AP Men’s Basketball Poll, Week 5: 7 SEC teams included in top 25

The new AP men’s basketball poll is out, and it features half of the SEC teams in the top 25.

While Purdue, Baylor and Duke still hold down the top 3 spots, the SEC breaks in at the No. 9 spot with Alabama.

Seven SEC teams — No. 9 Alabama, No. 10 Kentucky, No. 12 Arkansas, No. 13 Tennessee, No. 18 Auburn, No. 20 Florida and No. 25 LSU — cracked the top 25.

Check out the full top 25 rankings below:

Week 3 AP Poll Top 25:

#1 Purdue
#2 Baylor
#3 Duke
#4 UCLA
#5 Gonzaga
#6 Villanova
#7 Texas
#8 Kansas
#9 Alabama
#10 Kentucky
#11 Arizona
#12 Arkansas
#13 Tennessee
#14 Houston
#15 UConn
#16 USC
#17 Iowa State
#18 Auburn
#19 Michigan State
#20 Florida
#21 Ohio State
#22 Wisconsin
#23 Seton Hall
#24 BYU
#25 LSU

Also receiving votes: 

Colorado State 90, Xavier 78, Illinois 71, North Carolina 55, St. Bonaventure 37, Oklahoma 29, Memphis 14, Iowa 12, Michigan 11, San Francisco 10, Loyola Chicago 4, Indiana 3, Texas Tech 2

Adam Spencer

Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.