AP men’s survey Week 2 reaction: What you need to
Another AP Leading 25 men’s college basketball poll is out.It’s clear teams are settling into the 2024-25 season and starting to show– or disprove– the preseason hype.Kansas remains No. 1 for a 3rd consecutive poll, however Alabama fell all the method to No. 8 after losing to Purdue on Saturday. The Boilermakers, for their part, leapt up 7 areas to No. 6. Ahead of them, rounding out the top 5, are UConn, Gonzaga, Auburn and Iowa State. Kentucky was another team that saw a huge dive, going from No. 19 to No. 9 after a major win versus Duke in the Champions Classic.The poll likewise
had two newcomers from the Big 10: Wisconsin, after defeating Arizona 103-88, debuts at No. 19. Illinois, which is 3-0 to begin the season, replaces Ole Miss at No. 25.
Let’s take a look on top 25 teams of Week 2 of 2024-25, how they arrived and what’s showing up next for each team.Previous surveys
: Preseason|Week 1
Stats thanks to ESPN Research study and The Associated Press.All times Eastern
Previous ranking: 1
2024-25 record: 4-0
Stat to understand: Saturday’s 78-57 victory over Oakland was the Jayhawks’ 48th straight home win as an AP No. 1 group. All 48 wins have visited an average of 27.2 PPG. Their last loss as an AP No. 1 group came versus Kansas State in January 1994.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. UNC Wilmington, 8 p.m., ESPN+
play 2:00 No. 1 Kansas enhances to 4-0 AJ Storr scores 16 points off the bench as Kansas beats Oakland 78-57. Previous ranking: 3 2024-25 record: 3-0 Stat to know: UConn is the first safeguarding nationwide champ
in Department
I history to start a season with three straight 35-point wins. Drop the margin a little lower, and the Huskies are the 5th defending champions to start a season with three consecutive 30-point wins, and the very first considering that … themselves last year.What’s next: Tuesday vs. East Texas A&M, 7 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 4
2024-25 record: 3-0
Stat to understand: Gonzaga likes its huge numbers: Saturday’s 113-54 success over UMass Lowell was the Zags’ 47th game with 100-plus points in the past 10 seasons, the most in Department I– the team with the next greatest quantity of these games is The Citadel (34 ). The 59-point margin of victory was also connected for the Zags’ second-largest over a Division I challenger in program history (they also had a 59-point win over Santa Clara in 2019).
What’s next: Monday at San Diego State, 10 p.m., CBSSN
Previous ranking: 5 2024-25 record: 3-0 Stat to know: Johni Broome is as soon as again showing out. On Wednesday, Broome taped his 60th career game with three or more blocks– he had 31 such games at Morehead State, 29 (up until now) at Auburn. That’s the most by any active player in Department I. He also secured his first double-double of the season, with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Remember that last season, Broome led the SEC with 14 double-doubles.
What’s next: Monday vs. North Alabama, 9 p.m., SEC Network
play 1:41 Auburn’s Johnson speaks on his flexibility versus Kent State Chaney Johnson reflects on protecting a career-high 18 points while also gathering 5 rebounds and four helps to assist the Tigers beat the Golden Flashes.
Previous ranking: 7 2024-25 record: 2-0 Stat to know: Iowa State is quietly racking up the wins thanks to some stellar statlines. Curtis Jones had 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, 5 rebounds and 5 helps in last Monday’s 82-56 triumph over Kansas City. It was his first profession game with at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. It was likewise his 2nd 20-point game in 3 games (dating back to last season) and his 13th career 20-point game. Teammate Keshon Gilbert had nine points and 10 assists versus the Roos, his 2nd career game with at least 10 helps, one shy of his career high (Dec. 31, 2023, vs. New Hampshire).
What’s next: Monday vs. IU Indy, 8 p.m., ESPN+
play 0:15 Curtis Jones buries trey against UM Kansas City Roos
Curtis Jones buries trey versus UM Kansas City Roos Previous ranking: 13 2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to know: Purdue made history when it took down No. 2 Alabama in your home on Saturday. In addition to continuing some win streaks, Braden Smith stuck out from the night. He had 17 points, 10 helps and 6 rebounds, becoming the 3rd D-I player in the past 25 seasons with 15 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds in a win over an AP top-two group– signing up with Gerry McNamara vs. UConn in the 2006 Big East tournament and Dwyane Wade vs. Kentucky in 2003 Elite Eight. He also now has 483 career assists, passing Tony Jones and Everette Stephens (481 each) for 3rd most in Purdue history, behind Bruce Parkinson (690) and Brian Walker (572 ).
