By SAM LANCE & ADAM ZAGORIA
The Auburn Tigers remain the No. 1 team in the AP Poll on Monday. Bruce Pearl’s bunch were a unanimous selection atop the country after beating two ranked teams.
The full poll is as follows:
- Auburn
- Duke
- Iowa State
- Alabama
- Florida
- Tennessee
- Houston
- Michigan State
- Kentucky
- Marquette
- Purdue
- Kansas
- Texas A&M
- Mississippi State
- Oregon
- Ole Miss
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- UConn
- St. John’s
- Michigan
- Missouri
- West Virginia
- Memphis
- Louisville
St. John’s re-entered the poll at No. 20 after winning five straight and 11 of 12.
“It means a lot, you know,” St. John’s guard Aaron Scott said ahead of the Seton Hall game on Saturday. “If we stay in the rankings the rest of the season, we make the tournament. So that’s our goal, Is just getting in the rankings and stay in the rankings.”
Louisville is another notable entry into the poll. The ‘Cards sit at No. 25 and are ranked for the first time since Jan. 25, 2021. Duke and Louisville are the only ranked ACC teams.
Missouri finds itself in the poll for the first time since 2022-23 season and is off to its best start since 2011-2012. The Tigers are the lowest-ranked of the eight SEC teams, as the conference leads all others with the most teams in the poll. The Big 10 follows with six, the Big 12 with four and the Big East features three ranked teams.
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