Purdue made the most of its only holiday week outing with a win over Eastern Illinois . Daniel Jacobsen scored 24 points and nine rebounds in the win and Braden Smith second in the NCAA in assists, finished with 10 dimes in 23 minutes of play. Last week: No. 1
The two walks led to Arizona's two wins this week over Denver And Norfolk State in non-conference settings in December. Wildcats face Auburn and Alabama in their first games of December the next two Saturdays. Last week: No. 2
Cameron Boozer And Duke put in the clinic on Thursday against. Arkansas in an 80-71 victory. Boozer scored a career-high 35 points and added nine rebounds in the win as the Blue Devils improved to 8-0 on the season. They collide Florida on Tuesday. Last week: No. 4
After that loss to Arizona on November 19 University of California, Connecticut played angry and played well, winning both games against Bryant and more recently against it. Illinois . The win over the Illini was important and impressive as the Huskies held their scoring to their lowest point of the season. Last week: No. 5
A 3-0 week with wins over SDSU, Auburn and Gonzaga by an average margin of 36.7 points? [Tim Robinson voice]: Yes, that's enough. I'd say that's enough. Michigan is now 7-0 on the season heading into December. For the first time since the 2020-21 season, the Wolverines are undefeated until December. Last week: No. 7
I would say Houston it's been a B game so far this season. That's impressive considering it's 7-1 going into December with its only loss coming Tennessee this week with a final lead of three points. Last week: No. 3
Invincibles entering December, six out Louisville Seven wins were by double digits. He leads the country in scoring. Last week: No. 6
BYU won its third straight Friday following a Nov. 15 loss to UConn. This winning streak includes double-digit wins over Wisconsin And Miami and 83-79 over stable Dayton club. Last week: No. 9
The last time we saw Gonzaga on the floor, Michigan was wiping the floor with it while beating the Zags. I'm still predicting Mark Few's team to advance this week because of what they did earlier in the week in beating Alabama and Maryland by 10 and 39 points, respectively. Last week: No. 12
At some point, Michigan State will get credit for its impressive start to the season. Maybe it's a week. He beat number 16. North Carolina on Thursday, picking up their third win over a ranked opponent this season. Last week: No. 11
Iowa didn't win the Players Era – much less play for money by the end of the week – but it was nonetheless an impressive week for TJ Otzelberger's Cyclones, as they went 3-0 and beat St. John's , Creighton And Syracuse . Last week: No. 15
Alabama could and should fall out of the top 10 this week after its second loss of the season, although both losses – to Purdue by seven and to Gonzaga by 10 – shouldn't result in a loss of much respect among voters. Last week: No. 8
Illinois fell to 1-2 against ranked opponents on the season on Friday when it fell to YUKON. He still has the 13th-highest offensive efficiency margin of the season, scoring an incredible 1,242 points per possession despite a season-low 61-point loss. Last week: No. 13
The Florida we've seen this season looks like a shell of the one that won the national title last season. Still. On Thursday he fell for the second time this season, this time to TCU 84-80. The season is 5-2 and the next two games will be against No. 4 Duke and No. 5 UKON. It could get worse before it gets better in Gainesville. Last week: No. 10
Tennessee played its first ranked opponent this week and did well in a win over Houston, but lost to an unranked opponent the next day. Kansas . I still think voters have given the Vols a slight boost in the polls this week, but they should still remain in the mid-teens. Last week: No. 17
Auburn's head-to-head win over St. John's this week should give it a lead in the polls and move past the Red Storm. The season is 6-2, with the only losses to then-No. 1 Houston and No. 7 Michigan. Last week: No. 21
St. John's is one of the teams I'm most interested in seeing how voters handle this week. It lost by one point to No. 15 Iowa State and by 11 to No. 21 Auburn in Vegas, sandwiched between a quality win over Baylor . The losses are not egregious, but the result is not ideal, even if all three losses came to ranked opponents. Last week: No. 14
wins Loyola Maryland And Tennessee Institute of Technology won't sway voters even if they score millions of points in the aggregate. However, UK will soon have a chance to shine again with UNC and Gonzaga on the schedule next week. Last week: No. 19
After a terrible 30-point loss to No. 1 Purdue, Texas Tech exploded New Orleans Wednesday is behind us Christian Anderson 23 points and JT Toppin grabbed 16 rebounds and then battled the Cowboys on Sunday. It's been a mixed bag for the Red Raiders this season, but they have some work to do in December. Last week: No. 20
Last week I predicted correctly Vanderbilt will be ranked in the AP poll. This week I'm predicting I'll be right again that the Commodores will move up a few spots. Their scoring attack is the second-best in college basketball, and it has propelled them to an 8-0 start. Last week: No. 24
In a highly anticipated matchup for North Carolina, the No. 16 Tar Heels struggled this week against No. 11 Michigan State, suffering their first loss of the season by 16 points. Last week: No. 16
Indiana The perfect start to the season now has some shine after the win Kansas this week by 17 points in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are 7-0 in December. Last week: No. 25
Cal defeated its in-state rival. UCLA this week in the Empire Classic Championship game to hand the Bruins their second loss of the season. Star Guardian Donovan Dent the loss was only three points. Last week: No. 18
Without a star Darrin Peterson This week in Vegas, Kansas managed a 3-0 victory over Our Lady Syracuse and Tennessee. A win over the Vols could return the Jayhawks to the AP rankings after they fell off the list last week. Last week: HP
Despite two losses on the season (one to New Orleans – wow!), TCU's resume now includes wins over Florida and Wisconsin after a strong showing at the Rady Children's Invitational. TCU could earn votes and even appear in the poll this week, something that would have seemed unthinkable a few weeks ago. Last week: HP
