Kansas remains No. 1; Auburn vaults into Top 5

Field Level Media|published: Mon 11th November, 13:57 2024

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Nov 9, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Auburn Tigers players celebrate after the game against the Houston Cougars at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Auburn vaulted into the top 5 of the Associated Press Top 25 rankings released Monday while Kansas remained No. 1 after its win over North Carolina one week into the 2024-25 season.

Five teams earned first-place votes -- including the Tigers -- with the Jayhawks (2-0) leading the way with 44.

Alabama (2-0) remained No. 2 followed by UConn (2-0), Gonzaga (2-0) and the Tigers (2-0), who overcame an altercation on the team plane to win at Houston over the weekend. UConn got seven first-place votes compared to six for Alabama, three for Gonzaga and two for Auburn.

Duke (2-0), Iowa State (1-0), Houston (1-1), Arizona (2-0) and North Carolina (1-1) rounded out the top 10.

Auburn was the biggest riser of the week, jumping six spots. Texas A&M fell 10 spots to No. 23 after a season-opening loss to UCF.

St. John's and Ohio State joined the Top 25, replacing Texas and UCLA.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. Tennessee (2-0)

12. Baylor (1-1)

13. Purdue (2-0)

14. Creighton (2-0)

15. Marquette (2-0)

16. Indiana (2-0)

17. Cincinnati (2-0)

18. Arkansas (1-1)