No. 1 Tennessee and No. 2 Auburn remained in a battle for the top spot in the latest AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday for the fourth consecutive week to keep the SEC's dominant start to the 2024-25 season rolling.

College basketball AP Top 25 is out for the final time in 2024 after a holiday week in which many of the top teams were off.

A team with so many veterans (four starters are in at least their fifth seasons) really should value the ball more. But the Golden Bears commit 18.1 turnovers per game, placing them in the 31st percentile nationally.

UCLA jumped three spots to No. 18 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday following its win over Gonzaga last weekend. The Bruins saw their 12-point first-half lead disappear but rallied down the stretch behind guards Sebastian Mack and Skyy Clark to secure a 65-62 rivalry victory over the Bulldogs.

The college basketball world, at least in the SEC, is about to get a lot more entertaining. Here’s everything you missed in Week 8 of the college basketball season, and the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll.

The Sooners enter their first season in the Southeastern Conference with an undefeated record and will open league play against Alabama on Saturday.

After more than a week off, the Kentucky Wildcats return to action tomorrow for their final game of the 2024 calendar year. The Wildcats will face Brown in Rupp Arena, where they are considerable favorites to win.