AP men’s survey Week 3 response: What you need to
Feast Week is a time for ranked teams to be evaluated, and this year’s edition has actually seen some teams already record losses on their résumés, indicating there has been a little a shake-up in the Week 3 AP poll.Kansas remains No. 1 and the top 5 stays the same. Tennessee, Marquette, Wisconsin and Florida were the greatest risers, with Tennessee and Marquette getting into the top 10. With losses, Purdue, Baylor, Creighton and Arizona
all fell however stayed in the standings. Rutgers, St. John’s and Illinois fell out completely, to make way for new entrants Xavier, Ole Miss and Mississippi State.Below is the complete survey, with a key stat from the previous week and what’s ahead for all
25 ranked teams.Previous surveys: Preseason|Week 1|Week 2 Statistics thanks to ESPN Research study and The Associated Press.All times Eastern Previous ranking: 1 2024-25
record: 5-0 Stat to know: With the
84-66 win versus UNC Wilmington last week, Bill Self had his 800th official win as a Division I coach. He reached the milestone in 1,048 games– the fourth fewest in guys’s Department I history, routing Adolph Rupp(972), Roy Williams (1,012) and Dean Smith (1,029). What’s next: Tuesday vs. Duke(
Vegas Face-off ), 9 p.m., ESPN Previous ranking: 2 2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to understand: UConn
held East Texas A&M to a basket portion of 25.42 %. That’s the second-lowest permitted by the Huskies in 203 games under Dan Hurley(since 2018-19 ). The most affordable, for reference, was against Illinois(25.37 %)in last season’s Elite Eight.What’s next: Monday vs. Memphis( Maui Invitational), 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 Previous ranking: 3 2024-25 record: 5-0 Stat to know: The Zags have their very first 5-0 start since
2021-22– the season
they went 31-0 before losing in the championship game game.What’s next: Wednesday vs. West Virginia (Fight 4 Atlantis ), 2:30 p.m., ESPN Previous ranking: 4 2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to understand: The Tigers seek to defeat their 2nd AP top-5 group this season(
def. No. 4
Houston 74-69 at Toyota Center in Houston). Only as soon as has Auburn beat multiple top-5 groups in a season( 2018-19), which was when they reached the Last Four.What’s next: Monday vs. Iowa State(Maui Invitational), 9 p.m., ESPNU) Previous ranking: 5 2024-25 record: 3-0 Stat to know: Iowa State’s defense has been top-tier over the past two seasons, ranking top 2 in Department I in defensive effectiveness and requiring turnovers. The
Cyclones have had the ability to capitalize off those, balancing 20.7 PPG off turnovers, which is the most in Department I.What’s next: Monday vs. Auburn(Maui Invitational), 9 p.m., ESPNU Previous ranking: 7 2024-25 record: 3-1 Stat to know: Houston has actually enabled opponents just 53.0 PPG– the blip being letting Auburn score 74 two weeks back. Last season, the Cougars led the country in scoring defense at 57.6 PPG.What’s next:
Tuesday vs. Alabama (
Gamers Period Celebration
), 8 p.m., Max Previous ranking: 11 2024-25 record: 6-0 Stat to understand: Against Baylor in the Baha Mar Hoops Championship game, Chaz Lanier came through for the Vols, outscoring Baylor by himself 25-20 in the very first half.What’s next: Wednesday vs. UT Martin, 4 p.m., ESPN+/ SEC Network Previous ranking: 9 2024-25 record: 5-0 Stat to know: The 108-59 defeat of Jackson State is the 3rd time this season that Kentucky has scored 100 or more points in a game– and the ninth time given that the start of last season, the 2nd the majority of any Department I group, tracking just Alabama(12). What’s next: Tuesday vs. Western Kentucky, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU
Previous ranking: 8 2024-25 record: 4-1 Stat to know: Alabama ended up with 100 points versus ranked Illinois in spite of leading scorer and preseason All-America guard Mark Sears being held scoreless in 21 minutes. It was the 118th time because 1996-97 that
a Division
I team’s leading scorer(
getting in the game)was held scoreless versus an AP-ranked opponent(minimum 20 minutes played ). Alabama scored the most points of any of those teams.What’s next: Tuesday vs. Houston (Gamers Era Festival ), 8 p.m., Max Previous ranking: 15 2024-25 record: 6-0 Stat to understand: Marquette has actually opened 6-0 for the very first time given that 2011-12, when the Golden Eagles won their very first 10 games.What’s next: Wednesday vs. Stonehill
, 9 p.m., FS2 Previous ranking: 12 2024-25 record: 4-1 Stat to know: Through 5 profession games, Cooper Flagg
has 89 points, 44 rebounds, 19 assists, 9 blocks and 9 steals. All of those lead heaven Devils. Flagg is the only freshman in the past 20 seasons to lead his team in all five categories in this span.What’s next: Tuesday vs. Kansas(Vegas Showdown ), 9 p.m., ESPN Previous ranking: 10 2024-25 record: 3-1 Stat to understand: With 18 points in the game against Hawai’i, RJ Davis brought his profession total to 2,159, passing Sam Perkins(2,145
