Missouri Tigers jump Kansas basketball in latest AP Top 25. Here are the full rankings

The Missouri Tigers continue to climb the AP Top 25 rankings. Preseason No. 1 Kansas, meanwhile, continues to drop.

Mizzou, ranked No. 20 in last week’s poll, has risen to No. 15 after back-to-back ranked wins over then-No. 16 Ole Miss and then-No. 14 Mississippi State. The Tigers next play at No. 4 Tennessee on Wednesday and vs. No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday.

The Tigers had a brief hiccup as the calendar flipped to 2025, losing two of three. But they’ve responded by winning six of seven, bolstering a resume that included a win over the Kansas Jayhawks on Dec. 8, 2025.

Kansas, meanwhile, is on an opposite trajectory. The Jayhawks fell five spots to No. 16 in this week’s poll.

Dealing with injuries to starters Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams, Kansas is 3-3 in its last six games. That includes two blown leads late against Houston (six points with the ball in the final 20 seconds of overtime) and Baylor (record 21-point blown lead in a road loss).

Auburn (20-1) leads the updated poll as the unanimous No. 1. Duke is No. 2, followed by No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 5 Houston, No. 6 Florida, No. 7 Purdue, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 9 Michigan State and No. 10 Texas A&M.

Starting at No. 11: Marquette, St. John’s, Texas Tech, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Memphis, Maryland, UConn, Arizona, Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Illinois, Michigan and Ole Miss round out the top 25.

Others receiving votes: Clemson (182, two points shy of Ole Miss), 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) and Oklahoma (1).