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College basketball AP Top 25, Week 9: Tennessee jumps into top 5, new SEC team cracks poll
By Ethan Stone
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We take a pause on this monumental day of college football for a quick look at the AP Top 25 poll, which was updated and released Monday for the first time in 2024.
Four SEC teams made the cut this time around: Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Auburn, which enters the top 25 for the first time this season. In addition, 4 teams out of the SEC received votes to be in the top 25: Texas A&M, South Carolina, Mississippi State and Alabama.
The Vols jumped into the top 5 following an off week due to a rough loss by Arizona to Stanford. It’s the first time an SEC team has been in the top 5 all season.
Here’s a look at the full top 25. By the time the Week 10 poll rolls around, SEC play will have started.
- Purdue
- Kansas
- Houston
- UConn
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Marquette
- North Carolina
- Illinois
- Arizona
- Oklahoma
- BYU
- Colorado State
- Duke
- Memphis
- Clemson
- FAU
- Baylor
- James Madison
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Ole Miss
- Providence
- Gonzaga
- Auburn
Others receiving votes:
San Diego St. 113, Creighton 106, Colorado 86, Utah 82, Miami 41, Iowa St. 22, Michigan St. 15, Nevada 13, Texas A&M 13, Ohio St. 8, New Mexico 6, Dayton 5, Grand Canyon 5, South Carolina 4, Mississippi St. 4, Northwestern 3, Villanova 3, Alabama 3.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
