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

The AP Men’s Basketball Poll is out, and once again, it features a handful of SEC squads.

The top 5 of Baylor, Duke, Purdue, Gonzaga and UCLA is unchanged, but beyond that, there are some major shakeups.

Auburn leads the way for SEC teams, checking in at No. 11 this week. Tennessee, LSU, Kentucky and Alabama all crack the top 25.

Here’s a look at the full top 25 rankings this week:

Week 7 AP Poll Top 25:

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

Also receiving votes: 

Illinois 72, Oklahoma 62, West Virginia 52, Loyola Chicago 39, Connecticut 34, Michigan 7, Colorado 5, San Francisco 4, Wake Forest 4, Davidson 2, Iowa 2, Memphis 1, Creighton 1, Minnesota 1

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.