No. 1 Tennessee and No. 2 Auburn remained in a battle for the top spot in the latest AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday for the fourth consecutive week to keep the SEC's dominant start to the 2024-25 season rolling.

Here’s everything you missed in Week 8 of the college basketball season, and the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. It was a very quiet week over the holidays, and not much changed at the top of the rankings.

The AP Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday featured Tennessee holding on to its No. 1 ranking despite a strong surge from No. 2 Auburn. The Volunteers received 41 first-place votes, while the Tigers snagged the other 21 votes for the top spot.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee basketball has remained at No. 1 in the AP College Basketball Poll. The poll dropped Monday, and the Vols continue to ride the top of the list with a 12-0 record.

It's time to determine how many of the 11-2 records are legit and how many are built on creative scheduling. And not a minute too soon.

No. 2 Auburn had 20 first-place votes, with Iowa State, Duke and Alabama rounding out the top five. The Tigers gained ground on Tennessee’s No. 1 spot last Monday and did it again this week despite not playing,

Tennessee men's basketball is holding at No. 1 in the AP men's college basketball Top 25 poll, while UCLA has made the biggest move, climbing 7 spots to No. 15.

Tennessee (12-0) remains undefeated during the 2024-25 men's college basketball season. The Vols are ranked No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. T

Tennessee basketball ties a program record for longest stretch at No. 1 in national polls. For the fourth straight week, Tennessee is the number one team in the country. It ties the longest streak atop the polls in program history that was set in the 2018-2019 season.