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.

There wasn't much happening in college basketball over the holidays, but that didn't stop Mississippi State from moving up the latest AP and Coaches Poll top 25 rankings for Week 9. The SEC as a whole continues to dominate with Tennessee,

The arrival of conference play in high-major leagues across the country this week presents several opportunities for Top 25 shakeups.

But 17 of the teams that were in the CBS Sports Preseason Top 25 And 1 college basketball rankings remain in Monday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, including each of the preseason's top 12 teams.

Lady Vols basketball is ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press Top 25 for second straight week after a 12-0 start in Kim Caldwell's first season

A team with so many veterans (four starters are in at least their fifth seasons) really should value the ball more. But the Golden Bears commit 18.1 turnovers per game, placing them in the 31st percentile nationally.

UCLA jumped three spots to No. 18 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday following its win over Gonzaga last weekend. The Bruins saw their 12-point first-half lead disappear but rallied down the stretch behind guards Sebastian Mack and Skyy Clark to secure a 65-62 rivalry victory over the Bulldogs.

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.