The AP Poll Top 25 men's basketball rankings for Week 13 has been released
The Week 13 AP Poll Top 25 has been released for the men's college basketball. With a bunch of upsets as well as some significant programs facing off, there was a lot of movement to this week's poll.
Ad
As the regular season begins to wind down a bit, there is going to be a significant push for these top teams as they try to lock up one of the four number-one seeds in the NCAA Tournament in six weeks. Let's take a closer look at the AP Poll for the Top 25 men's college basketball programs.
The top of the AP Poll Top 25 remained untouched as the five programs kept their positioning. However, the remaining 20 spots had a lot of movements. The gap between the top two spots is not that large as UConn has been awarded 1559 points while Purdue is sitting in second with 1517 points. North Carolina sits third with 1441 points.
Below are all 25 teams that are ranked via the AP Poll.
Ad
Ranking
Team
Record
1
UConn
18-2
2
Purdue
19-2
3
North Carolina
17-3
4
Houston
18-2
5
Tennessee
15-4
6
Wisconsin
16-4
7
Duke
15-4
8
Kansas
16-4
9
Marquette
15-5
10
Kentucky
15-4
11
Arizona
15-5
12
Iowa State
16-4
13
Creighton
16-5
14
Illinois
15-5
15
Texas Tech
16-3
16
Auburn
16-4
17
Utah State
18-2
18
Baylor
14-5
19
New Mexico
18-3
20
Florida Atlantic
17-4
21
Dayton
16-3
22
BYU
15-5
23
Oklahoma
15-5
24
Alabama
14-6
25
TCU
15-5
Ad
What team moved up the most in the AP Poll Top 25?
The Iowa State Cyclones had a gigantic jump in the rankings as they leaped 11 spots to the 12th ranking in college basketball. They had an outstanding week of action as they defended home court against both the Kansas State Wildcats (78-67) and the Kansas Jayhawks (79-75).
What team dropped the most in the AP Poll Top 25?
The program that fell the most was the Oklahoma Sooners, which dropped 12 spots from last week to land at 23rd in the country. The Sooners lost two consecutive games to the Texas Longhorns at home 75-60 and to the Texas Tech Red Raiders 85-84.
Ad
With this drop, it is going to be critical to bounce back as they are on the road against Kansas State and UCF this upcoming week.
Vincent is a College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with close to 6 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Sport Business from Saint Leo University, and has worked with Pasco News Publications and Pro Football Focus.
Vincent's education has helped him approach sports writing from the understanding of what it takes to run a program/team and the business side of it. He has interviewed dozens of players, coaches and analysts and believes he asks the questions readers are interested in.
He ensures that the source is credible and cross-checks information before reporting to ensure accuracy and relevance in his articles.
Vincent doesn’t have a favorite team or player, as he tries to remain unbiased. However, he considers John Wooden the greatest coach of all time and the 1990 “Fifth Down Game” between Colorado and Missouri the most iconic College Sports moment.
For Vincent, College Sports is on par with the pro leagues as it is a professional pipeline with media rights deals and a free agency of sorts. He plays video games and hangs out with friends and family when he’s away from his keyboard.
'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Trending