What’s next: Tuesday at Marquette, 9 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 8 2024-25 record: 2-1 Stat to know: Houston has recovered after the losing versus Auburn on Nov. 9. With Wednesday’s 91-45 victory over Louisiana, the Cougars have actually now won 14 straight games versus unranked opponents going back to last season. What’s more, the 14 wins have visited an average of 18.9 points.What’s next:
Friday vs. Hofstra, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 2 2024-25 record: 3-1 Stat to know: Mark Sears is on a tear. In the Tide’s 87-78 loss to Purdue on Saturday, he had 15 points and 6 assists, with 5-of-15 shooting from the field and 1-of-6 from the 3-point line. He has now scored 15-plus points in each of his past 9 games versus AP-ranked opponents.What’s next: Wednesday vs. Illinois, 9 p.m., SEC Network play 1:33 No. 2 Alabama falls against No. 13 Purdue The Tide stop working to overcome the Boilermakers’ second-half 13-0 run as they lose 87-78 and succumb to the very first time this season. Previous ranking: 19 2024-25 record: 3-0 Stat to understand: Mark Pope has a declaration
win simply three games into his tenure in Lexington. The Wildcats finally snapped a four-game losing streak in the Champions Classic when they defeated Duke 77-72. It was their first time success over the Blue Devils considering that the 2015 Champions Classic. Pope, for his part, now has his third win against an AP top-10 team– his first at Kentucky. He was 2-12 in such games going into the match against Duke.What’s next: Tuesday vs. Lipscomb, 7 p.m., SEC Network/ESPN + Previous ranking: 10 2024-25 record: 2-1 Stat to know: North Carolina has actually made a minimum of one 3-pointer in 954 successive games after defeating American University
107-55. The last time the Tar Heels stopped working to make one protested Princeton on Dec. 13, 1997, going 0-for-4 from 3-point variety in the 50-42 win.What’s next: Saturday at Hawai’i, 12:30 a.m., ESPN2 Previous ranking: 11 2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to know: In the Vols’92-57 win against Montana on Wednesday, Igor Miličić Jr. ended up being the very first Tennessee player with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 helps in
a game because Grant Williams against Gonzaga on Dec. 9, 2018. What’s next: Thursday vs. Virginia, 9:30 p.m., CBSSN Previous ranking: 6 2024-25 record: 3-1 Stat to understand: Cooper Flagg keeps making history. Through his very first 3 college games, he has 57 points, 30 rebounds and 10 helps, making him the first the very first Duke
player in the past 40 years to collect 50 points, 25 rebounds, and 10 helps because period. In his fourth, versus Wofford, he tape-recorded 8 points, 9 rebounds and a season-high 6 helps, making him the very first Duke freshman with eight or more rebounds and six or more helps in a game considering that Paolo Banchero in the 2022 ACC competition quarterfinal against Syracuse.What’s next: Friday at Arizona, 10:30 p.m., ESPN2 Previous ranking: 12 2024-25 record: 3-1 Stat to know: VJ Edgecombe is the first Baylor freshman with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in a game since Isaiah Austin versus South Carolina Upstate in December 2012. He scored this statline in the Bears’104-67 win against Sam Houston on Tuesday.What’s next: Thursday at St. John’s, 7 p.m., CBSSN
play 1:33 No. 2 Alabama falls against No. 13 Purdue The Tide stop working to get rid of the Boilermakers ‘second-half 13-0 run as they lose 87-78 and succumb to the first time this season. Previous ranking: 14 2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to understand: Ryan Kalkbrenner is the first Department I player over the previous 25
years to average 25 points on 85%shooting over any four-game span.What’s next: Friday vs. Nebraska, 8 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 15
2024-25 record: 4-0
Stat to understand: Kam Jones averaged 20.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 helps in a 2-0 week for the Golden Eagles. The senior led Marquette to a 78-74 win at Maryland
