After a slow holiday period, the top 10 remains unchanged -- but this is the week the matchups really get good.

Tennessee stayed at No. 2 in this week’s ESPN college basketball power rankings. The Vols came in behind No. 1 Auburn and was one of five SEC teams ranked No. 8 or higher. Alabama was ranked No. 5, Florida came in at No.

Iowa State (Prev. 3, 12-1): The Cyclones are the team to beat in the Big 12 after a strong W over Baylor. Duke (Prev. 4, 12-2): The Blue Devils have won eight in a row, Cooper Flagg has been as good as advertised and the win at SMU put the Mustangs in their place in the ACC.

Florida basketball is off to a torrid start to the 2024-25 campaign having won its first dozen games — and nearly all of them coming in convincing style. As a result, the Gators have climbed up the polls and rankings into the upper echelon of the sport this season.

Florida dropped three spots to No. 8 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after suffering its first loss to Kentucky. The Gators entered last weekend as one of three unbeaten teams remaining before losing to the Wildcats 106-100 in the SEC opener for both teams.

Usually, anything over 30 is good enough to earn the No. 1 ranking in KenPom’s database, but Duke and Tennessee were also over 30 at that point. Well, we may be in for a historic season of dominant teams because Houston and Iowa State have joined those three in the plus-30 club in the ensuing weeks.

It was a huge opening weekend of conference play for SEC men's basketball. Here's where the league's teams are in the latest Coaches Poll and AP top 25

Illinois picked up two big road wins vs. Oregon and Washington, Nebraska takes down UCLA and Indiana gets a victory over Penn State. How did it impact the latest Big Ten basketball power rankings?