AP College Basketball Poll 2024: Complete Week 10 Men's Rankings Released

Purdue extended its winning streak to seven games last week and in doing so ensured it would remain the No. 1 team in the Associated Press men's Top 25 poll.

Houston did, however, overtake Kansas for the No. 2 spot. The voters appeared to ding the Jayhawks a bit after they needed a last-second bucket from Hunter Dickinson to overcome TCU.

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AP Top 25

1. Purdue 
2. Houston 
3. Kansas 
4. UConn 
5. Tennessee 
6. Kentucky 
7. North Carolina 
8. Arizona 
9. Oklahoma 
10. Illinois 
11. Marquette 
12. Duke 
13. Memphis 
14. Baylor 
15. Wisconsin 
16. Auburn 
17. Colorado State 
18. BYU 
19. San Diego State 
20. Utah State 
21. Clemson 
22. Creighton 
23. Gonzaga 
24. Florida Atlantic 
25. Texas
    

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Purdue never trailed and led by as many as 22 points in its 67-53 victory over Maryland. It looked like a similarly dominant result was unfolding against No. 9 Illinois, which is still without leading scorer Terrence Shannon Jr. after he was charged with rape and suspended.

The Boilermakers were up 15 at halftime and maintained an 18-point advantage with 10 minutes left. The Fighting Illini clawed back, though, and got to within three late thanks to a long-range jumper by Coleman Hawkins. Two free throws from Braden Smith were enough to ice the game.

For Purdue, it was a disaster averted.

A little further down the polls, Arizona responded to its shocking upset at the hands of Stanford by hammering Colorado by 47 points. The Wildcats then cruised past Utah 92-73. That pair of wins helped them move up from No. 10 to eighth, and Marquette's 78-75 loss to Seton Hall helped in that respect as well.

Tennessee reeled off its seventh straight victory as well to solidify its top-five standing. Jonas Aidoo had 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Vols made easy work of No. 22 Ole Miss.

Nobody in the Top 25 had a worse week than Clemson.

The Tigers had an opportunity to lay down a marker in what's shaping up to be a wide-open ACC title race. Instead, they lost 95-82 on the road at Miami and failed to defend their home court against No. 8 North Carolina. The Tar Heels held their opponents to 36.2 percent shooting from the field, including 1-of-18 from beyond the arc.

Clemson could at least take some solace in the fact that nine AP Top 25 teams came up short Saturday.

Slipping to 11-3 overall and 1-2 in the ACC sent the Tigers to No. 21 in the new poll.

Looking to the week ahead, a road trip to Waco, Texas, to play Baylor on Tuesday is either the best or worst thing for BYU coming off a loss to unranked Cincinnati. North Carolina State, which is 3-0 to open ACC play, hosts North Carolina on Wednesday for the newest entry to the in-state rivalry. On Thursday, Michigan State can continue to build positive momentum after a shaky start to the year against Illinois.

The most anticipated matchup won't arrive until Saturday, when Kansas hosts Oklahoma at Allen Fieldhouse. Depending on what happens elsewhere in the country, a comprehensive win for the Jayhawks might be enough to impress voters enough to install them back at No. 2 in the AP poll.