Arizona remained the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday while Michigan jumped over UConn and into second place following wins over previously unbeaten Nebraska and rival Michigan State. The Wildcats, who are off to a school-record 22-0 start, earned all 59 votes from a national media panel to stay atop the poll for the eighth consecutive week. UConn and Michigan were followed by Duke and Illinois in rounding out the top five.
After a break in the last week of the 2025 calendar year, the men's AP Top 25 poll has returned in 2026. Nebraska rises from No. 13 to 10 while Michigan State falls from No. 9 to 12 -- the top 10 otherwise remains in tact, with Houston and Gonzaga swapping spots, and BYU rising one. Florida and USC fall out while SMU and UCF crack the rankings following big wins over North Carolina and Kansas, respectively.