Auburn still No. 1 after loss; UConn out of Leading

Feb 10, 2025, 01:30 PM ET Auburn’s perform at No. 1 is still undamaged in spite of a loss to No. 3 Florida, while UConn’s most current loss has actually dropped the two-time defending national champs out of the poll for the very first time in two years.The Tigers

held the leading area in the survey for the 5th straight week Monday, receiving 34 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama moved up an area and had 23 first-place votes, just nine points behind Auburn, while Florida made 3 top votes and No. 5 Tennessee got one.Editor’s Picks

1 Related Duke was connected with Florida at No. 3, with No. 9 St. John’s moving into the top 10 for the first time since finishing the 1999-2000 season at No. 9.

UConn dropped out of the survey from No. 19 after a 68-62 home loss to St. John’s on Friday, ending the country’s fourth-longest active streak of being ranked (53 weeks). The Huskies (16-7, 8-4 Big East) have actually lost 3 of 5 and are down to 4th in the Big East, 3 1/2 games behind St. John’s.

“I’m very optimistic,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. “I think right now is a really good time to play us. I believe we have actually got a chance in February to type of get this thing rolling and be looking a lot different in March.”

The Huskies started the season at No. 3 and reached No. 2 in their quote to end up being the first team given that John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins in the 1960s-1970s to win 3 straight nationwide championships.Florida has its greatest ranking considering that reaching No. 1 in 2013-14 after beating Auburn 90-81 for the first true roadway win over a top-ranked group in program history. It was the Gators’second win over a top-ranked group this season after beating then-No. 1 Tennessee in the house on Jan. 7. Auburn had actually won 14 straight and was consentaneous No. 1 the previous 3 weeks.The Tigers weren’t the only leading group to lose.Duke dropped

2 places to No. 4 after a 77-71 loss to Clemson ended its 16-game winning streak. No. 10 Iowa State likewise dropped two places after losing 69-52 to No. 17 Kansas. The Cyclones reached their greatest ranking ever at No. 2 last month, however lost 3 in a row before routing TCU on Saturday.RISING AND FALLING No. 13 Arizona had the week’s biggest dive, climbing 7 places after beating BYU and

No. 12 Texas Tech last week. No. 16 Ole Miss moved up six locations after removing No. 15 Kentucky and beating LSU 72-70 on Dre Davis ‘last-second shot.No. 18 Marquette and No. 25 Maryland had the most significant drops of teams still in the survey, each losing 7 locations. No. 21 Missouri fell six spots after losing to No. 5 Tennessee and to No. 8 Texas A&M on a last-second 3-pointer. WHO remains in; WHO’S OUT No. 24 Creighton returned to the survey for the very first time considering that Nov. 25 after wins over Providence and Marquette. No. 23 Clemson is back in after removing Duke. Illinois joined UConn in leaving of the poll following an 82-73 loss to Rutgers.CONFERENCE VIEW The SEC had at least 9 teams in the poll for the seventh straight week, including the leading 3 overall and 5 in the top 10. No other league has had more than six ranked groups in any week this season.The Big 10 has 6 ranked

groups, followed by

the Huge 12 with 5 and the Big East with 3. The Atlantic Coast and American Athletic conferences each had one.