Tennessee is the brand new No. 1 in males’s faculty basketball after a large shakeup within the Prime 25.
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The Vols obtained 58 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel Monday to succeed in No. 1 for the primary time because the 2018-19 season. Tennessee climbed two spots from final week after Kansas misplaced twice and Auburn fell to No. 4 Duke. The Tigers remained No. 2 and obtained three first-place votes.
No. 3 Iowa State had one first-place vote and climbed three locations from final week for its highest rating since 1956-57. Kentucky rounded out the highest 5.
In all, 14 ranked groups misplaced final week, together with six groups within the prime 10; Kansas and then-No. 11 Wisconsin misplaced twice. Solely two groups — Auburn and No. 12 Oregon — remained in the identical ballot spots they have been per week in the past and the volatility noticed 5 groups soar into the rankings.
Tennessee is off to its greatest begin since opening the 2000-01 season 9-0 and is No. 1 within the NET rankings. The Vols are also second within the KenPom scores, rating second in defensive effectivity and ninth in offensive effectivity regardless of dropping 4 starters from final yr’s SEC championship crew. Tennessee beat Syracuse 96-70 in its solely recreation final week.
Kansas had been No. 1 because the preseason ballot earlier than dropping to 76-63 to Creighton and 76-67 to rival Missouri. The losses dropped the Jayhawks to No. 10.
Auburn was poised to maneuver into the No. 1 spot for the primary time since 2021-22, however misplaced 84-78 at Duke earlier than beating Richmond.
Iowa State had its highest preseason rating at No. 5 after reaching the NCAA Match’s Candy 16 a yr in the past. The Cyclones misplaced by two to Auburn within the Maui Invitational, however have reeled off 4 straight wins since.
Iowa State blew out Jackson State 100-58 in its solely recreation final week earlier than going through rival Iowa this week. Huskies rebound
Two-time reigning nationwide champion UConn almost dropped out of the ballot final week following 0-for-3 run in Maui. The Huskies bounced again properly final week, choosing up spectacular wins over Baylor and Texas to maneuver up seven spots on this week’s ballot to No. 18.
“Maybe the people with the shovels and the dirt, maybe they were too quick to grab the shovel and throw the dirt on us,” UConn coach Dan Hurley mentioned. Rising and falling
Oklahoma had the most important soar inside this week’s ballot, climbing eight spots to No. 13 after beating Georgia Tech and Alcorn State. Duke and No. 17 Texas A&M every moved up 5 spots.
Kansas had the most important drop, adopted by No. 20 Wisconsin, which fell 9 spots. No. 22 Cincinnati dropped eight locations. Out and in
A number of groups moved out and in of this week’s ballot.
No. 14 Michigan is ranked for the primary time in almost three years after tight wins over Wisconsin and Iowa. The Wolverines have received seven straight beneath first-year coach Dusty Could.
No. 16 Clemson is ranked for the primary time this season following wins over Kentucky and Miami. No. 21 Michigan State is also ranked for the primary time after wins over Nebraska and Minnesota.
No. 24 UCLA is ranked for the primary time in almost two years following wins over Washington and Oregon. No. 25 Mississippi State is again within the ballot after blowing out Pittsburgh 90-57 and beating Prairie View A&M.
Baylor, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Illinois and North Carolina all dropped out of the rankings. Convention watch
The SEC led all conferences with 9 ranked groups, adopted by the Huge Ten with six and the Huge 12 with 4. The Atlantic Coast Convention and Huge East every had two ranked groups, whereas the West Coast and Mountain West conferences every had one.
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