The latest AP Poll Top 25 will drop on Monday ahead of Christmas week, meaning the calendar is nearly ready to flip to 2025. Before that, it is again time to look at where the top teams will rank in college basketball.
Only four undefeated teams remain, with Tennessee leading the way followed closely by SEC rivals Florida and Oklahoma. Drake rounds out the group as the top mid-major program so far.
As play continues through the holiday season, here is a predictive look at what the 2024-25 AP Poll Top 25 could look like on Monday.
Predicted AP Poll Top 25
1. Tennessee (Last Week: 1)
Tennessee remains No. 1 in the projected AP Poll Top 25, picking up an easy win against West Carolina in the only action of the week.
2. Auburn (Last Week: 2)
Auburn again picked apart one of the other top teams in college basketball, blowing out Purdue to further cement their resume as the best to this point.
3. Iowa State (Last Week: 3)
Iowa State played just one game this week, going against Morgan State at home in a non-conference matchup without much meaning.
4. Duke (Last Week: 5)
Duke won a pair of games this week, first against George Mason in the non-conference, then starting the conference slate with a win over Georgia Tech.
5. Alabama (Last Week: 6)
Alabama traveled on the road to North Dakota and survived before facing Kent State at home as they round out the non-conference resume.
6. Florida (Last Week: 7)
Florida knocked off North Carolina on a neutral court in the Jumpman Invitational before blowing out North Florida, further building the hype surrounding their hot start.
7. Kansas (Last Week: 8)
Kansas played just one game throughout the week, facing Brown in the final game of the non-conference schedule.
8. Kentucky (Last Week: 4)
Kentucky suffered a frustrating loss against Ohio State on a neutral court in the CBS Classic, making them 1-1 on the week and the only team in the Top 10 to drop a game.
9. Marquette (Last Week: 9)
Marquette has kicked off conference play, beating Butler and Xavier over the past week to open the new portion of the schedule atop the Big East.
10. Oregon (Last Week: 10)
Oregon played a non-conference matchup against former Pac-12 foe Stanford on a neutral court in the San Jose Tip-Off.
Predicting 11-25
11. UConn (Last Week: 11)
12. Texas A&M (Last Week: 12)
13. Gonzaga (Last Week: 13)
14. Oklahoma (Last Week: 14)
15. Houston (Last Week: 15)
16. Ole Miss (Last Week: 17)
17. Cincinnati (Last Week: 19)
18. Michigan State (Last Week: 20)
19. Ohio State (Last Week: NR)
20. Mississippi State (Last Week: NR)
21. Purdue (Last Week: 16)
22. UCLA (Last Week: 18)
23. SDSU (Last Week: 23)
24. Drake (Last Week: NR)
25. Illinois (Last Week: NR)
Projected to drop out: Memphis (Last Week 21), Dayton (Last Week: 22), Michigan (Last Week: 24), Clemson (Last Week: 25)
