College Basketball AP Top 25: Auburn, Duke nab top 2 spots in final poll of February

The College Basketball AP Top 25 has been updated on Monday, ushering in the final poll of February with 2 weeks left in the regular season.

The postseason is quickly looming, but there is no major shakeup to be found in this week’s top 25. Auburn, dominating the No. 1 spot all season long, is still on top while grabbing all 60 first-place votes available yet again.

At No. 2, Duke hopped over Florida, largely due to the Blue Devils blowing out Illinois in a massive win in Madison Square Garden. The Gators pulled in just 9 fewer points in the poll this week, slipping to No. 3 in the country.

Houston rounded out the top 4 while Tennessee is back in the top 5 at No. 5 overall. Alabama slid 2 spots to No. 6 after a midweek loss to Mizzou and a weekend win over Kentucky.

That is the extent of SEC teams within the top 10 of the poll with Texas A&M tumbling 5 spots, from No. 7 to No. 12. The Aggies had a rough week, losing ranked games at Mississippi State and home vs. Tennessee this week.

The SEC still has 10 teams overall featured in the top 25 or others receiving votes section as we brace for the SEC Tournament and NCAA Tournament right around the corner. For now, here is how the latest AP Top 25 looks with March in view:

1. Auburn
2. Duke
3. Florida
4. Houston
5. Tennessee
6. Alabama
7. St. John’s
8. Michigan State
9. Iowa State
10. Texas Tech
11. Wisconsin
12. Texas A&M
13. Clemson
14. Mizzou
15. Michigan
16. Maryland
17. Kentucky
18. Memphis
19. Louisville
20. Purdue
21. Marquette
22. Arizona
23. Saint Mary’s
24. Mississippi State
25. BYU

Others receiving votes:

Creighton 53, Mississippi 28, Kansas 25, New Mexico 23, VCU 20, Oregon 20, UCLA 14, Drake 12, UC San Diego 8, Gonzaga 3, High Point 3, Illinois 3, Vanderbilt 2, Utah St. 1, Yale 1.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.