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Kansas holds on to No. 1 spot over rising Auburn
The Kansas Jayhawks maintained their hold on the top spot of the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday, just ahead of the surging Auburn Tigers and a new-look top five. ,Meanwhile, two-time defending champion UConn (5-3) dropped 23 spots to No. 25 after losing three games at the Maui Invitati...
TCU, Duke crack top 10 in women's hoops poll
Duke and TCU made major jumps into the top 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Blue Devils (8-1) climbed five places to No. 8 after knocking off Kansas State and Oklahoma to win the Ball Dawgs Classic. The Horned Frogs (8-0) soared nine spots after ...
Big wins earn Tennessee, Marquette top-10 spots; Kansas still No. 1
The top five spots in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll remained unchanged Monday, while Tennessee and Marquette made big jumps into the top 10.,Kansas (5-0) stayed at No. 1, followed by two-time reigning champion UConn (4-0), Gonzaga (5-0), Auburn (4-0) and Iowa State (3-0). Tenne...
UCLA jumps to No. 1 after knocking off South Carolina
UCLA vaulted to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll Monday for the first time in school history after dethroning South Carolina.,The Bruins (5-0) received 20 of the 32 first-place ballots and climbed four spots following Sunday's 77-62 defeat of the defending nationa...
Oregon still No. 1, but AP Top 25 reshuffled after slew of upsets
Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held on to their spots atop the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, issued Sunday, but the same can't be said for the rest of the teams after a day of upsets on Saturday.,The Ducks (11-0) were idle but remain the unanimous No. 1 team ahead of the t...
Kentucky, Purdue storm into top 10; Kansas remains No. 1
Kentucky hurdled 10 spots into the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday, while Purdue vaulted seven spots to No. 6. ,Kansas, meanwhile, maintained its hold on the top spot. ,Kentucky (3-0) and new head coach Mark Pope earned an early signature win in its 77-7...
Top 12 unchanged, South Carolina still consensus No. 1
Led by unanimous No. 1 South Carolina, the top 12 teams were unchanged in The Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Gamecocks (4-0) received all 31 first-place votes after beating Coppin State and East Carolina by a combined 83 points last week. Following a gam...
Notre Dame edges up to No. 6 in AP Top 25
A lack of upsets at the top of college football resulted in little movement at the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Sunday, as Oregon remained undefeated and keeps its hold on the No. 1 ranking after avoiding an upset at Wisconsin.,The Ducks (11-0) prevailed 16-13 in Madison, Wis., while N...
Kansas remains No. 1; Auburn vaults into Top 5
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. ,Alab...
South Carolina unanimous No. 1 following 2-0 start
Defending national champion South Carolina was the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released on Monday.,All 31 voters selected the Gamecocks (2-0) following last week's wins against Michigan and North Carolina State. In the preseason poll, two ballots went ...
Indiana moves to No. 5 in AP Top 25; Oregon still on top
Oregon was ranked No. 1 in the country by the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the fourth week in a row, while Big Ten counterpart Indiana stole the show by climbing to No. 5.,The last time Indiana football reached the top five of the poll was in 1967. Both the Ducks and the Hoosiers are 10-0 after ...
Top 25 poll: Oregon strengthens hold on No. 1 ranking
Oregon held on to its No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Sunday, and this time it was a unanimous choice for the top spot.,This is the third consecutive week at No. 1 for Oregon (9-0), which posted a 38-17 win at Michigan, and the last poll before the College Football Playof...
South Carolina No. 1 in Top 25 women's preseason poll
Defending national champion South Carolina is No. 1 in the Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll, released Tuesday by The Associated Press.,Coach Dawn Staley's Gamecocks return four starters from last season's undefeated team and received 27 of the 30 first-place votes. South Carolina now has cap...
Kansas tops preseason Top 25, UConn at No. 3
Kansas is No. 1 and two-time defending national champion UConn is No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll released Monday.,The Jayhawks received 30 of the 60 first-place ballots, while No. 2 Alabama collected 14 and the Huskies received 11. No. 4 Houston received four first-place votes, ...
Oregon moves to No. 2, Penn State No. 3 in AP Top 25 poll
After pulling off thrilling victories on Saturday, Oregon and Penn State both moved up a spot, to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, behind No. 1 Texas in the AP Top 25 college football poll Sunday.,In quarterback Quinn Ewers' return, Texas dominated then-No. 18 Oklahoma 34-3 in the Red River Rivalry ga...
Texas No. 1, Alabama falls to No. 7 in AP Top 25 poll
After spending one week atop the AP Top 25 college football poll, Alabama tumbled to No. 7 following a monumental upset at Vanderbilt on Saturday and Texas returned to the top spot after Week 6.,Texas, which was idle this week, faces its toughest test to date on Saturday when the Longhorns (5-0, 1-0...
Alabama back in familiar spot atop AP Top 25 poll
Buoyed by a dramatic come-from-ahead victory over Georgia on Saturday night, Alabama jumped three spots into the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after Week 5.,The Crimson Tide had not been atop the rankings since Oct. 2, 2022, with the latest poll making 16 of 17 s...
Tennessee in top five, Michigan rises in AP Top 25 poll
The top four teams in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll remained unchanged after Week 4, but Tennessee moved into the top five after an impressive 25-15 win at Oklahoma on Saturday.,Texas, which crushed Louisiana-Monroe 51-3, bolstered its grip on the top spot with 44 first-place vot...
Texas new No. 1, Georgia No. 2 in AP Top 25 poll
Texas is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time since 2008, knocking Georgia down to No. 2 after the Bulldogs eked out a one-point win on Saturday.,The Longhorns routed UTSA 56-7 after Arch Manning stepped in for injured star quarterback Quinn Ewers on Saturday...
SEC puts six teams in top seven of AP Top 25 poll
Georgia remained the top team in this week's Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with the Southeastern Conference dominating the upper echelon of the rankings.,For the first time in the 88 years of the AP rankings, a single conference has six of the first top seven spots of the poll. Foll...