It was a blast of a week with plenty of big games starting to sort out the season. What will it all mean in the latest AP Poll Top 25?
From Michigan beating Michigan State, to Kansas beating BYU, to Illinois taking down Nebraska, to Utah State holding on against San Diego State, there were plenty of huge moments.
Even so, there shouldn’t be too much movement at the very top of the rankings – at some point, Michigan will move into the 2 over UConn – but there will be plenty of movement in the midsection.
What should the Week 14 AP Top 25 be? Here’s our best guess …
AP Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll Top 25 Prediction, Week 14
Feb 1, 2026; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators guard Urban Klavzar (7) reacts after making a layup with a foul against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. © Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images
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Top 5 Predicted Others Receiving Votes: Kentucky, Alabama, Iowa, Auburn, Utah State
– Coaches Poll Top 25 Predictions
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25 Tennessee
Record: 15-6
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Ole Miss, at Kentucky
24 St. John’s
Record: 16-5
Last Week Rank: 25
Up Next: at DePaul, UConn
23 Miami University
Record: 22-0
Last Week Rank: 24
Up Next: at Buffalo, at Marshall
22 Louisville
Record: 15-6
Last Week Rank: 20
Up Next: Notre Dame, at Wake Forest
21 Clemson
Record: 18-4
Last Week Rank: 22
Up Next: at Stanford, at Cal
20 Saint Louis
Record: 21-1
Last Week Rank: 21
Up Next: at Davidson, La Salle
19 Arkansas
Record: 16-6
Last Week Rank: 15
Up Next: at Mississippi State
18 Florida
Record: 16-6
Last Week Rank: 19
Up Next: Alabama, at Texas A&M
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17 Vanderbilt
Record: 19-3
Last Week Rank: 18
Up Next: Oklahoma, at Auburn
16 Virginia
Record: 18-3
Last Week Rank: 17
Up Next: Pitt, Syracuse
15 BYU
Record: 17-4
Last Week Rank: 13
Up Next: at Oklahoma State, Houston
14 Purdue
Record: 18-4
Last Week Rank: 12
Up Next: at Maryland, Oregon
13 Texas Tech
Record: 16-5
Last Week Rank: 11
Up Next: Kansas
12 North Carolina
Record: 17-4
Last Week Rank: 16
Up Next: Syracuse, Duke
11 Kansas
Record: 16-5
Last Week Rank: 14
Up Next: at Texas Tech, Utah
10 Michigan State
Record: 19-3
Last Week Rank: 7
Up Next: at Minnesota, Illinois
9 Nebraska
Record: 20-2
Last Week Rank: 5
Up Next: at Rutgers
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8 Houston
Record: 19-2
Last Week Rank: 10
Up Next: UCF, at BYU
7 Illinois
Record: 20-3
Last Week Rank: 9
Up Next: Northwestern, at Michigan State
6 Iowa State
Record: 20-2
Last Week Rank: 8
Up Next: at Kansas State, Baylor
5 Gonzaga
Record: 22-1
Last Week Rank: 6
Up Next: at Portland, at Oregon State
4 Duke
Record: 20-1
Last Week Rank: 4
Up Next: Boston College, at North Carolina
3 Michigan
Record: 20-1
Last Week Rank: 3
Up Next: Penn State, at Ohio State
2 UConn
Record: 21-1
Last Week Rank: 2
Up Next: Xavier, at St. John’s
1 Arizona
Record: 22-0
Last Week Rank: 1
Up Next: Oklahoma State, at Kansas
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Related: Coaches Poll Top 25 Prediction Week 14: Who’s Ready to Rise?
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