AP, Coaches Poll and Rivalry Week
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Michigan has jumped to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Rival Michigan State and Iowa State have both climbed into the top 10.
The fourth AP Top 25 poll of the 2025-26 season was released Monday, and despite pushes from Arizona and Michigan, Purdue remains the No. 1 team in the country. The Boilermakers have been at the top of the poll for the last three weeks -- with the lone exception coming when Houston jumped Purdue in the first in-season poll.
With the nation’s most impressive win resume, Texas, unsurprisingly, trails only defending national champion UConn in Week 5 of the AP Top 25 poll. The Longhorns also took 10 of the 32 first-place votes from the Huskies.
The UConn women’s basketball team maintained its No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25 poll amid the season’s first shakeup among the top 5 teams.
The Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team is holding steady in the most recent edition of the AP Poll Top 25.