)for fourth on UNC’s all-time scoring list.What’s next: Monday vs. Dayton (Maui Invitational ), 11:30 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: 6 2024-25 record: 5-1 Stat to understand: In beating Marshall on Saturday, Purdue had its 22nd successive home win– that’s the fourth-longest active streak in Department I behind Houston(25), UConn(24) and Drake(24). What’s next
: Thursday vs. NC State (Rady Kid’s Invitational ), 3 p.m., FS1 Previous ranking
: 16 2024-25 record: 4-0 Stat to know: In Thursday’s win over UNC Greensboro, Myles Rice had the very first 20-point, 5-rebound, 5-assist game by an Indiana player given that Trayce Jackson-Davis in the first round of the 2023 NCAA
tournament vs. Kansas State.What’s next: Wednesday vs. Louisville(Battle 4 Atlantis), 12 p.m., ESPN Previous ranking: 19 2024-25 record: 7-0 Stat to know: John Tonje was 10-10 from
the totally free toss line versus Pitt in the Greenbrier Tip-Off Championship and against
UTRGV recently. He is now the
fourth Wisconsin player because 1996-97 to record numerous games shooting 10-for-10 or much better from the line, joining Brad Davison(3 times), Nigel Hayes(two times )and Sean Mason(two times). What’s next: Saturday vs. Chicago State, 1 p.m., Peacock Previous ranking: 18 2024-25 record: 5-0 Stat to know: Cincinnati shot 41 %(9-for-22)from 3-point range and 52%(32-for-62)total in the definitive victory against Georgia Tech last week.What’s next: Wednesday vs. Alabama State, 7 p.m., ESPN
+ Previous ranking: 13 2024-25 record: 4-2 Stat to understand: After shooting 51.7%from 3 in the double-overtime win against St. John’s in the Bahamas, Baylor couldn’t repeat the effort the next night versus Tennessee, going simply 27.3%from beyond the arc.What’s next: Wednesday vs. New Orleans, 2 p.m., ESPN+ Previous ranking: 21 2024-25 record: 6-0 Stat to know: In the 93-68 win against Southern Illinois, Alijah Martin had 32 points, 9 rebounds
and 5 assists– making him the first Florida player with at least
30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 helps in a game because Egor Koulechov against Gardner-Webb in Nov. 2017. What’s next: Thursday vs. Wake Forest(ESPN Occasions Invitational), 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 20 2024-25 record: 4-1 Stat to know: Boogie Fland is averaging 17.4 points and 5.4
helps in his college career. He’s the third player coached by John Calipari in the previous 25 years to average 15 PPG and 5 APG through 5 profession games. The others were John Wall in 2009-10 and De’Aaron Fox in 2016-17. What’s next: Monday vs. Maryland Eastern Coast, 8 p.m., SEC Network/ESPN+< img alt=""src=" https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/245.png?w=65&h=120&transparent=true"width="30
“/ > Previous ranking: 23 2024-25 record: 4-1
Stat to know: Texas A&M got 29 offending rebounds against Southern to overcome a slow-shooting start in the very first half (23% from the field).
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Oregon (Gamers Era Celebration), 4:30 p.m., TNT
Previous ranking: 14 2024-25 record: 4-1 Stat to understand: Creighton set a school record with 42 3-point efforts in the home loss to Nebraska, but just as notably attempted only 10 2-point basket– the second-fewest 2-point efforts in a game by a Big East team over the previous 25 seasons (West Virginia had 7 in 2007 against Villanova) and the fewest by a Department I team this season.What’s next:
Tuesday vs. San Diego State (Players Era Celebration), 2 p.m., TBS
Previous ranking: Unranked 2024-25 record: 5-0 Stat to know: In the 80-55 win against Siena, Xavier shot 50.8% (33-for-65) from the field, its 3rd game of the season going 50% or better. The Musketeers went 11-for-24 from behind the arc, their fourth-straight game with 10 or more threes.
What’s next: Monday vs. South Carolina (Fort Myers Tip-Off), 8:30 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: Unranked 2024-25 record: 5-0 Stat to understand: Ole Miss scored 100 points in its win over Oral Roberts, the 2nd time in the previous decade that the Rebels have actually reached the 100-point mark, after last season’s 103-85 win over Florida on Jan. 10.
What’s next: Thursday vs. BYU (Rady Kid’s Invitational), 5:30 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 17 2024-25 record: 2-2 Stat to know: The 55 points Arizona scored in the loss to Duke ties for the least the Wildcats have actually scored in a game under Tommy Lloyd (112 games). In the first round of the 2023 NCAA competition, the Wildcats lost to Princeton 59-55. This was also the first time in the Lloyd age that Arizona lost successive games.What’s next
: Wednesday vs. Davidson (Fight 4 Atlantis), 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: Unranked
2024-25 record: 5-0
Stat to understand: Mississippi State begins 5-0 for the third consecutive season for the very first time given that 1971-73.
What’s next: Thursday vs. UNLV (Arizona Tip-Off), 9:30 p.m., CBSSN