Alabama Upset Over Auburn Shuffles AP Top-25 Rankings: Duke Blue Devils New No. 1?

With the No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide’s upset over the No. 1 Auburn Tigers, will the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils take over the top spot in the latest AP Top-25 Rankings? The Oregon Ducks coule make an appearance, while the No. 17 Michigan Wolverines and No. 15 Missouri Tigers are expected to fall.

The madness of March has started early, with a few days still remaining before the NCAA Tournament field for men’s college basketball is revealed. The No. 1 Auburn Tigers will lose the top spot in the newest AP Top-25 Poll after ending the regular season with losses to No. 22 Texas A&M and No. 7 Alabama. Is No. 2 Duke the next No. 1 team in the country?

This week’s poll should feature some new teams after No. 25 Mississippi State lost two consecutive games while the No. 24 Arizona Wildcats are 3-5 in their eight contests. Teams like the Oregon Ducks, Vanderbilt, and VCU were all receiving votes in the last edition of the rankings, but both Vanderbilt and VCU ended the season with losses. Oregon, on the other hand, is currently riding a seven-game win streak into the Big Ten Conference Tournament.

No. 2 Duke and No. 3 Houston survived the week, but No. 4 Tennessee fell to an unranked Ole Miss team on Wednesday. Instead, the No. 5 Florida Gators seem primed to enter the top-four after beating Alabama on the road. Florida’s win looks even better with the Crimson Tide knocking off Auburn later in the week. Will the Gators earn a No. 1 seed in the bracket?

No. 6 St. John’s nearly fell to No. 20 Marquette, but the Golden Eagles were unable to knock off the Big East regular season champions.

Barring any shocking upsets in the ACC Tournament, it appears as though No. 14 Louisville and No. 10 Clemson will be the only teams able to challenge Duke in the conference tournament. The Blue Devils’ only conference loss came on the road against Clemson.