For the second straight week, the Tennessee Volunteers are the No. 1 team in the country. Things weren’t easy for the Vols as they needed overtime to take care of Vanderbilt on the road, but Grant Williams helped the cause with 43 points. This is the first time in school history that Tennessee men’s basketball has held the No. 1 spot in the AP poll for longer than a week. The last time they were No. 1 (in 2008), they lost at Vanderbilt.
NCAA Basketball Rankings: Tennessee stays No. 1 in AP Poll with no change to the top 6
The ACC has seven (!!) ranked teams and Purdue makes a big jump after their upset of Michigan State.
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There was no change in the top six, with No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Virginia, No. 4 Gonzaga, No. 5 Michigan, and No. 6 Michigan State staying put. Kentucky moved up to No. 7 after beating Kansas (now No. 11), and No. 8 Nevada, No. 9 North Carolina, and No. 10 Marquette round out the top 10.
After a rough week with two losses, Maryland dropped eight spots to No. 21, while Purdue made a leap from unranked to No. 17 after upsetting Michigan State. Two SEC teams — Auburn and Ole Miss — fell out of the rankings this week, as did the Big Ten’s Iowa. Wisconsin and Florida State took advantage and jumped back in the poll at No. 24 and No. 25, respectively.
The ACC led all conferences with seven ranked teams this week, followed by the Big Ten with five and the SEC with four.
Check out the full poll below:
AP Poll - Week 13
Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 18-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Duke | ACC | 17-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Virginia | ACC | 18-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 19-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 19-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 18-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Kentucky | SEC | 16-3 | 8 |
| 8 | Nevada | Mountain West | 19-1 | 7 |
| 9 | North Carolina | ACC | 15-4 | 11 |
| 10 | Marquette | Big East | 18-3 | 12 |
| 11 | Kansas | Big 12 | 16-4 | 9 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 16-3 | 10 |
| 13 | Houston | AAC | 20-1 | 17 |
| 14 | Villanova | Big East | 16-4 | 18 |
| 15 | Louisville | ACC | 15-5 | 23 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 16-4 | 14 |
| 17 | Purdue | Big Ten | 14-6 | NR |
| 18 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 18-2 | 15 |
| 19 | LSU | SEC | 16-3 | 25 |
| 20 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 15-5 | 24 |
| 21 | Maryland | Big Ten | 16-5 | 13 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | SEC | 15-4 | 22 |
| 23 | NC State | ACC | 16-4 | 21 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 14-6 | NR |
| 25 | Florida State | ACC | 15-5 | NR |
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