Big wins earn Tennessee, Marquette top-10 spots; Kansas still No. 1

Field Level Media|published: Mon 25th November, 14:07 2024

Nov 19, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Marquette Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Smart talks with guard Kam Jones (1) during the second half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

The top five spots in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll remained unchanged Monday, while Tennessee and Marquette made big jumps into the top 10.

Kansas (5-0) stayed at No. 1, followed by two-time reigning champion UConn (4-0), Gonzaga (5-0), Auburn (4-0) and Iowa State (3-0). Tennessee (6-0) jumped four spots into No. 7, and Marquette (6-0) made a five-spot improvement to No. 10.

No. 6 Houston (3-1), No. 8 Kentucky (5-0) and No. 9 Alabama (4-1) also are in the top 10.

Kansas played just once last week, earning an 84-66 victory at home over UNC Wilmington. The Jayhawks will be put the test with a matchup against No. 11 Duke (4-1) on Tuesday at Las Vegas.

Tennessee earned two impressive victories in the Bahamas last week, 64-42 over Virginia and 77-62 over then-No. 13 Baylor to win the Baha Mar Championship. Marquette knocked off then-No. 6 Purdue 76-58 on Tuesday at Milwaukee and also had an 80-69 victory over Georgia on Saturday at Nassau, Bahamas.

Falling out of the top 10 were North Carolina (3-1), which dropped two spots to No. 12 and Purdue (5-1), which dropped seven places to No. 13. Indiana (4-0) climbed two spots to No. 14 and Wisconsin (7-0) moved up four spots to No. 15.

The rest of the Top 25:

16. Cincinnati (5-0)

17. Baylor (5-2)

18. Florida (6-0)

19. Arkansas (4-1)

20. Texas A&M (4-1)

21.Creighton (4-1)

22. Xavier (5-0)

23. Ole Miss (5-0)

24. Arizona (2-2)

25. Mississippi State (5-0)

--Field Level Media