A busy Week 11 in men’s college basketball is over.
Auburn escaped a close game against Tennessee to remain at the top of the rankings and the rest of the teams in the top five managed to hold steady, unlike last week. After its loss last week to Alabama, Kentucky continued its slide with a loss to unranked Vanderbilt. Purdue had a strange week, losing to unranked Ohio State but then blowing out No. 21 Michigan.
Here’s a look at the Week 12 poll for the 2024-25 season.
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Stats courtesy of ESPN Research and the Associated Press.
*All times Eastern
Previous ranking: 1
2024-25 record: 18-1
Stat to know: The Tigers are the sixth AP No. 1 team to win by 2 points or fewer in consecutive games.
What’s next: Wednesday at LSU, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 2
2024-25 record: 17-2
Stat to know: Cooper Flagg is the fifth Duke freshman in the past 20 seasons with multiple games of 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
What’s next: Monday vs. NC State, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 3
2024-25 record: 17-2
Stat to know: Iowa State has already clinched a tie for its best 20-game start in program history.
What’s next: Monday at Arizona, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 4
2024-25 record: 17-3
Stat to know: Alabama’s seven-point win over LSU was its smallest margin of victory at home this season.
What’s next: Wednesday at Mississippi State, 9 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 5
2024-25 record: 18-2
Stat to know: Florida’s win over Georgia was its 21st straight game with at least 70 points.
What’s next: Saturday at Tennessee, noon, ESPN
Previous ranking: 7
2024-25 record: 16-3
Stat to know: Houston’s win over Kansas was its first multi-OT game since Feb. 20, 2022 vs Wichita State.
What’s next: Wednesday at West Virginia, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 8
2024-25 record: 17-2
Stat to know: Michigan State has won 12 straight games, its longest streak since the 2018-19 season (13 straight).
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m., Peacock
Previous ranking: 6
2024-25 record: 17-3
Stat to know: Tennessee is 6-16 all-time vs AP No. 1 opponents.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 10
2024-25 record: 17-3
Stat to know: Marquette has won eight straight games against Villanova.
What’s next: Tuesday at Butler, 8:30 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 11
2024-25 record: 16-5
Stat to know: Purdue’s 27-point win against Michigan was tied for its second-largest win in an AP-ranked-vs-ranked matchup in program history.
What’s next: Friday vs. Indiana, 7:30 p.m., Fox
Previous ranking: 12
2024-25 record: 14-5
Stat to know: Kansas recorded its second home loss in conference play against Houston. That mark is tied for its most in a season in the past 25 seasons.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. UCF, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 9
2024-25 record: 14-5
Stat to know: Kentucky had a season-high 17 turnovers against Vanderbilt.
What’s next: Saturday at Tennessee, 7 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 13
2024-25 record: 15-5
Stat to know: Texas A&M’s 70-69 loss to Texas was the fourth matchup between the schools in the past 50 years to have been decided by one point.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Oklahoma, 9 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 14
2024-25 record: 16-4
Stat to know: Mississippi State’s 65 points against South Carolina were its fewest in a win this season.
What’s next: Wednesday vs Alabama, 9 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 20
2024-25 record: 17-3
Stat to know: St. John’s has three wins when trailing by 15 or more points, tied with Princeton for the most in D-I this season.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Xavier, 7 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 15
2024-25 record: 16-4
Stat to know: Oregon has trailed at halftime in five of their nine games away from home.
What’s next: Thursday at UCLA, 10:30 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 18
2024-25 record: 16-4
Stat to know: Wisconsin has not blown a double-digit lead this season.
What’s next: Wednesday at Maryland, 7 p.m., Big Ten Network
Previous ranking: 17
2024-25 record: 14-6
Stat to know: Illinois is 13-1 this season when scoring 80 or more points.
What’s next: Thursday at Nebraska, 8:30 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 24
2024-25 record: 16-4
Stat to know: Memphis’ 52 first-half points against UAB were its most in any half this season.
What’s next: Thursday at Tulane, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 22
2024-25 record: 16-4
Stat to know: Missouri is on a 15-game win streak at home.
What’s next: Saturday at Mississippi State, 1 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 25
2024-25 record: 15-5
Stat to know: Louisville has won nine consecutive games for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ACC Network
Previous ranking: Unranked
2024-25 record: 15-4
Stat to know: Texas Tech has won its last four games.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. TCU, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 16
2024-25 record: 15-5
Stat to know: Ole Miss is 1-4 vs AP-ranked opponents this season.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Texas, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: Unranked
2024-25 record: 16-4
Stat to know: Vanderbilt is 2-1 vs AP top-10 teams this season.
What’s next: Saturday at Oklahoma, 3:30 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 19
2024-25 record: 14-6
Stat to know: Against Xavier, UConn suffered its third conference loss, already surpassing its total from last season.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. DePaul, 8 p.m., Peacock
