UCLA makes big jump as top 13 remain unchanged
Tennessee guard Jordan Gainey (11) moves between Middle Tennessee defenders during a college basketball game between Tennessee and MTSU held at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tenn., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. 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, while the next three in line -- Auburn (11-1, 20 first-place votes), Iowa State (10-1) and Duke (10-2) -- were idle during the holiday week.
The biggest jump saw the Bruins (11-2) vault seven spots to No. 15 on the strength of a 65-62 win over Gonzaga (9-4). In the process, the Bulldogs dropped five spots to No. 19.
Ole Miss (11-2) plummeted eight spots, barely staying in the poll at No. 24 after then-unranked Memphis handed the Rebels a 17-point loss. Memphis (10-3) re-entered the poll this week at No. 21
San Diego State (8-3) dropped out of the rankings after a last-minute loss to unranked Utah State.
The rest of the Associated Press Top 25:
5. Alabama (11-2)
6. Florida (13-0)
7. Kansas (9-2)
8. Marquette (11-2)
9. Oregon (12-1)
10. Kentucky (10-2)
11. UConn (10-3)
12. Oklahoma (13-0)
13. Texas A&M (11-2)
14. Houston (8-3)
15. UCLA (11-2)
16. Cincinnati (10-1)
17. Mississippi State (11-1)
18. Michigan State (10-2)
19. Gonzaga (9-4)
20. Purdue (9-4)
21. Memphis (10-3)
22. Illinois (9-3)
23. Arkansas (10-2)
24. Ole Miss (11-2)
25. Baylor (8-3)
--Field Level Media
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