By Chris Marler
The latest AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 has been released, featuring the most movement of any week this season. Only two teams kept their same position from the prior week and it happened to be the top two teams in the country, Auburn and Duke.
Three SEC teams remained ranked in the top six, with Auburn holding on to the No. 1 spot for the fifth consecutive week. Alabama moved up to No. 3 with Tennessee jumping four spots to No. 4, after their 20 point win over Florida at home.
Texas A&M continues to somehow fly under the radar, even with what is now a top 10 ranking attached to their name. The Aggies held off South Carolina on the road Saturday and moved up three spots to give the SEC a fifth team in the top ten.
Behind them was Kentucky, who dropped two spots after their deflating loss at home to Arkansas. The Cats were immediately followed by the best story in the SEC this season, the Missouri Tigers. Missouri jumped up five spots to No. 15 after their big road win at Mississippi State. The cherry on top for Tiger fans was being ranked one spot ahead of perennial rival Kansas, who dropped all the way down to No. 16.
Both Mississippi schools remained in the top 25, as well, with Mississippi State plummeting eight spots to No. 22 and OIe Miss dropping to No. 25 after their home loss to Auburn. The nine teams being ranked are tied for the second most of any conference this season, also held by the SEC several times. Three SEC teams also received votes, with Vanderbilt receiving four and both Texas and Oklahoam receiving one a piece.
Here’s a look at the full AP Top 25 with SEC teams in bold.
- Auburn
- Duke
- Alabama
- Tennessee
- Houston
- Florida
- Purdue
- Iowa State
- Michigan State
- Texas A&M
- Marquette
- St. John’s
- Texas Tech
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Kansas
- Memphis
- Maryland
- UConn
- Arizona
- Wisconsin
- Mississippi State
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Ole Miss
