Auburn Tigers guard Miles Kelly (13) reacts after the game as Auburn Tigers take on Florida Gators at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Florida Gators defeated Auburn Tigers 90-81.

Auburn barely edged out rival Alabama to remain No. 1 and Florida jumped three places to give the Southeastern Conference the top three spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday.

Auburn (21-2) earned 34 first-place votes to remain ahead of Alabama (20-3), which received 23 first-place votes. The Gators (20-3), who beat Auburn last week, climbed to No. 3 behind three first-place votes.

Duke (20-3) and Tennessee (20-4) round out the top 5.

Houston (19-4), Purdue (19-5), Texas A&M (18-5), St. John's (21-3) and Iowa State (18-5) comprise the remainder of the top 10.

Arizona (17-6) was the week's big jumper, moving up seven spots to No. 13, while No. 18 Marquette (18-6) and No. 25 Maryland (18-6) both dropped seven spots.

Clemson (No. 23) returned to the poll after upsetting Duke, and Creighton (No. 24) is back after two wins last week, including a victory over Marquette. Illinois and UConn fell out of the poll.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. Michigan State (19-4)

12. Texas Tech (18-5)

13. Arizona (17-6)

14. Memphis (20-4)

15. Kentucky (16-7)

16. Wisconsin (19-5)

17. Kansas (16-7)

18. Marquette (18-6)

19. Ole Miss (18-6)

20. Michigan (18-5)

21. Missouri (17-6)