Tennessee remains the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after a lopsided win over Western Carolina extended the Volunteers' perfect start

Auburn strengthened its case to be No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll after defeating Purdue. Cincinnati and Dayton squared off in a close battle. Tennessee, Florida and Oklahoma remained undefeated with the Sooners narrowly escaping against Michigan.

The AP Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday featured Tennessee holding on to its No. 1 ranking despite a strong surge from No. 2 Auburn. The Volunteers received 41 first-place votes, while the Tigers snagged the other 21 votes for the top spot.

Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. They were the headliners among the Southeastern Conference's haul of 10 ranked teams.

After a close loss to Arkansas (89-87), in which turnover troubles derailed the team, the Wolverines (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten) have tumbled ten spots to No. 24 in the AP poll.

After suffering an 87-69 loss to Auburn on Saturday, Purdue dropped outside the top-20 in the latest Associated Press poll.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — There won’t be the usual churn in the Associated Press men’s college basketball Top 25 poll this week. Only one Top 15 team lost — Kentucky, which went down against four-loss Ohio State in Madison Square Garden. Purdue, now a four-loss team, led the pack of six other ranked teams that fell.

Iowa State men's basketball improved to 10-1 with Sunday's victory over Morgan State. Now the Cyclones head home for the holiday break before conference play begins. The Cyclones open Big 12 play at Colorado on Dec.

Traditionally, the ACC has been one of the premier conferences in college hoops. Thus far this season, though, the Duke basketball program is the only member of the conference consistently excelling on the hardwood.