Tennessee held onto No. 1 within the AP High 25 for the second consecutive week, although No. 2 Auburn closed the hole as the highest 5 remained unchanged within the males’s faculty basketball ballot Monday.
The Volunteers obtained 50 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel after wins over Miami and Illinois pushed coach Rick Barnes’ program to 10-0 for under the fifth time in class historical past. Auburn picked up 9 first-place votes from final week and had 12 complete. Iowa State, Duke and Kentucky rounded out the highest 5.
TeamRecord1. Tennessee (50)10-02. Auburn (9)9-13. Iowa St.9-14. Kentucky10-15. Duke8-26. Alabama8-27. Florida10-08. Kansas8-29. Marquette9-210. Oregon10-111. UConn8-312. Texas A&M9-213. Gonzaga7-314. Oklahoma10-015. Houston6-316. Purdue8-317. Mississippi9-118. UCLA9-119. Cincinnati8-120. Michigan St.8-221. Memphis8-222. Dayton9-223. San Diego St.7-224. Michigan8-225. Clemson9-2
Tennessee is amongst 5 unbeatens left in males’s Division I basketball and one in every of three groups from the Southeastern Convention, becoming a member of No. 7 Florida (10-0) and No. 14 Oklahoma (10-0). Drake (9-0) and Utah State (10-0) additionally enter this week undefeated.
“We all know watching movie there’s a whole lot of areas we now have to get higher with, extra constant,” Barnes mentioned Monday. “It is everyone. Coaches getting higher, gamers getting higher. Once you’re in December, it’s important to be actual. Have a look at movie and understand we have finished this or that, however we now have an extended technique to go to be the place we wish to be.”
Auburn improved to 9-1 with its 91-53 blowout of Ohio State in Atlanta. Johni Broome confirmed the best way with 21 factors and 20 rebounds for the Tigers’ first 20-20 recreation in 35 years, then he raced again to Auburn for his commencement Saturday night time.
“They could be one of the best staff within the nation proper now,” Ohio State coach Jake Diebler mentioned. “They’ve a whole lot of expertise, and so they made us pay once we made a mistake.”
The SEC continued to dominate the High 25 with the Vols and Tigers joined by Kentucky, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Florida in giving the convention 5 of the highest seven. Kansas moved up two spots to No. 8 whereas Marquette and Oregon rounded out the highest 10.
Two-time defending nationwide champion UConn jumped seven spots to No. 11 after beating then-No. 8 Gonzaga. The Huskies had been adopted by Texas A&M, the Bulldogs, the Sooners and Houston, which remained at No. 15.
Purdue dropped 5 spots to No. 16 after its loss to the Aggies, and was adopted by Ole Miss, UCLA, Cincinnati and Michigan State. Dayton entered the ballot for the primary time this season at No. 22, simply behind Memphis, which returned after its win over Clemson. Wisconsin dropped out after its loss to Illinois, and Mississippi State fell out after a slim win over McNeese State.
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San Diego State, Michigan and Clemson rounded out the High 25.
Mid-major monitoring: Drake appeared on 11 ballots after a simple win over St. Ambrose saved first-year coach Ben McCollum’s membership unbeaten. Utah State confirmed up on 10 ballots after blowing out South Florida to present the Aggies their finest begin in class historical past.
“I’ve mentioned all alongside, it is a place you may win at a excessive degree constantly, and we have proven that, proper? 12 months after yr,” Utah State coach Jarrod Calhoun mentioned. “We by no means speak about making historical past. It was by no means talked about all week. … It is about getting higher every day. It is about having fun with the method.”
Rising and falling: UConn made the most important leap this week, climbing seven spots to No. 11 after beating Gonzaga. UCLA climbed six spots to No. 18 after beating Arizona for its eighth straight win, and Texas A&M moved up 5 spots to No. 12.
Michigan plummeted 10 locations to No. 24 after blowing its halftime lead in an 89-87 loss to Arkansas within the Jimmy V Traditional at Madison Sq. Backyard. Clemson fell 9 spots to No. 25, and Gonzaga and Purdue every dropped 5 spots.
Out and in: Memphis spent every week at No. 16 earlier this season earlier than a loss to Arkansas State. The Tigers returned whereas Dayton made its season debut on the expense of Wisconsin and Mississippi State, which obtained probably the most votes of these exterior the High 25.
Convention watch: The SEC has eight groups within the High 25 together with the primary three exterior the ballot in Mississippi State, Arkansas and Missouri. The Large Ten has 5, the Large 12 has 4, and the ACC and Large East two apiece. 9 leagues had a ranked staff.
