We are well into conference play across the college basketball landscape. As expected, there has been some fluid movement each week among the top 25 teams in the country. No team is undefeated, and Auburn is the only one-loss program.
This week 14 college basketball top 25 saw four programs introduced to the list. UCLA and Creighton have both gone 5-0 over their last five while Maryland has gone 4-1. UConn has teetered right on the edge of the top 25 most of the season, and a win over No. 8 Marquette gets them back in. Programs in the SEC are going through the gauntlet with seven teams ranked in this top 25, and a handful of others just on the outskirts.
This list is how I see the twenty-five best teams in college basketball, after watching through the first 13 weeks of games. There is a long way to go in this college basketball season, and if the non-conference and early conference schedule is any indication, many twists and turns will surely happen along the way.
But for this moment, as we get into the 2025 calendar, here are On3’s updated Top 25 college basketball rankings as we enter week 14 of the college basketball season.
Previously: No. 1
Last Five: 5-0
Leading Scorer: C Johni Broome, 18.3
Leading Rebounder: C Johni Broome, 11.2
Next: Oklahoma (2/4)
Previously: No. 2
Last Five: 5-0
Leading Scorer: F Cooper Flagg, 20.0
Leading Rebounder: F Cooper Flagg, 8.0
Next: @ Syracuse (2/5)
Previously: No. 5
Last Five: 4-1
Leading Scorer: G Mark Sears, 18.1
Leading Rebounder: F Grant Nelson, 8.4
Next: @ Arkansas (2/8)
Previously: No. 9
Last Five: 4-1
Leading Scorer: F Trey Kaufman-Renn, 18.4
Leading Rebounder: F Trey Kaufman-Renn, 6.2
Next: @ Iowa (2/4)
Previously: No. 4
Last Five: 4-1
Leading Scorer: G LJ Cryer, 14.1
Leading Rebounder: F J’Wan Roberts, 6.6
Next: Oklahoma State (2/4)
Previously: No. 6
Last Five: 3-2
Leading Scorer: G Walter Clayton, 17.4
Leading Rebounder: C Alex Condon, 8.0
Next: Vanderbilt (2/4)
Previously: No. 13
Last Five: 5-0
Leading Scorer: F JT Toppin, 15.4
Leading Rebounder: F JT Toppin, 8.4
Next: Baylor (2/4)
Previously: No. 8
Last Five: 3-2
Leading Scorer: G Kam Jones, 19.0
Leading Rebounder: F David Joplin, 5.2
Next: @ No. 9 St. John’s (2/4)
Previously: No. 10
Last Five: 2-3
Leading Scorer: G Chaz Lanier, 17.9
Leading Rebounder: F Igor Milicic, 8.1
Next: @ No. 13 Missouri
Previously: No. 14
Last Five: 5-0
Leading Scorer: F RJ Luis, 17.5
Leading Rebounder: C Zuby Ejiofor, 8.1
Next: No. 8 Marquette (2/4)
11. Iowa State, 17-4 (7-3)
Previously: No. 3
Last Five: 2-3
Next: @ No. 18 Kansas (2/3)
12. Michigan State, 18-3 (9-1)
Previously: No. 7
Last Five: 4-1
Next: @ No. 22 UCLA (2/4)
13. Missouri, 17-4 (6-2)
Previously: No. 18
Last Five: 4-1
Next: @ No. 10 Tennessee (2/5)
14. Arizona, 15-6 (9-1)
Previously: No. 20
Last Five: 4-1
Next: @ BYU (2/4)
15. Memphis, 18-4 (8-1)
Previously: No. 17
Last Five: 5-0
Next: Tulsa (2/5)
16. Kentucky, 15-6 (4-4)
Previously: No. 12
Last Five: 2-3
Next: @ Ole Miss (2/5)
17. Kansas, 15-6 (6-4)
Previously: No. 11
Last Five: 2-3
Next: No. 11 Iowa State (2/3)
18. Texas A&M, 17-5 (6-3)
Previously: No. 19
Last Five: 3-2
Next: @ No. 13 Missouri (2/8)
19. Clemson, 18-4 (10-1)
Previously: No. 21
Last Five: 5-0
Next: Georgia Tech (2/4)
20. Michigan, 16-5 (8-2)
Previously: No. 22
Last Five: 3-2
Next: Oregon (2/5)
21. Maryland, 17-5 (7-4)
Previously: NR
Last Five: 4-1
Next: @ Ohio State (2/6)
22. Louisville, 16-6 (9-2)
Previously: No. 15
Last Five: 4-1
Next: @ Boston College (2/5)
23. UCLA, 16-6 (7-4)
Previously: NR
Last Five: 5-0
Next: No. 12 Michigan State (2/4)
24. UConn, 16-6 (8-3)
Previously: NR
Last Five: 3-2
Next: No. 9 St. John’s (2/7)
25. Creighton, 16-6 (9-2)
Previously: NR
Last Five: 5-0
Next: @ Providence (2/5)
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