With just two weeks until the first conference tournaments begin, the college basketball season is quickly becoming a sprint to March — and the SEC is winning.
The SEC claimed four of the top five spots in last week’s AP Top 25 and each of the top four spots in last week’s Coaches Poll. Did the conference do enough to sustain those rankings entering the new week?
A Tennessee loss to Kentucky risks knocking the Volunteers out of their top-five slot, while Saturday’s battle between Auburn and Alabama left no doubt about the current No. 1 team in the nation with the Tigers outlasting the Tide.
Elsewhere, St. John’s could drop out of the top 10 after a streak-breaking loss to Villanova, perhaps offset by a win over Creighton, while Kansas is at risk of tumbling all the way out after a loss at Utah.
Here’s a look at this week’s updated AP and Coaches polls in college basketball.
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College basketball rankings for Feb. 17
AP Top 25
Rank Team Record Points (No. 1 votes) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.Others receiving votes: TBD
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Coaches Poll
Rank Team Record Points (No. 1 votes) 1. Auburn 23-2 775 (31) 2. Florida 22-3 712 3. Duke 22-3 704 4. Alabama 21-4 692 5. Houston 21-4 672 6. Tennessee 21-5 605 7 Texas A&M 20-5 570 8. Iowa State 20-5 534 9. St. John’s 22-4 501 10. Texas Tech 20-5 488 11. Wisconsin 20-5 441 12. Michigan 20-5 413 13. Michigan State 20-5 407 14. Purdue 19-7 388 15. Marquette 19-6 284 16. Missouri 19-6 272 17. Clemson 21-5 267 18. Arizona 17-8 223 19. Memphis 21-5 184 20. Maryland 20-6 183 21. Kentucky 17-8 162 22. Louisville 20-6 109 23. Mississippi State 18-7 106 24. St. Mary’s 23-4 86 25. Kansas 17-8 69Others receiving votes: Ole Miss 64, UCLA 49, New Mexico 41, Creighton 37, Gonzaga 15, UConn 11, Illinois 5, UC San Diego 3, VCU 2, George Mason 1
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