Give it another week or so and then the AP Top 25 college basketball poll prediction should be a blast.
That's not to say it's easy right now - how far does Kentucky drop, and will UCLA and Purdue stick around? - there weren't a ton of compelling games this week and, overall, college basketball slows down just a bit before gearing it up in early January for conference play.
For now, here's out call on what the latest AP Top 25 college basketball poll will be.
Auburn Tigers guard Denver Jones (2) goes up for a layup as Auburn Tigers take on Purdue Boilermakers at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Auburn Tigers defeated Purdue Boilermakers 87-69.
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AP Poll Top 25 College Basketball Prediction Week 8
Predicted Top Five Others Receiving Votes: Clemson, Dayton, Missouri, Memphis, Baylor
25 Purdue
Auburn, Dec. 21 Record: 8-4
Last Week Rank: 16
Up Next: Toledo, Dec. 29
24 UCLA
Prairie View, Dec. 17 Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 18
Up Next: Gonzaga, Dec 28
23 Illinois
Missouri WIN Record: 8-3
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Chicago State, Dec. 29
22 Arkansas
Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Oakland, Dec. 30
21 Mississippi State
Central Michigan, Dec. 17 Record: 11-1
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Bethune Cookman, Dec. 30
20 Michigan
Chattanooga, Dec. 21 Record: 9-3
Last Week Rank: 24
Up Next: WKU, Dec. 29
19 San Diego State
Cal, Dec. 21 Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 23
Up Next: Utah State, Dec. 28
18 Michigan State
Oakland, Dec. 17 Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 20
Up Next: Western Michigan, Dec. 30
17 Cincinnati
Dayton, Dec. 20 Record: 10-1
Last Week Rank: 19
Up Next: at Kansas State, Dec. 30
16 Ole Miss
Southern, Dec. 17 Record: 11-1
Last Week Rank: 17
Up Next: at Memphis, Dec. 28
15 Houston
Toledo, Dec. 18 Record: 8-3
Last Week Rank: 15
Up Next: at Oklahoma State, Dec. 30
14 Oklahoma
Michigan, Dec. 18 Record: 12-0
Last Week Rank: 14
Up Next: Prairie View, Dec. 29
13 Gonzaga
Nicholls, Dec. 18 Record: 9-3
Last Week Rank: 13
Up Next: UCLA, Dec. 28
12 Texas A&M
Houston Christian, Dec. 20 Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 12
Up Next: Abilene Christian, Dec. 28
11 Kentucky
OHIO STATE LOSS Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 4
Up Next: Brown, Dec. 31
10 UConn
Xavier, Dec. 18 Record: 10-3
Last Week Rank: 11
Up Next: at DePaul, Jan. 1
9 Oregon
Stanford, Dec. 21 Record: 11-1
Last Week Rank: 10
Up Next: Weber State, Dec. 29
8 Marquette
Butler, Dec. 18 Record: 11-2
Last Week Rank: 9
Up Next: at Providence, Dec. 31
7 Kansas
Brown, Dec. 22 Record: 9-2
Last Week Rank: 8
Up Next: West Virginia, Dec. 31
6 Florida
North Carolina, Dec .17 Record: 12-0
Last Week Rank: 7
Up Next: Stetson, Dec. 29
5 Alabama
Creighton, Dec. 14 Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 6
Up Next: South Dakota State, Dec. 29
4 Duke
Georgia Tech WIN Record: 10-2
Last Week Rank: 5
Up Next: Virginia Tech, Dec. 31
3 Iowa State
Morgan State, Dec. 22 Record: 10-1
Last Week Rank: 3
Up Next: at Colorado, Dec. 30
2 Tennessee
Western Carolina, Dec. 17 Record: 11-0
Last Week Rank: 1
Up Next: Middle Tennessee, Dec. 23
1 Auburn
Purdue 16 Record: 11-1
Last Week Rank: 2
Up Next: Monmouth, Dec 30
