"The fifth AP Top 25 poll of the 2025-26 season has arrived, following the first week of league play for many conferences, as well as a week that shook up many of the top-25 teams -- Saturday was the first time multiple AP Top-10 teams lost nonconference home games on the same day since December 6, 2017, exactly eight years ago."
"After being blown out 81-58 by Iowa State on Saturday, Purdue drops out of the top-5, with the Cyclones rising up to No. 4. Arizona is now No. 1. Michigan, Duke and UConn round out the rest of the top-5. Arkansas (eight spots), Iowa State (six), Gonzaga (three) and Texas Tech (three) saw the biggest jumps this week. Tennessee (seven spots), Louisville (five) and Purdue (five) saw the biggest drops in ranking."
"Stat to know: Michigan has outscored its past four opponents by a combined 151 Pts. Three of those teams went to the Final Four within the past five years (Auburn last season, San Diego State in 2022-2023, Gonzaga in 2020-2021). That is the largest point differential by the Wolverines since they outscored their opponents by 151 Pts through four straight games in 2015-16, against Delaware State, Northern Kentucky, Youngstown State and Bryant."
The fifth AP Top 25 poll for 2025-26 reflects the first week of league play and several major upsets, including multiple Top-10 nonconference home losses for the first time since December 6, 2017. Arizona ascends to No. 1 with an 8-0 record; Michigan, Duke, and UConn complete the top five while Iowa State rises to No. 4 and Purdue falls out of the top five after an 81-58 loss. Arkansas, Iowa State, Gonzaga and Texas Tech posted the largest climbs; Tennessee, Louisville and Purdue experienced the largest drops. Nebraska, Virginia and UCLA entered the Top 25; UConn and Alabama remained unchanged.
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