There's also some imminent movement coming in the rankings after a noisy CBS Sports Classic on Saturday in which North Carolina held off Ohio State and Kentucky downed St. John's in dominant fashion. Kentucky entering the rankings and St. John's falling out is very much in play, and UNC is on the cusp of pushing into the top 10, too.

The week of Christmas is typically a slow time on the college basketball, with a handful of games before and after the holiday.

The biggest jump up of any team this week came, again, from Texas Tech. The Red Raiders moved up five places and entered the poll at #21, thanks to a victory over Baylor. It’s the first time they’ve been in the Top 25 since 2012.

For the first time in a few weeks, there was movement among the highest-ranked teams in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. Arizona and Michigan stayed ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, but Duke dropped after suffering its first loss of the season to Texas Tech.

Arizona is still No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, but No. 2 Michigan is closing the gap.

Just a season after spending multiple weeks at No. 1, the Auburn Tigers have dropped out of the top 25 before the midway point in the season

St. John’s went unranked in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll released on Monday following their 78-66 loss to Kentucky over the weekend that dropped them to a record of 7-4. This is the first time St.