A number of conferences have finished their regular season and are entering Champ Week. For most of the teams in the AP poll, however, league tournaments begin next week, so we have seven more days of regular-season play.
The only teams this week that remain in the same spots as last week are Auburn (No. 1), Duke (No. 2) and Michigan State (No. 8). The top five remain the same, but Houston and Tennessee jump up third and fourth, respectively, as Florida slides to No. 5.
Texas A&M dropped 10 spots to No. 22 after two straight losses. Louisville had the highest rise, going five spots up from No. 19 to No. 14. No new teams made an appearance this week.
Here’s a look at the full Week 17 AP Top 25 poll for the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season.
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Stats courtesy of ESPN Research and The Associated Press.
*All times Eastern
Previous ranking: 1
2024-25 record: 27-2
Stat to know: Auburn is now 10-2 against AP-ranked teams this season. It is the third team ever to win 10-plus games against ranked opponents prior to its conference tournament, after 1992-93 Indiana (11-2) and 2002-03 Kentucky (11-1).
What’s next: Tuesday at Texas A&M, 9 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 2
2024-25 record: 26-3
Stat to know: Cooper Flagg has now had six games with at least 15 points, 5 rebounds and 0 turnovers — which ties him with Carlos Boozer and Shane Battier for second-most such games by a Duke player in a season since at least 1980-81. He still has time to break the record (Luke Kennard, with seven games).
What’s next: Monday vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 4
2024-25 record: 25-4
Stat to know: Houston has now had its sixth straight season of 25 wins or more.
What’s next: Monday vs. Kansas, 9 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 5
2024-25 record: 24-5
Stat to know: Tennessee had its first buzzer-beater 3-point make for the win since Nov. 30, 2019, when Lamonté Turner hit a corner 3 for a 72-69 win against VCU in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Florida.
What’s next: Wednesday at Ole Miss, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 3
2024-25 record: 25-4
Stat to know: Will Richard had 25 points and six rebounds on Saturday against Texas A&M. It was his fourth game this season with at least 25 points and five rebounds, tying Collin Murray-Boyles for most such games in the SEC. He also joins Colin Castleton as the only Florida players in the past 20 seasons to have 25 points in consecutive conference games.
What’s next: Wednesday at Alabama, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 7
2024-25 record: 26-4
Stat to know: St. John’s has clinched its first outright Big East regular-season title since 1985.
What’s next: Saturday at Marquette, 12 p.m., FOX
Previous ranking: 6
2024-25 record: 23-6
Stat to know: Alabama scored its third-fewest points of the season against Tennessee on Saturday (76). It is now 1-3 this season when it doesn’t reach 80 points.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 8
2024-25 record: 24-5
Stat to know: Michigan State is the first team this season to win five straight games against Quad 1 competition.
What’s next: Thursday at Iowa, 8 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 10
2024-25 record: 22-7
Stat to know: JT Toppin had his 11th 20-point game of the season — the most for a Texas Tech player in a season since Jarrett Culver (13) in 2018-19.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Colorado, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 9
2024-25 record: 22-7
Stat to know: Iowa State had its 12th straight home win against an AP-ranked opponent — its fourth straight win by 10-plus points — the longest active streak in Division I, longest in program history and second-longest in Big 12 history (after Kansas won 18 games from 2014-17).
What’s next: Tuesday vs. BYU, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 13
2024-25 record: 24-5
Stat to know: Ian Schieffelin had 13 rebounds against Virginia on Saturday, bringing his career total up to 841 and passing Jaron Blossomgame (831) and Elden Campbell (836) for the seventh most in program history.
What’s next: Wednesday at Boston College, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Previous ranking: 11
2024-25 record: 22-7
Stat to know: John Tonje had an uncharacteristically poor game against Michigan State on Sunday, putting up just 11 points on 3-of-13 field goal shooting — it is his worst field goal percentage in a game this season (minimum five field goal attempts).
What’s next: Wednesday at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m., BTN
Previous ranking: 16
2024-25 record: 22-7
Stat to know: Maryland made Penn State pay for its mistakes on Saturday and turned 16 Nittany Lions turnovers into 21 points.
What’s next: Wednesday at Michigan, 6:30 p.m., BTN
Previous ranking: 19
2024-25 record: 23-6
Stat to know: Louisville is currently on a seven-game win streak and is now 16-2 in ACC play, tied for its most conference wins in a season in program history (it was 16-2 in the Big East in 2008-09).
What’s next: Wednesday vs. California, 9 p.m., ACCN
Previous ranking: 14
2024-25 record: 21-8
Stat to know: Missouri had its most points (93) in a loss since Dec. 2012 at UCLA (94). It had won 32 straight games when scoring 90-plus points until Saturday’s loss to Vanderbilt.
What’s next: Wednesday at Oklahoma, 8 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 18
2024-25 record: 24-5
Stat to know: Memphis outscored UAB 52-39 in the second half on Sunday (tied for its second-most points in a half this season). Two of its three highest-scoring halves have come against UAB (it had 52 in the first half against the Blazers on Jan. 26).
What’s next: Tuesday at UTSA, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 15
2024-25 record: 22-7
Stat to know: The loss to Illinois was Michigan’s second 20-point home loss over the past 10 seasons (both have come against the Fighting Illini). This was the Wolverines’ largest home loss against an unranked opponent since December 6, 1967 (lost to Duke, 93-72).
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Maryland, 6:30 p.m., BTN
Previous ranking: 20
2024-25 record: 20-9
Stat to know: Purdue snapped a four-game losing streak (its longest since Feb. 2020) with the win against UCLA. It was also its first win over the Bruins since Dec. 18, 1959, after losing its past eight meetings in the series.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Rutgers, 7 p.m., Peacock
Previous ranking: 17
2024-25 record: 19-10
Stat to know: Kentucky has allowed 90-plus points for the sixth time this season (currently most in SEC).
What’s next: Tuesday vs. LSU, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 21
2024-25 record: 22-7
Stat to know: Marquette has now won eight straight meetings against Georgetown — the last loss in the series came on March 10, 2021. Marquette’s average margin of victory in that span is 20.4 PPG.
What’s next: Wednesday at UConn, 8:30 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 23
2024-25 record: 27-4
Stat to know: Saint Mary’s went 17-1 in WCC play, a new program record (its previous best conference finish was 16 wins in 2016-17 and 2017-18). Saint Mary’s is also 9-0 in WCC play at home. Its average margin of victory in conference home games is 15.8 PPG.
What’s next: WCC conference tournament
Previous ranking: 12
2024-25 record: 20-9
Stat to know: A&M is now 1-22 all time on the road against AP top-five teams (including 17 straight losses).
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Auburn, 9 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 25
2024-25 record: 21-8
Stat to know: Fousseyni Traore had 20 points (9-of-13 shooting) and 10 rebounds against West Virginia on Saturday. He is the first BYU player with 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench since Nov. 22, 1996, when Jeff Campbell had 22 points and 11 rebounds.
What’s next: Tuesday at Iowa State, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 22
2024-25 record: 19-10
Stat to know: Arizona is now 2-4 in its past six games after winning 13 of its previous 14. The 17-point loss to Iowa State is its largest this season.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Arizona State, 11 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 24
2024-25 record: 20-9
Stat to know: Josh Hubbard scored 30 points against LSU on Saturday, his second-highest points total in a game this season (after scoring 38 vs. Alabama on Jan. 29) and his second game with 30-plus points this season. He joins Tre Johnson (Texas), Johni Broome (Auburn) and Mark Sears (Alabama) as the only SEC players with multiple 30-point games this season.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Texas, 8 p.m., SEC Network
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