Top six unchanged, No. 15 Nebraska surges in Top 25
Dec 7, 2025; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Pryce Sandfort (21) reacts while walking off the court after defeating the Creighton Bluejays at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The top six teams were unchanged and No. 15 Nebraska surged to its highest ranking in 34 years in the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll released Monday.
No. 1 Arizona (9-0) received 42 of 61 first-place votes, while 15 votes went to No. 2 Michigan (10-0), three to No. 3 Duke (10-0) and one to No. 4 Iowa State (11-0).
After UConn (10-1) and Purdue (10-1), No. 7 Gonzaga (10-1) and No. 8 Houston (10-1) switched places, followed by Michigan State (9-1) and BYU (9-1) to round out the top 10.
The Cornhuskers (11-0) climbed eight spots after routing Wisconsin by 30 last Wednesday and winning on a buzzer-beater at then-No. 13 Illinois on Saturday to open 2-0 in Big Ten play. The No. 15 ranking is Nebraska's highest since it was No. 11 in the final poll of the 1990-91 season.
No. 25 Georgia (9-1) joined the poll, replacing UCLA (7-3).
The rest of the Top 25:
11. Louisville (9-1)
12. North Carolina (9-1)
13. Vanderbilt (10-0)
14. Arkansas (8-2)
15. Nebraska (11-0)
16. Alabama (7-3)
17. Kansas (8-3)
18. Illinois (8-3)
19. Texas Tech (7-3)
20. Tennessee (7-3)
21. Auburn (8-3)
22. St. John's (6-3)
23. Florida (6-4)
23. Virginia (9-1)
25. Georgia (9-1)
--Field Level Media
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