Auburn keeps winning games that come down to the wire. It's kept them on top of the AP Top 25, too. The Tigers were the unanimous choice atop the men's college basketball poll for the second consecutive week Monday,

Duke men’s basketball stayed at No. 2 in this week’s AP Poll despite some shakeups further down. The Blue Zone gives it thoughts on the changes on the weekly rankings.

Auburn and Iowa State extended their winning streaks this week to nine and 12 games, respectively, further entrenching themselves at the top of the men's college basketball power rankings as both handled top-15 opponents at home with ease -- Auburn against No.

Auburn survived a challenge from Tennessee and the Tigers remain the No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll followed by Duke.

At the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., over the weekend, the 18-year-old consistent stock-riser fueled Highland's 61-57 win over No. 1-ranked Prolific Prep (Calif.). Ament totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block, and only one turnover across his 32 minutes on the floor.

FOX Sports college basketball bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy offers up his latest NCAA Tournament projections, with Michigan State rising.

The Texas A&M men’s basketball team fell remained No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25, but fell two spots to No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll.

Plus, the 6-foot-9, 185-pound five-star, sitting No. 4 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, is set to return to Duke for the Blue Devils' home bout against the archrival UNC Tar Heels on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).

As we approach the midpoint of conference play, let's take a closer look at some teams rising up the rankings thanks to their defense.

Duke is arguably the best team in the country … when it plays at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils have a net rating of plus-45.7 per 100 possessions at home, per CBB Analytics, and that was before a 25-point shellacking of Stanford on Sunday. For reference, that net rating places Duke in the 100th percentile.

Auburn emerged from the week unscathed and remained No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll but the top 10 got shuffled by losses.

A ll but one of the four early 2025 Duke basketball recruiting prizes are on the McDonald's All American Game rosters released on Monday. They are Harvard-Westlake School (Calf.)