Purdue overtakes Houston for No. 1 in latest AP top 25
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The second in-season men's AP Top 25 poll for 2025-26 is out. Here's what next for every team in the standings.
All four teams are in Tuesday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Purdue remains No. 1 for the 10th consecutive day. Duke is No. 8. Kentucky is No. 17. Michigan State is No. 18. Kansas is No. 22. It should be a great night at MSG.
Purdue coach Matt Painter notched his 500th career win on Sunday afternoon in West Lafayette, and in turn, saw his team rise in the latest edition of the AP Top
Taking preseason bias out, Gonzaga has performed better than any team in college basketball thus far, according to Bart Torvik. The last three wins have come against high-major competition — Oklahoma, Creighton and Arizona State — and Gonzaga has outscored those three by 25 points per 100 possessions.
The Wildcats take a tumble in the rankings ahead of their next Top 25 battle with Michigan State on Tuesday night.
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Darrion Williams scored 28 points, Tre Holloman added 25 and No. 25 North Carolina State marked its first appearance in the national rankings this season by beating VCU 85-79.
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