ESPN.com · 2 days ago
Men's AP Top 25 poll week 1 breakdown: Florida, Duke are 1-2
After a week of college basketball games, the first in-season AP Top 25 men's poll for the 2026-27 season is out.
Florida, the preseason No. 1 team, remains No. 1. The Gators received 53 first-place votes, with No. 2 Duke receiving seven.
The biggest riser from the preseason poll was UCLA, which moved up 13 spots to inside the top 10 after upsetting then-top 5 Arizona on opening night. The Wildcats, accordingly, fell out of the top 10, falling seven spots to No. 12.
Other teams with the steepest drops from their preseason positions include Arkansas (seven spots) and Iowa State (dropped out). Nebraska replaces the Cyclones in the top 25.
