It’s just the very first week in February, and the Big 12 is falling apart a little bit, however the ACC has an extremely clear fave that no one appears efficient in quiting.
Here’s every little thing you missed out on in Week 13 of the guys’s university basketball period, and the current Associated Press basketball survey.
Duke wins, once again, in the ACC
The ACC is Cooper Flagg’s to shed.
Duke grabbed its newest blowout win on Saturday mid-day in your home while its celebrity fresher looked extremely comfy in his very first competition video game withNorth Carolina The Blue Devils, many thanks to 21 factors and 8 rebounds from Flagg, rolled to the 87-70 win. That pressed them to 19-2 on the year and a best 11-0 in ACC play.
Duke held atNo 2 in this week’s survey, still behind top-rankedAuburn The Tigers, currently at 20-1, defeated both LSU and Ole Miss this previous week. Alabama, Tennessee and Houston after that completed the leading 5.
The Blue Devils are definitely travelling via the ACC, and no one appears able to quit them. They have actually currently won 15 directly, and have actually won each of their seminar video games by approximately virtually 20 factors. Even in their closer matches– like their gain NC State last Monday, which was close up until completion– they have actually regularly had the ability to retreat down the stretch.
At this factor, it’s vague that is mosting likely to have the ability to really quit Flagg andDuke The ACC, which is quite in a down year, hasn’t had the ability to make a damage in all thus far. The Blue Devils have simply one placed challenger left on their normal period timetable, however it’s a nonconference video game versusNo 23 Illinois later on this month.
Though an unbeaten seminar run might be an impractical ask, the Blue Devils remain in a prime setting getting in the last large stretch of the period.
Cyclones spiral with back-to-back losses
It was a challenging week for Iowa State, and the top of the Big 12.
The Cyclones went down back-to-back video games and saw their 29-game home winning touch at Hilton Coliseum end after Kansas State rolled to a 19-point blowout win onSaturday It matched the biggest win by an unranked group versus a top-three challenger in the background of the AP Poll, according to ESPN.
That loss came simply days after a wild finishing at Arizona last Monday, when Caleb Love struck a ludicrous buzzer-beater from past half-court to compel overtime. Those Wildcats after that flew in advance in the added duration to get the 11-point win, which obtained them back in the survey today atNo 20.
Iowa State, currently having actually shed 3 of its last 5 video games, went down 5 places toNo 8 in this week’s survey.
They aren’t the only Big 12 group having a hard time, however the Cyclones require to rally promptly if they are mosting likely to make a play for the normal period title. That begins at Kansas on Monday evening, where the Jayhawks have actually been managing their very own problems.
Kansas, after shedding to Houston in your home recently, dropped at Baylor by 11 factors onSaturday The Bears made use of a lengthy 17-0 run late in the 2nd fifty percent, where they outscored Kansas 60-30, to get the win and reach 14-7 on the year. That relocated Kansas toNo 16.
The Cougars, regardless of beginning 9-0 in Big 12 play, broke down in overtime on Saturday evening and shed their very first seminar video game to Texas Tech by a solitary factor. Houston still boosted an area toNo 5 in this week’s survey.
While the top of the Big 12 has actually divided itself, the race amongst that team is still definitely any person’s to win.
Games to see today
Monday,Feb 3
No 8 Iowa State atNo 16 Kansas|9 p.m. ET|ESPN
Tuesday,Feb 4
Vanderbilt atNo 6 Florida|7 p.m. ET|SECNetwork
No 14 Kentucky atNo 25 Ole Miss|7 p.m. ET|ESPN
Wednesday,Feb 5
No 15 Missouri atNo 4 Tennessee|7 p.m. ET|SEC Network
Friday,Feb 7
No 12St John’s atNo 19 UConn|8 p.m. ET|Fox
Saturday,Feb 8
Oregon atNo 9 Michigan State|12 p.m. ET|Fox
No. 10 Texas A&M atNo 15 Missouri|3:30 p.m. ET|SECNetwork
No 6 Florida atNo 1 Auburn|4:00 p.m. ET|ESPN
AP Top 25
The complete Associated Press guys’s basketball survey from February 3, 2025.
1. Auburn (20-1)
2. Duke (19-2)
3. Alabama (19-3)
4. Tennessee (18-4)
5. Houston (17-4)
6. Florida (18-3)
7. Purdue (17-5)
8. Iowa State (17-4)
9. Michigan State (18-3)
10. Texas A&M (17-5)
11. Marquette (18-4)
12.St John’s (19-3)
13. Texas Tech (17-4)
14. Kentucky (15-6)
15. Missouri (17-4)
16. Kansas (15-6)
17. Memphis (18-4)
18. Maryland (17-5)
19. UConn (16-6)
20. Arizona (15-6)
21. Wisconsin (17-5)
22. Mississippi State (16-6)
23. Illinois (15-7)
24. Michigan (16-5)
25. Ole Miss (16-6)
Others Receiving Votes: Clemson 182, Saint Mary’s 136, Louisville 86, Creighton 50, Oregon 39, UCLA 26, New Mexico 23, Drake 18, Gonzaga 11, Utah State 8, Vanderbilt 4, Baylor 3, George Mason 3, Texas 1, Oklahoma 1
