Overview

• Tennessee remains No. 1 in both the AP and USA TODAY Coaches Polls after improving to 10-0, receiving 50 first-place votes in the AP poll and 22 in the Coaches Poll.
• Auburn, ranked No. 2, narrowed the gap with Tennessee by earning 12 first-place votes in the AP poll and nine in the Coaches Poll, bolstered by a dominant 91-53 win over Ohio State.
• The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has five of the top seven teams in the AP poll, including Tennessee, Auburn, Kentucky (No. 4), Alabama (No. 6), and Florida (No. 7).
• UConn made the biggest jump in the AP poll, climbing seven spots to No. 11 after defeating then-No. 8 Gonzaga, while Purdue dropped five spots to No. 16 following a loss to Texas A&M.
• Dayton and Memphis re-entered the AP Top 25, while Wisconsin and Mississippi State dropped out after recent losses and narrow wins, respectively.