College Basketball AP Top 25 Poll: While Kansas retains the top spot, Duke and Michigan State suffer a major hit in the latest rankings

The Kansas Jayhawks took the top spot in the college basketball Week 3 AP Top 25 Poll. Purdue, Arizona, Marquette and UConn filled up the rest of the top 5 in that order. The No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes and No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels climbed the most posts this week, with seven and six positions climbed, respectively.

Florida Atlantic dropped the most positions out of any school, falling nine spots to the No. 19 slot. The No. 13 USC Trojans and No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks both fell seven positions, respectively. The only movement in the top 10 was the Miami Hurricanes, who climbed two spots into the No. 10 slot.

The Michigan State Spartans dropped three slots into No. 21.

College Basketball AP Top 25 Poll

Kansas Jayhawks- Big 12
Purdue Boilermakers- Big Ten
Arizona Wildcats- Pac-12
Marquette Golden Eagles- Big East
UConn Huskies- Big East
Houston Cougars- Big 12
Tennessee Volunteers- SEC
Creighton Bluejays- Big East
Duke Blue Devils- ACC
Miami Hurricanes- ACC
Gonzaga Bulldogs- West Coast Conference
Texas A&M Aggies- SEC
Baylor Golden Bears- Big 12
North Carolina Tar Heels- ACC
Texas Longhorns- Big 12
Kentucky Wildcats- SEC
Alabama Crimson Tide- SEC
Colorado Buffaloes- Pac-12
Florida Atlantic Owls-American Athletic
Arkansas Razorbacks- SEC
Michigan State Spartans- Big Ten
James Madison Dukes- Sun Belt
USC Trojans- Pac-12
Virginia Cavaliers- ACC
Mississippi State Bulldogs- SEC

College Basketball Week 4: What's ahead?

On Monday, the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers will face against the No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs, and the No. 15 Texas Longhorns will clash against the No. 5 UConn Huskies. Both games are key to seeing the progression of the AP Top 25, as both the Longhorns and Bulldogs could earn a spot in the top 10 if they pull off their respective upsets.

There isn't another clash between ranked schools until Thursday, Nov. 23rd, when the No. 21 Michigan State Spartans will try an pull a surprising upset over the No. 3 Arizona Wildcats.

In other interesting clashes, No. 4 Marquette will face the UCLA Bruins on Tuesday, Nov. 21 while Arkansas will face off with Stanford on Wednesday. The Cardinal could try and pull off an upset to enter into the AP Top 25.

About the author

Andres is an analyst who has reported on college basketball and college football at Sportskeeda since 2023. Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in law from Universidad Metropolitana in Venezuela, and has minor in International Relations. Andres holds a college certificate in Sports Entities Management from Unisport Management School in Spain. He is also an alumnus of the FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management by FIFA and Universidad Metropolitana, and has been accepted into the Harvard CORe online program for which he was awarded a grant.

Given his background in sports management, law and business, Andres loves any chance to jump into the industry side of things and explain what's happening behind the curtain. He takes care when it comes to separating the wheat from the chaff and ensures he refers only to appropriate and respected sources.

His favorite college team is the Arkansas Razorbacks. While Troy Aikman and Joe Montana are two of his most favorite QBs, he is also an admirer of Joe Burrow's style and is rooting for Riley Leonard to do well.

Andres is an avid reader, likes adventure sports, dabbles in rock climbing, and is also a scuba diver. He is also an enthusiastic gamer, especially when it comes to strategy PC titles and loves his fair share of Halo.

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Edited by Veer Badani