AP Top 25 College Basketball Rankings – Released November 18, 2024
Kansas remains at the top after another dominant week, while UConn moves up to #2, leapfrogging Gonzaga. Last week’s key games included Kentucky’s big win over Duke moving them up to #9 and Purdue knocking off Alabama to move up to #6, while ‘Bama drops six spots to settle in at #8. Key games this week:
#6 Purdue @ #15 Marquette on Tuesday
#25 Illinois @ #8 Alabama on Wednesday
#13 Baylor vs. #22 St. Johns in the Bahamas on Thursday
#12 Duke @ #17 Arizona on Friday
| Rank | Team | Record | Conference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas (49) | (4-0) | Big 12 | 1509 |
| 2 | UConn (7) | (3-0) | Big East | 1416 |
| 3 | Gonzaga (2) | (3-0) | West Coast | 1397 |
| 4 | Auburn (3) | (3-0) | Southeastern | 1370 |
| 5 | Iowa State | (2-0) | Big 12 | 1184 |
| 6 | Purdue | (4-0) | Big Ten | 1172 |
| 7 | Houston | (2-1) | Big 12 | 1091 |
| 8 | Alabama | (3-1) | Southeastern | 1084 |
| 9 | Kentucky | (3-0) | Southeastern | 1009 |
| 10 | North Carolina | (2-1) | Atlantic Coast | 969 |
| 11 | Tennessee | (4-0) | Southeastern | 942 |
| 12 | Duke | (3-1) | Atlantic Coast | 914 |
| 13 | Baylor | (3-1) | Big 12 | 765 |
| 14 | Creighton | (4-0) | Big East | 722 |
| 15 | Marquette | (4-0) | Big East | 630 |
| 16 | Indiana | (3-0) | Big Ten | 573 |
| 17 | Arizona | (2-1) | Big 12 | 437 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | (3-0) | Big 12 | 412 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | (4-0) | Big Ten | 370 |
| 20 | Arkansas | (2-1) | Southeastern | 313 |
| 21 | Florida | (4-0) | Southeastern | 302 |
| 22 | St. John’s | (4-0) | Big East | 270 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | (3-1) | Southeastern | 233 |
| 24 | Rutgers | (3-0) | Big Ten | 143 |
| 25 | Illinois | (3-0) | Big Ten | 116 |
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Tech 109, Mississippi 103, Xavier 89, BYU 27, UCF 21, Texas 17, VCU 17, Michigan St. 16, Mississippi St. 15, Ohio St. 13, Miami 10, Pittsburgh 9, Oregon 7, Memphis 6, Penn St. 4, Providence 4, Utah St. 3, Kansas St 3, Clemson 2, Furman 2, Arizona St 2, Michigan 1, Hofstra 1, Maryland 1.
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