College Basketball AP Top 25: Duke takes No. 1 as Auburn falls multiple spots following regular season

The College Basketball AP Top 25 was updated on Monday following the end of the regular season, and there is a new No. 1 entering major conference tournament action.

This time, it is Duke ascending to the top spot after riding at No. 2 overall behind Auburn for much of the season. The Blue Devils wrapped up the outright ACC title and the No. 1 overall spot in the ACC Basketball Tournament recently and are riding an 8-game winning streak into the postseason.

Meanwhile, the Tigers dropped the final 2 games of the regular season after a convincing outright title in the SEC, pushing Auburn down to No. 3 on the latest poll. Houston, winners of the Big 12, was No. 2 in the country.

The vote for No. 1 overall was hardly a consensus. Duke dominated with 52 of the available first-place votes but Houston (5) and Auburn (4) also split the vote.

It should be said that the AP Poll does not dictate the seeding for the NCAA Tournament, but it is an interesting poll at this juncture. Duke also led the latest NET Rankings, but Auburn still dominates Quad 1 with a 16-4 overall record. No one else in the country has more than 12 Q1 wins.

Duke has also surged to the top of the March Madness odds, checking in at +340 to win it all per DraftKings. Auburn (+380) is 2nd while Florida (+700) and Houston (+750) round out the top four, and fans can use the best betting apps to get into the action.

For now, here is how the full AP Top 25 looks entering conference tournament action:

1. Duke
2. Houston
3. Auburn
4. Florida
5. Alabama
6. St. John’s
7. Michigan State
8. Tennessee
9. Texas Tech
10. Clemson
11. Maryland
12. Iowa State
13. Louisville
14. Texas A&M
15. Kentucky
16. Memphis
17. BYU
18. Wisconsin
19. Saint Mary’s
20. Purdue
21. Mizzou
22. Michigan
23. Oregon
24. Illinois
25. Marquette

Others receiving votes:

Drake 103, Arizona 82, UCLA 52, UC San Diego 39, UConn 38, Gonzaga 28, New Mexico 20, Creighton 18, Mississippi 17, VCU 6, High Point 4, Kansas 3, Akron 2, McNeese St. 1, Xavier 1.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.