College basketball rankings: Auburn No. 1 for first time in college history in updated AP High 25 poll

At lengthy closing, Auburn’s men’s basketball personnel reached No. 1 in the AP High 25 on Monday for the first time in program history following an 80-71 settle over Kentucky on Saturday. That victory changed into once it sounds as if enough to give the Tigers (18-1, 7-0 SEC) an edge on Gonzaga, which fell from No. 1 to No. 2 this week despite a 78-62 victory in opposition to a right San Francisco personnel. The Bulldogs (15-2, 4-0 WCC) loved a slim 1,486-1,482 elements edge in the poll closing week, even supposing Auburn if truth be told got extra first-tell votes (36) than Gonzaga (25). But this time, the Auburn had a 29-level  edge and an very excellent elevated share of the first-tell votes with 45 to Gonzaga’s 15 and Arizona’s 1.

Auburn is that this season’s fifth No. 1 personnel, joining Gonzaga, Duke, Purdue and Baylor among the many neighborhood of groups to withhold the excellence. The Tigers had been No. 2 on multiple times in program history, including this past week. But with a deep roster headlined by seemingly No. 1 total take Jabari Smith and North Carolina switch heart Walker Kessler, the Tigers own one among the nation’s easiest front courts in the nation and the most attention-grabbing defensive squad of Pearl’s eight-twelve months tenure.

Within the motivate of that right roster, Auburn is on a 15-sport successful crawl because it prepares to play at Missouri on Tuesday before web web hosting Oklahoma on Saturday as part of the Gargantuan 12/SEC Bother. 

In other poll inclinations, Texas Tech got a predominant boost Monday by rising from No. 18 to No. 13 after knocking off Iowa Hiss and West Virginia. The Red Raiders (15-4, 5-2 Gargantuan 12) own not suffered a loss outside of Quad 1 and are 4-4 in Quad 1 games coming into a Monday evening showdown with No. 5 Kansas.

Houston (17-2, 6-0 AAC) additionally loved a nice bump from No. 10 to No. 7 because it continues to extinguish AAC opposition despite season-ending accidents to key gamers Marcus Sasser and Tramon Price. The Cougars walloped East Carolina 79-36 on Saturday. 

Davidson cracked the poll for the first time this season at No. 25 amid a 15-sport successful crawl that integrated avenue wins over VCU and Fordham closing week. It is a long way the first time in the AP poll for the explanation that 2014-15 season for the Wildcats. Marquette additionally made it in for the first time this season after the Golden Eagles (14-6, 6-3 Gargantuan East) knocked off Villanova and Xavier to give a salvage to their successful crawl to 6 games.

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AP High 25

Others receiving votes: BYU 120, Alabama 77, Texas 61, Colorado St. 57, Florida St. 50, Loyola Chicago 21, Oregon 19, Wake Forest 12, Indiana 10, Murray St. 10, Iowa 8, TCU 6, Miami 4, Florida 3, Boise St. 3, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 3, Wyoming 2, Iona 1, Seton Hall 1.