Auburn and Duke remained within the most sensible two spots however the remainder of the sphere noticed numerous shuffling on this week’s Related Press Most sensible 25 ballot.
After street wins at LSU and Ole Omit, Auburn (20-1) unanimously held onto the highest spot, and Duke (19-2) stayed at No. 2 with wins over North Carolina State and North Carolina.
Alabama (19-3) climbed one spot to No. 3 at the power of key SEC wins at house in opposition to Georgia and at the street at Mississippi State (16-6), which dropped from No. 14 to No. 22. The Bulldogs additionally suffered an 88-61 drubbing by the hands of Missouri (17-4), which benefitted with a five-spot bounce to No. 15.
Tennessee (18-4) jumped 4 spots to No. 4 with a 64-44 win over Florida (18-3), which dropped a place to No. 6.
Maryland (17-5) returned to the ballot for the primary time in nearly two years, coming in at No. 18 after a 76-68 win over then-No. 17 Wisconsin (17-5), which fell 4 slots to No. 21. Different inexperienced persons this week have been No. 20 Arizona (15-6), which used to be ranked for the primary time since November at the heels of an 11-of-12 profitable streak, and No. 24 Michigan (16-5), which had two Large Ten victories.
Illinois (15-7) stayed within the ballot however dropped 5 spots to land at No. 23 after dropping 80-74 in extra time to Nebraska and beating Ohio State 87-79.
The whole Most sensible 25:
1. Auburn (20-1)
2. Duke (19-2)
3. Alabama (19-3)
4. Tennessee (18-4)
5. Houston (17-4)
6. Florida (18-3)
7. Purdue (17-5)
8. Iowa State (17-4)
9. Michigan State (18-3)
10. Texas A&M (15-5)
11. Marquette (18-4)
12. St. John’s (19-3)
13. Texas Tech (17-4)
14. Kentucky (15-6)
15. Missouri (17-4)
16. Kansas (15-6)
17. Memphis (18-4)
18. Maryland (17-5)
19. UConn (16-6)
20. Arizona (15-6)
21. Wisconsin (17-5)
22. Mississippi State (16-6)
23. Illinois (15-7)
24. Michigan (16-5)
25. Ole Omit (16-6)
–Box Stage Media