2024 AP Poll Top 25 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 19: Updated NCAAB Rankings

The AP Poll for Week 19 was released for the men's college basketball season as the regular season has finished. All that we have left is the conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament. At this time next week, we will see the NCAA tournament bracket and the field of 68.

AP Poll Top 25 men's college basketball rankings

The AP Poll has the top three teams remaining at the same spot as they were in last week's rankings. The top five are Houston, UConn, Purdue, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Six of the top 25 programs did not move compared to where they were last week.

Ranking	Team	Record
1	Houston	28-3
2	UConn	28-3
3	Purdue	28-3
4	North Carolina	25-6
5	Tennessee	24-7
6	Arizona	24-7
7	Iowa State	24-7
8	Creighton	23-8
9	Kentucky	23-8
10	Marquette	23-8
11	Duke	24-7
12	Auburn	24-7
13	Illinois	23-8
14	Baylor	22-9
15	South Carolina	25-6
16	Kansas	24-9
17	Gonzaga	24-6
18	Utah State	26-5
19	Alabama	21-10
20	BYU	22-9
21	Saint Mary's	24-7
22	Washington State	23-8
23	Nevada	26-6
24	Dayton	24-6
25	Texas Tech	22-9

Which team climbed the most in the Top 25?

The Kentucky Wildcats could jump the largest as they could climb up six spots to the ninth spot in the nation. They went 2-0 on the week as they picked up a 93-77 home win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. However, the second game grabbed the attention.

They defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 85-81 inside the Thompson-Boling Arena and gained momentum before the SEC tournament.

Which team dropped the most in the Top 25?

The Washington State Cougars dropped four spots and are now in the 22nd spot in the AP Poll Top 25. They only had one game this week and were upset at home against their in-state rival as the Cougars lost to the Washington Huskies 74-68.

The offense was brutal, as they were 39.4% from the floor and 16.7% from beyond the arc. This team needs to figure out how to bounce back as the Pac-12 tournament is getting ready to begin.