Auburn Tigers guard Denver Jones (2) guards Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) as Auburn Tigers tackle Purdue Boilermakers at Legacy Enviornment in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Auburn Tigers lead Purdue Boilermakers 41-26 at halftime. Tennessee, Auburn and Iowa State retained the primary three spots within the newest Related Press High 25 males’s school basketball ballot, launched Monday.
The Volunteers (11-0) grabbed 41 first-place votes and Auburn (11-1) the opposite 21. The 2 groups are set to start Southeastern Convention play on Jan. 4, with a head-to-head conflict scheduled for Jan. 25.
Kentucky’s 85-65 loss to Ohio State on Saturday despatched the Wildcats (10-2) plummeting six spots to No. 10. The remainder of final week’s High 10 every moved up one place, with Duke (10-2) taking up at No. 4, adopted by Alabama (10-2), Florida (12-0), Kansas (9-2), Marquette (11-2) and Oregon (11-1).
Purdue dropped 5 locations after back-to-back losses to Auburn and Texas A&M. UCLA plunged 4 spots following a two-point loss to unranked North Carolina.
The remainder of the Related Press High 25:
11. UConn (10-3)
12. Oklahoma (12-0)
13. Texas A&M (10-2)
14. Gonzaga (9-3)
15. Houston (8-3)
16. Ole Miss (11-1)
17. Cincinnati (10-1)
18. Michigan State (10-2)
19. Mississippi State (11-1)
20. San Diego State (8-2)
21. Purdue (8-4)
22. UCLA (10-2)
23. Arkansas (10-2)
24. Illinois (8-3)
25. Baylor (7-3)
–Subject Degree Media
