Clemson edged ahead by two spots in the new AP Men’s Top 25 released on Monday afternoon. The Tigers, who had just one game during the week, a win at home over Pitt on Saturday, advanced from #22 to #20 in the latest poll of 59 basketball reporters across the country.
Clemson is one of five ACC teams in the Top 25. Duke is #4, North Carolina is #14, Virginia is #18, and Louisville is #24. The Tigers play at Duke on February 14th, host Louisville on February 28th, and play at North Carolina on March 3rd.
Arizona remains #1 with Michigan moving up a spot to #2. UConn slipped one to third and is followed by Duke and Illinois in the top five.
Vanderbilt is the highest-ranked SEC team at #15. Florida is #17, Arkansas is #21, and Tennessee is #25.
The USC Women remain at #3 behind UConn and UCLA. The Huskies received all 31 first-place votes. The Gamecocks scored lopsided wins last week over Vanderbilt and Auburn. They are 21-2 going into tonight’s game at Texas A&M.
Texas and LSU complete the top five. There are nine SEC teams in the top 25 this week after Georgia dropped out after losing to Alabama on Thursday.
AP Men’s Top 25
- Arizona (59)
- Michigan
- UConn
- Duke
- Illinois
- Gonzaga
- Iowa State
- Houston
- Nebraska
- Michigan State
- Kansas
- Purdue
- Texas Tech
- North Carolina
- Vanderbilt
- BYU
- Florida
- Virginia
- Saint Louis
- Clemson
- Arkansas
- St. John’s
- Miami (OH)
- Louisville
- Tennessee
AP Women’s Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | 23-0 | 775 (31) | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 21-1 | 742 | 3 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 21-2 | 708 | 2 |
| 4 | Texas | 21-2 | 681 | 4 |
| 5 | LSU | 21-2 | 651 | 6 |
| 6 | Louisville | 21-3 | 612 | 7 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 21-2 | 581 | 5 |
| 8 | Michigan | 19-3 | 569 | 9 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 20-3 | 506 | 11 |
| 10 | Iowa | 18-4 | 452 | 9 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 17-5 | 451 | 10 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 19-3 | 427 | 13 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 18-4 | 424 | 17 |
| 14 | TCU | 20-3 | 364 | 12 |
| 15 | Baylor | 19-4 | 314 | 14 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 18-5 | 272 | 18 |
| 17 | Duke | 16-6 | 271 | 20 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 21-3 | 250 | 21 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 14-5 | 224 | 15 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 18-5 | 184 | 22 |
| 21 | Alabama | 19-4 | 121 | 24 |
| 22 | Maryland | 17-6 | 104 | 16 |
| 23 | Princeton | 18-2 | 88 | 19 |
| 24 | Washington | 17-5 | 81 | 25 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 17-5 | 67 | NR |