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No. 3 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State make jumps in Top 25
No. 3 Michigan and No. 7 Michigan State both moved up four places in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Wolverines (7-0) received 15 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel after routing then-No. 21 Auburn and then-No. 12 Gonzaga last week at the P...
BYU to No. 8, Notre Dame back in top 10 of AP poll
The top seven teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll remained unchanged Sunday, while BYU, Texas Tech and Notre Dame rounded out the top 10.,Unbeaten BYU moved up three spots to No. 8, one-loss Texas Tech climbed four spots to No. 9 and Notre Dame -- which opened the season with back-to-back loss...
No. 1 UConn's Sarah Strong named to preseason All-America team
Sarah Strong of No. 1 UConn, one of the nation's top freshmen last season, was named to the Associated Press All-America women's college basketball preseason team, announced Tuesday.,She joins an impressive group headlined by senior Lauren Betts of UCLA, junior Madison Booker of Texas and junior Han...
Defending champion UConn ranks No. 1 in preseason poll
Defending champion UConn is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll released on Tuesday.,It is the 13th time since 1995 that the Huskies have entered a season in the top spot and the first since 2017.,Despite the loss of Paige Bueckers to the 2025 WNBA Draft as the No....
Oregon, Ole Miss rewarded for Top-4 wins with Top-4 rankings
Oregon and Ole Miss parlayed Top-4 victories into Top-4 rankings in the latest AP Top 25 poll, released Sunday afternoon.,Oregon supplanted Miami at No. 2 just behind top-ranked Ohio State - a 24-6 winner over Washington - while Miami is now third, and Ole Miss is fourth. ,The Ducks defeated previou...
Miami rises to No. 2, Oklahoma enters top 10 in AP poll
The top four teams in the AP Top 25 poll underwent some reshuffling Sunday, as Miami rose two spots to No. 2 after a thorough win over rival Florida.,Idle Ohio State remained No. 1, but the Hurricanes moved past Penn State and LSU for the second spot. Penn State also had the weekend off and LSU defe...
Florida finishes No. 1 in poll after defeating Houston
Florida ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll released Tuesday, one day after the Gators rallied past Houston to win the NCAA Tournament.,The Gators (36-4) received all 61 votes following their 65-63 win Monday night in San Antonio to clinch the school's third national title and fir...
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg named AP Player of Year
Cooper Flagg of Duke was named The Associated Press men's college basketball Player of the Year on Friday, becoming just the fourth freshman to earn the recognition.,Flagg garnered 41 votes and Johni Broome of Auburn earned 21 in the polling of a national media panel. They were the only two players ...
Rick Pitino, Bruce Pearl first co-winners of Coach of the Year award
Rick Pitino and Bruce Pearl were named co-winners of The Associated Press men's college basketball Coach of the Year award on Friday.,It was the first tie in voting in the 58 years that the award has been presented.,Both Pitino, of St. John's, and Auburn's Pearl received 20 votes from a national med...
Auburn, Duke remain 1-2 in Top 25; St. John's to No. 6
Auburn remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the country for the second consecutive week, with Duke holding steady at No. 2 and St. John's climbing to sixth in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday. ,The Tigers (27-2) collected all 61 first-place votes to remain ahead of the Blue De...
No. 2 Southern Cal has best ranking in 39 years
Southern California climbed to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday, its highest ranking in 39 years.,Star guard JuJu Watkins and the Trojans (26-2) climbed two spots after defeating then-No. 2 UCLA to win the Big Ten regular-season title on Saturday. USC received six ...
Auburn remains unanimous No. 1; Kansas falls from poll
While Auburn remained a unanimous No. 1 in Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll, Kansas fell from the rankings for the first time since 2021.,Auburn (25-2) retained its top spot with victories over Arkansas and Georgia last week. In an 82-70 victory over Georgia on Saturday, the Tigers' Joh...
Florida jumps to No. 2 behind Auburn in men's Top 25
Auburn strengthened its grip on the No. 1 spot after winning a showdown with then-No. 2 Alabama, receiving 59 of 60 first-place votes in The Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday.,The Tigers (23-2) lead the rankings for the sixth consecutive week following a 94-85 win against the Crimson Tide...
Notre Dame moves to No. 1 in Top 25 as UCLA falls
Notre Dame soared to No. 1 as UCLA and South Carolina sank in the women's basketball Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday after a landscape-shifting week.,The loss by UCLA to Southern California last Thursday dropped the Bruins from No. 1, where they'd sat since Thanksgiving. The Bruins (24-...
Notre Dame climbs to No. 2 behind unbeaten UCLA
No. 2 Notre Dame achieved its highest ranking in six years in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released Monday.,The Fighting Irish (21-2) moved up one spot behind unbeaten UCLA (23-0), which remained the unanimous choice of all 31 voters. It's the loftiest perch for Notre Dame sin...
Champion Ohio State, Notre Dame 1-2 in final Top 25 poll
National champion Ohio State was a unanimous selection as No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the 2024 season, with Notre Dame finishing No. 2.,The Buckeyes (14-2) defeated the Fighting Irish (14-2) on Monday night 34-23 in Atlanta to win the College Football Playoff ...
Unbeaten LSU up to No. 5 in newest AP poll
LSU re-entered the top five of the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll on Monday, while the first four teams remained unchanged.,Behind No. 1 UCLA (16-0), No. 2 South Carolina (16-1), No. 3 Notre Dame (14-2) and No. 4 Southern California (16-1), the Tigers moved up one spot to No...
Unbeaten Tennessee tightens grip on No. 1 ranking
The Tennessee Volunteers, the lone unbeaten team remaining in men's college basketball, strengthened their grip on the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday.,The Volunteers (14-0) beat Norfolk State by 15 points and then-No. 23 Arkansas by 24 points last week and picked up f...
SEC, Big Ten have four teams each in women's Top 10
The Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten each have four teams inside the top 10 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,No. 1 UCLA (15-0), No. 4 Southern California (14-1), No. 8 Maryland (14-0) and No. 9 Ohio State (14-0) represent the Big Ten, while No. 2...
UCLA makes big jump as top 13 remain unchanged
The top 13 teams remained unchanged while UCLA made a big jump and Gonzaga and Ole Miss took major tumbles in the latest Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll, released Monday.,With 41 first-place votes, Tennessee (12-0) stayed on top thanks to an 82-64 win over Middle Tennessee, whi...