Auburn and Duke stay 1-2 atop The Related Press High 25 males’s school basketball ballot for the third straight week, whereas Maryland is again within the rankings for the primary time in practically two years.
Bruce Pearl’s Tigers (20-1) held the No. 1 rating for the fourth consecutive week in Monday’s ballot and the third in a row because the unanimous selection. Auburn has claimed 246 of 248 first-place votes over the previous month whereas remaining unbeaten in a rugged Southeastern Convention with 9 ranked groups.
Auburn’s solely loss got here to Jon Scheyer’s Blue Devils (19-2), who enter the week with the nation’s longest profitable streak at 15 video games after rolling previous rival North Carolina.
The 2 groups provided the one stability after 15 groups in final week’s AP High 25 misplaced final week, with three of these dropping twice.
The highest tier
Alabama moved up a spot to No. 3, adopted by Tennessee leaping 4 spots to No. 4 in an SEC-heavy prime tier. Houston climbed one spot to No. 5 regardless of an time beyond regulation loss to now-No. 13 Texas Tech to finish a 33-game dwelling profitable streak.
Florida was subsequent at No. 6, adopted by Purdue, Iowa State, Michigan State and Texas A&M to spherical out the highest 10.
Rising
Texas Tech (17-4) had the most important bounce amongst final week’s ranked groups, rising 9 spots to thirteenth after beating TCU at dwelling after which beating the Cougars regardless of coach Grant McCasland and ahead JT Toppin being ejected early.
Two-time reigning nationwide champion UConn climbed six spots to No. 19 after profitable at Marquette, whereas Missouri jumped 5 spots to No. 15 after beating Mississippi State.
In all, 10 groups moved up from their positions final week. That included Rick Pitino’s St. John’s workforce rising three spots to No. 12, the best rating for this system since ending the 1999-2000 season at No. 9.
Sliding
Mississippi State had the week’s greatest tumble, falling eight spots to No. 22 after dwelling losses to Alabama and Missouri. Iowa State joined the Bulldogs in a two-loss week, falling 5 spots after losses to Arizona and Kansas State.
No. 16 Kansas and No. 23 Illinois additionally fell 5 spots, pushing the record of sliding groups to 10.
Welcome
No. 18 Maryland, No. 20 Arizona and No. 24 Michigan had been the week’s three new additions.
Kevin Willard’s Terrapins (17-5) jumped into the ballot at No. 18 after pushing its profitable streak to 4 video games, a stretch that features profitable at then-No. 17 Illinois and beating then-No. 17 Wisconsin at dwelling final week.
That gave Maryland its first ballot rating in practically two years, the final coming with every week at No. 21 in late February 2023.
Arizona (15-6) returned to the ballot for the primary time since November. The Wildcats opened the 12 months at No. 10 and peaked at ninth, however they’re again in after profitable 11 of 12 — together with in opposition to Iowa State after Caleb Love hit a halfcourt shot to pressure time beyond regulation.
Michigan (16-5) has two earlier stints within the ballot this season, peaking at No. 14 in early December.
Farewell (for now)
Oregon was one of many three departures from this week’s ballot, falling out from No. 16 after being one of many trio to lose twice final week by falling at UCLA and at dwelling to Nebraska. Louisville (No. 21) and Vanderbilt (No. 24) additionally fell out after losses to unranked foes.
Convention watch
The SEC had no less than 9 groups within the ballot for the seventh straight week, together with three weeks with 10 groups to make up 40% of the ballot. The SEC has additionally had no less than half of the highest 10 eight instances in 9 weeks, peaking at six groups on Jan. 6. No different league has had greater than six ranked groups in any week this season.
Maryland’s arrival pushed the Large Ten to 6 ranked groups, adopted by the Large 12 with 5 and the Large East with three. The Atlantic Coast and American Athletic conferences every had one.
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