AP men's college basketball poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team? - ESPN

A number of conferences have finished their regular season and are entering Champ Week. For most of the teams in the AP poll, however, league tournaments begin next week, so we have seven more days of regular-season play.

The only teams this week that remain in the same spots as last week are Auburn (No. 1), Duke (No. 2) and Michigan State (No. 8). The top five remain the same, but Houston and Tennessee jump up third and fourth, respectively, as Florida slides to No. 5.

Texas A&M dropped 10 spots to No. 22 after two straight losses. Louisville had the highest rise, going five spots up from No. 19 to No. 14. No new teams made an appearance this week.

Here's a look at the full Week 17 AP Top 25 poll for the 2024-25 men's college basketball season.

Previous polls: Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16

Stats courtesy of ESPN Research and The Associated Press.

*All times Eastern

Previous ranking: 1

2024-25 record: 27-2

Stat to know: Auburn is now 10-2 against AP-ranked teams this season. It is the third team ever to win 10-plus games against ranked opponents prior to its conference tournament, after 1992-93 Indiana (11-2) and 2002-03 Kentucky (11-1).

What's next: Tuesday at Texas A&M, 9 p.m., ESPN

Previous ranking: 2

2024-25 record: 26-3

Stat to know: Cooper Flagg has now had six games with at least 15 points, 5 rebounds and 0 turnovers — which ties him with Carlos Boozer and Shane Battier for second-most such games by a Duke player in a season since at least 1980-81. He still has time to break the record (Luke Kennard, with seven games).

What's next: Monday vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ESPN

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