AP College Basketball Poll 2023: Complete Week 13 Men's Rankings Released

Purdue added two more wins this week to solidify its spot as the top team in the men's college basketball Associated Press poll.

Alabama nearly topped the poll last week after earning 23 first-place votes, but the Crimson Tide's upset loss to Oklahoma leaves no question about which team is No. 1 entering Week 13.

The Top 25 saw plenty of movement after eight ranked teams lost on Saturday alone.

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AP Poll

1. Purdue

2. Tennessee

3. Houston

4. Alabama

5. Arizona

6. Virginia

7. Kansas State

8. Kansas

9. UCLA

10. Texas

11. Baylor

12. Gonzaga

13. Iowa State

14. Marquette

15. TCU

16. Xavier

17. Providence

18. Saint Mary's

19. Florida Atlantic

20. Clemson

21. Indiana

22. San Diego State

23. Miami

24. UConn

25. Auburn

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Purdue improved to 21-1, and Zach Edey might have locked up the National Player of the Year award during Sunday's 77-61 win over Michigan State. Edey had 38 points and 13 rebounds as an unstoppable force inside:

Purdue has won eight straight since its surprising one-point loss to Rutgers. This team will be difficult to beat all year.

College basketball always has surprises, though, which we saw when Alabama suffered a 93-69 loss to Oklahoma.

Oklahoma had lost three straight games and entered the game with a 1-6 record in the Big 12, but it was dominant Saturday. The Sooners shot 57.6 percent, including 9-of-13 from three-point range.

Alabama had no answers and fell from No. 2 to No. 4.

The SEC/Big 12 Challenge also featured a notable 82-71 win for Tennessee over Texas in a battle of Top 10 teams. Olivier Nkamhoua and Zakai Zeigler combined for 49 points, putting the Volunteers in position for a No. 1 seed in ESPN's latest Bracketology.

After Kansas State's surge up the rankings to No. 5 last week, the Wildcats suffered a midweek loss to Iowa State to fall back to No. 7.

UCLA and Kansas both fell out of the Top Five last week but remained in the Top 10 this week despite more losses for each.

Charleston had been climbing the rankings with a 20-game winning streak until losing at home to Hofstra on Saturday. Florida Atlantic now has the nation's longest active winning streak at 20.

Indiana returned to the Top 25 after winning five straight, getting back on track after a stretch of six losses in nine games. The Hoosiers will host No. 1 Purdue next Saturday with a chance to bolster their resume.

The coming week will be telling for a lot of teams, including Big 12 battles between Baylor and Texas and a Kansas-Kansas State rematch.