Duke ascended to its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll since the 2023-24 preseason on Monday with a leap from No. 3 to No. 2 behind unanimous No. 1 Auburn. The Blue Devils,

Auburn claimed the program’s second No. 1 ranking last week and won both its games despite playing without injured big man Johni Broome. The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-66 and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia 70-68.

Auburn emerged from the week unscathed and remained No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll but the top 10 got shuffled by losses.

Following back-to-back wins over ranked opponents without national player of the year candidate Johni Broome, Auburn men’s basketball remains at No. 1 in the AP poll after making the jump to the top spot a week ago – marking the fifth week ever ranked No.

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 college basketball rankings. The Tigers ascended to the top of the rankings after No.

The Tigers were the unanimous pick at No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll released on Monday, holding on to the top spot following a week in which 19 ranked teams lost at least once -- including seven teams in the top 10.

Without Johni Broome, Auburn basketball still beat two ranked squads in its first week as the nation's No. 1. Here's where the Tigers stood in Monday's national rankings.