The Iowa State men remain No. 3 in the latest AP Poll Top 25, which was released on Monday. Following a win over Morgan State, the Cyclones (10-1) check in behind SEC powers Tennessee and Auburn, keeping the Top 3 the same for another week.

USC moved up three spots in the AP Top 25 after beating UConn 72-70 in a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight game that the Huskies won.

After suffering an 87-69 loss to Auburn on Saturday, Purdue dropped outside the top-20 in the latest Associated Press poll.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — There won’t be the usual churn in the Associated Press men’s college basketball Top 25 poll this week. Only one Top 15 team lost — Kentucky, which went down against four-loss Ohio State in Madison Square Garden. Purdue, now a four-loss team, led the pack of six other ranked teams that fell.

Memphis is considered to have played one of the most competitive schedules of any team in the country so far. KenPom and Bart Torvik rate the Tigers' strength of schedule fourth and sixth, respectively.

Auburn strengthened its case to be No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll after defeating Purdue. Cincinnati and Dayton squared off in a close battle. Tennessee, Florida and Oklahoma remained undefeated with the Sooners narrowly escaping against Michigan.

Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. It’s a fitting spot for a pair of Southeastern

Iowa State men's basketball improved to 10-1 with Sunday's victory over Morgan State. Now the Cyclones head home for the holiday break before conference play begins. The Cyclones open Big 12 play at Colorado on Dec.