Another AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll is out. It's clear teams are settling into the 2024-25 season and starting to prove -- or disprove -- the preseason hype. Kansas remains No. 1 for a third consecutive poll,

The two-time defending national champs are rising up the rankings again. After Purdue took down previous No. 2 Alabama 87-78 on Friday night in West Lafayette, UConn took the Crimson Tide’s place at No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25 unveiled Monday.

Iowa State climbed two spots to round out the top five.The shuffling started with No. 8 Alabama’s 87-78 loss to No. 6 Purdue, a game that dropped the Crimson Tide six spots and bumped the Boilermakers up seven.