Auburn remains unanimous No. 1; Vandy enters Top 25 poll

Field Level Media|published: Mon 27th January, 13:57 2025

Auburn Tigers center Dylan Cardwell (44), guard Miles Kelly (13) and forward Johni Broome (4) celebrate as Auburn Tigers take on Tennessee Volunteers at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Auburn Tigers defeated Tennessee Volunteers 53-51.

The top five spots in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll remain unchanged, with Auburn still the unanimous No. 1 selection, while St. John's and Memphis made the biggest moves forward after each climbed five spots.

Auburn (18-1) held onto the top spot after it escaped with a 53-51 victory over Tennessee on Saturday. Duke (17-2), Iowa State (17-2), Alabama (17-3) and Florida (18-2) round out the top five.

With its defeat, Tennessee (17-3) fell two spots to No. 8, while Houston (16-3) and Michigan State (17-2) each moved up one spot to Nos. 6 and 7, respectively. No. 9 Marquette (17-3) and No. 10 Purdue (16-5) each moved up one spot.

St. John's (17-3) jumped to the No 15 spot, while Memphis (16-4) climbed to No. 19. Ole Miss (15-5) fell seven spots to No. 23, while two-time defending champion UConn (14-6) dropped six spots to No. 25 after a 77-72 loss to unranked Xavier on Saturday.

No. 24 Vanderbilt (16-4) entered the Top 25 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2015.

The complete Top 25:

1. Auburn (18-1)

2. Duke (17-2)

3. Iowa State (17-2)

4. Alabama (17-3)

5. Florida (18-2)

6. Houston (16-3)

7. Michigan State (17-2)

8. Tennessee (17-3)

9. Marquette (17-3)

10. Purdue (16-5)