Tennessee, top 3 unchanged in Top 25 poll

Field Level Media|published: Mon 16th December, 14:02 2024

Dec 14, 2024; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Jordan Gainey (11) is mobbed by teammates after scoring with seconds left before winning the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at State Farm Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images

Unbeaten Tennessee and Auburn remained 1-2 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday as SEC teams held five of the top seven spots.

The Volunteers (10-0) earned 50 first-place votes while the Tigers (9-1) got 12 votes.

Iowa State (9-1) remained No. 3 while Kentucky (10-1) jumped a spot to four and Duke (8-2) rounded out the top five.

Alabama (8-2) moved to No. 6, followed by Florida (10-0), Kansas (8-2), Marquette (9-2) and Oregon (10-1).

UConn (8-3) climbed seven spots to No. 11 with a win over Gonzaga. Michigan (8-2) was the week's biggest faller, dropping 10 spots with a loss to Arkansas.

Memphis (8-2) made a return to the poll at No. 21 while Dayton (9-2) made its first appearance of the season at No. 22. The Flyers defeated Marquette last week.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. UConn (8-3)

12. Texas A&M (9-2)

13. Gonzaga (7-3)

14. Oklahoma (10-0)

15. Houston (6-3)

16. Purdue (8-3)

17. Ole Miss (9-1)

18. UCLA (9-1)

19. Cincinnati (8-1)

20. Michigan State (8-2)

21. Memphis (8-2)