Michigan Soars to No. 3 โฃin AP Men’s Basketball Poll, USC Enters Top 25
New York – Michigan jumped to No. 3 in the latest associated press Men’s Basketball Top 25 poll, released Monday, following a strong week of play. USC made its season debut in the poll at No. 21.
The top five remainโค largelyโข unchanged, wiht Purdue holding steady at No. 1,followed by Marquette at No. 2. Connecticut rounds out the top five at No. โ5.
Here’s aโ look at the Top 10:
- Purdue
- Marquette
- Michigan
- Houston
- Connecticut
- Arizona
- Creighton
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Tennessee
Iowa โState experienced a meaningful rise in โฃrankings after performing well atโฃ the โฃPlayers โEra Festival, though they remain unranked in the AP poll. Others receiving โคvotes include Iowa โ(99 votes), UCLA โ(59), Nebraska (52), TCU (35), Missouriโ (28), Utah St. (16), Saint Mary’s (15), Baylor (13), Oklahoma โSt. (12), SMU (12), Clemson (10), LSU โ(7), Seton Hall (6), Wisconsinโ (6), NC State (5), โฃWake Forest (3), California (2), Colorado (1),โ George Mason (1), and Buffalo (1).
Iowa entered โฃthe poll โฃat No. 16, propelled by a โwin overโฃ Ole Miss and currently ranking 11th nationally in offensive efficiency. Coach โBen McCollum’s team boasts a 38-4 record inโ two years at the Divisionโฃ I level, โincluding a 6-1 โขmarkโข against high-major opponents.
Gonzaga, despite a recent 40-point loss to Michigan, remains at no.8, supported byโฃ strong analytical rankings – fifth โฃat KenPom, fifth in the NCAA’s NET ratings, ninth atโฃ Bart Torvik, and โ10th atโค Evan Miya.