We’re per week into the school basketball season, and Florida remains to be on high.
The Gators, after a strong 10-point win over Miami on opening night time, held onto their No. 1 rating Monday within the first true Related Press ballot of the season.
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They appeared each bit like the favourite to win the nationwide championship that got here with their preseason rating final month on each side of the ball, too. Thomas Haugh, who opted to stay at Florida although he would have been a first-round NBA Draft decide, led the way in which with 19 factors and 10 rebounds. They shut the Hurricanes down within the second half, too. Because of the loss, Miami fell three spots to No. 17 on this week’s ballot.
The highest 4 groups within the ballot remained unchanged, too, in any case began out the season with a pair of wins. Duke remained at No. 2 after a pair of simple wins, although the Blue Devils have No. 5 Michigan State ready for them on Tuesday night time. Illinois received its first two video games by a median of 58.5 factors to retain the third spot. The Illini can have their first true take a look at of the season in opposition to No. 16 Texas Tech in Lubbock on Tuesday, too.
And UConn remained at No. 4 after back-to-back wins, together with one over the defending champions in Boston. The Huskies took benefit of a really new Michigan workforce than the one which beat them within the title recreation in April, and Braylon Mullins dropped 23 factors. In consequence, Michigan fell to No. 20.
The primary main motion within the ballot got here from Arizona, which fell to UCLA on the primary night time of the season. The Bruins led almost the complete method in that contest, and even jumped up by 16 at halftime. They moved up 13 spots to No. 9 on this week’s ballot, whereas Arizona slid all the way down to No. 12. The Wildcats did bounce again with a 20-point blowout over Cal Poly days later, and Ivan Kharchenkov put up 38 factors within the loss to UCLA. Arizona, even with the early loss, appears to be a real menace within the Huge 12.
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As for Florida, issues will not get a lot simpler. The Gators have Florida State up subsequent on Tuesday night time, after which have matchups with Notre Dame and Duke earlier than SEC play actually will get going. However for now, the season obtained off precisely the way in which they anticipated it to in Gainesville.
Video games to observe this week
All occasions ET | * Denotes impartial website recreation
Tuesday, Nov. 10
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Duke | 7 p.m. | ESPN*
No. 3 Illinois at No. 16 Texas Tech | 8 p.m. | Peacock
No. 15 Kansas vs. No. 24 Kentucky | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN*
Friday, Nov. 13
Ohio State at No. 4 UConn | 7:30 p.m. | TNT
No. 6 Virginia at Maryland | 8 p.m. | Peacock
No. 12 Arizona at Auburn | 9 p.m. | ESPN2
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Sunday, Nov. 15
No. 10 Louisville at Memphis | 1 p.m. | ESPN
AP High 25
The complete Related Press males’s basketball ballot from Nov. 9, 2026.
1. Florida (2-0)
2. Duke (2-0)
3. Illinois (2-0)
4. UConn (2-0)
5. Michigan State (2-0)
6. Virginia (3-0)
7. Texas (2-0)
8. Houston (2-0)
9. UCLA (2-0)
10. Louisville (2-0)
11. Tennessee (1-0)
12. Arizona (1-1)
13. St. John’s (2-0)
14. Gonzaga (2-0)
15. Kansas (2-0)
16. Texas Tech (2-0)
17. Miami (1-1)
18. Alabama (2-0)
19. Arkansas (1-1)
20. Michigan (1-1)
21. USC (2-0)
22. Vanderbilt (2-0)
23. BYU (2-0)
24. Kentucky (2-0)
25. Nebraska (2-0)
Others receiving votes: Memphis 97, Saint Louis 67, Iowa State 57, North Carolina 20, Iowa 15, Baylor 14, TCU 13, Marquette 10, Indiana 7, Nevada 5, Texas A&M 5, Excessive Level 3, Santa Clara 2, East Texas A&M 1, Creighton 1, Utah State 1
