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Auburn Tigers guard Denver Jones (2) faces Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) when the Auburn Tigers face off on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. Purdue will take on the Boilermakers at Legacy Arena. The Auburn Tigers defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 41–26. At halftime.

Tennessee, Auburn and Iowa State retain the first three spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll released Monday.

The Volunteers (11-0) received 41 first-place votes and Auburn (11-1) received the other 21 votes. Both teams are set to begin Southeastern Conference play on January 4th, with a head-to-head clash in January. 25.

Kentucky’s 85-65 loss to Ohio State on Saturday sent the Wildcats (10-2) down six spots to No. 10. The rest of the top 10 from last week each moved up one spot, with Duke (10-2) coming in at no. 4, followed by Alabama (10-2), Florida (12-0), Kansas (9-2), Marquette (11-2) and Oregon (11-1).

Purdue dropped five spots after consecutive losses to Auburn and Texas A&M. UCLA dropped four spots after a two-point loss to unranked North Carolina.

The rest of the Associated Press top 25:

11. UConn (10-3)

12.Oklahoma (12-0)

13. Texas A&M (10-2)

14. Gonzaga (9-3)

15. Houston (8-3)

16. Ole Miss (11-1)

17.Cincinnati (10-1)

18. Michigan State (10-2)

19. Mississippi State (11-1)

20. San Diego State (8-2)

21. Purdue (8-4)