by scoring a game-high 28 points, consisting of 12 straight down the stretch. He had 12 points and 8 assists before that in a 70-62 triumph over Central Michigan. He presently ranks third in the Big East in scoring (24.0 PPG ). What’s next: Tuesday vs. Purdue, 9 p.m., FS1 Previous ranking: 16 2024-25 record: 3-0 Stat to understand: 5 Hoosiers scored in double figures versus South Carolina on Saturday, led by Myles Rice(23). In general, Indiana shot 51%from the field, made 8 of 17 3-pointers and held the Gamecocks to 38% shooting. Most Importantly, Kanaan Carlyle’s shooting downturn in Indiana’s first two games is over. He had 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting.What’s next: Thursday vs. UNC Greensboro, 6:30 p.m., FS1 Previous ranking: 9 2024-25 record: 2-1 Stat to know: Friday’s loss to Wisconsin was ruthless for the Wildcats, who allowed 103 points– the most they’ve let a challenger score in a game considering that a four-OT loss against USC in 2016, and the most in a non-overtime game since the 2009 Sweet 16, when they lost
103-64 to No. 1 Louisville. Those 103 points are practically as numerous as Arizona had allowed its very first 2 games integrated this season(108). What’s next: Friday vs. Duke, 10:30 p.m., ESPN2 Previous ranking: 17 2024-25 record: 3-0 Stat to know: Regardless of missing Dan Skillings Jr., last season’s leading scorer and rebounder, Cincinnati shot 54 % and outrebounded Nicholls State 46-32 in Friday’s 86-49 win. The Bearcats held the Colonels to 26 %shooting in the very first half to develop a 42-22 lead.What’s next: Tuesday at Northern Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPN+ Previous ranking: Unranked 2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to understand: The Badgers scored their most points in program history over an AP-ranked team in
the 103-88 defeat of Arizona. The outcome was likewise the most points scored by a Big 10 team in a non-overtime game versus an AP top-10 challenger given that the 1992 Elite 8, when AP No. 5 Indiana beat No. 4 UCLA 106-79. What’s next: Monday vs. UT Rio Grande Valley, 8 p.m., BTN Previous ranking: 18 2024-25 record: 2-1 Stat to understand: Through 3 games, Boogie Fland is balancing
15.3 PPG and 5.7 APG, signing up with Anthony Black(2022-23)and Courtney Fortson (2008-09 )as the only Arkansas freshmen in the previous 20 seasons to average 15 points and 5 assists in a three-game span.What’s next: Monday vs. Pacific, 8 p.m., SEC Network/ESPN + Previous ranking: 20
2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to understand: Florida shot 26%from 3-point variety in its very first three games of the season however was 7-of-15(46.7%)from beyond the arc in the first half against Florida State, which assisted the Gators go into the break 44-31. What’s next: Tuesday vs. Florida A&M
, 7 p.m., SEC Network/ESPN+ Previous ranking: 22 2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to understand: Hall of Popularity coach Rick Pitino is now 3-1 against his child, New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino, after St. John’s beat the
Lobos 85-71 on Sunday.(
His only loss came at Iona in 2022, when New Mexico defeated the Gaels 82-74 in Albuquerque.)What’s next: Thursday vs. Baylor, 7 p.m., CBSSN Previous ranking: 23 2024-25 record: 3-1 Stat to understand: Forty is a number that stood out in the Aggies’78-64 win over Ohio State on Friday. Texas A&M had 40 free toss attempts(making 80%of those shots)against the Buckeyes. The Aggies also had 40 points from the bench, which averaged 40.3 points entering the game.What’s next: Wednesday vs. Southern, 8 p.m., SEC Network/ESPN+ Previous ranking: 24 2024-25 record: 3-0 Stat to
understand: Dylan Harper has 20-plus points in each of his
first three profession games. That is the third-longest streak
by a Big Ten player to begin a career in the previous 25 seasons.What’s next: Wednesday vs. Merrimack, 8 p.m., Peacock Previous ranking: Unranked 2024-25 record: 3-0 Stat
to know: Tomislav Ivisic led the Illini in scoring for a 2nd successive game, recording a career-high 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting. He also had 6 rebounds and a career-best four steals.What’s next: Wednesday vs. Alabama, 9 p.m., SEC Network