There’s a new No. 1 in college basketball’s latest AP Top 25 poll Monday, as Auburn has supplanted Tennessee at the top of the men’s rankings. The Tigers ascended to the top of the rankings after No. 1 Tennessee’s first loss of the season this week made way for them to leap from No. 2, where they’d been for six weeks, up to No. 1.

It’s the first time since the 2021-22 season Auburn has been No. 1 in the AP poll after spending three weeks there from Weeks 12-14 that season.

The Tigers captured 60 of a possible 62 first-place votes from AP voters after earning 15 first-place votes last week. It’s the 10th time this season in 11 AP polls Auburn has earned at least two first-place votes, with its previous season-high coming in Week 5 with 26. The only poll Auburn did not earn first-place votes in was the preseason poll.

Tennessee on the heels of its 30-point road loss to Florida dropped only a handful of spots to No. 6 this week but did not earn any first-place votes after being ranked No. 1 for the last five weeks. Instead, Duke and Florida, ranked No. 3 and No. 5, siphoned one first-place vote each away this week.

Each of the top four teams this week moved up one spot from its previous ranking including new No. 2 Iowa State, which claimed its highest AP ranking in school history. Duke and Alabama came in at No. 3 and No. 4, and Florida rounded out the new top five.

AP Top 25

1. Auburn (60)
2. Iowa State
3. Duke (1)
4. Alabama
5. Florida (1)
6. Tennessee
7. Marquette
8. Kentucky
9. Kansas
10. Houston
11. Texas A&M
12. Michigan State
13. Oregon
14. UConn
15. Mississippi State
16. Gonzaga
17. Purdue
18. Memphis
19. Illinois
20. Michigan
21. Ole Miss
22. Utah State
23. Georgia
24. Wisconsin
25. Baylor

Also receiving votes: St. John’s 83, Oklahoma 63, West Virginia 61, Arizona 26, Louisville 17, Texas Tech 12, Maryland 11, Clemson 8, Missouri 8, Cincinnati 4, San Diego St. 4, Saint Mary’s 3, UC Irvine 2, New Mexico 2.

Auburn’s path to No. 1

After six weeks sitting behind Tennessee and Kansas at No. 2 in the poll, Auburn made the leap to No. 1 after a 2-0 week with both wins — vs. Texas and vs. South Carolina — coming on the road. Hanging on to No. 1 will be a tough task for the Tigers, though, as Johni Broome suffered a significant ankle sprain Saturday and is in jeopardy of missing some time. They face Mississippi State at home Tuesday before a road test vs. newly-ranked Georgia on Saturday.

Georgia ends drought with appearance

Fresh off of two wins over ranked SEC opponents this week, Georgia (14-2) captured the attention of AP voters this week to make a run from unranked to No. 23. It’s the first time in the AP poll since a one-week stint for the Bulldogs at No. 24 in January 2011. 

Iowa State claims highest ranking

Iowa State climbed one spot up to No. 2 this week after a five-week stint at No. 3 to claim its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 in program history. The Cyclones (14-1) have won 11 consecutive games dating back to a late-November loss to Auburn in the Maui Invitational, the longest winning streak in college basketball. ISU welcomes No. 9 Kansas to Ames, Iowa, on Wednesday.