AP men's college basketball Top 25 poll breakdown

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A full week of the 2025-26 men's college basketball season is in the books, which means it's time for the first AP Top 25 poll!

Purdue entered the season as the No. 1 team over Houston and Florida.

The Cougars instead have the top spot over the Boilermakers despite receiving fewer first-place votes. The reigning champion Gators fell seven spots to No. 10. Joining the Cougars and Boilermakers in the top-5 are UConn, Duke and Arizona.

The biggest risers from the Oct. 13 preseason poll were Arizona (eight spots to No. 5), Alabama (seven spots to No. 8) and North Carolina (seven spots to No. 18). St. John's saw the steepest drop of eight spots (to No. 13), followed by the…