The first AP Top 25 college basketball poll of 2026 featured little shakeup at the very top, with Arizona and Michigan holding firm at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. However, after there was no poll last week due to the lack of teams playing, plenty of movement in the middle took place.

Arizona holds onto the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 by a single point over Michigan. This marks one of the closest races in the poll's 78-year history.

For the first time since Week 1, BYU has moved up in the AP Top 25 poll. Following a 10-point road win over Kansas State this past weekend, the Cougars came in at No. 9 in Monday’s updated rankings.

Ten of the top 11 teams in the latest AP Top 25 are in action. Four of these 11 are on the road, and of those four, three are either single-digit favorites or outright underdogs. That includes undefeated No.

Kentucky and Vanderbilt made significant jumps in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25. This follows a week where four of the top 10 teams lost, causing a shakeup in the rankings.

The UCF Knights men's basketball team reached rare air for the program on Monday by getting ranked in the AP Top 25 poll. The Knights were ranked No. 25, the same spot it reached the last time they were ranked back on March 4,

The UConn men’s basketball team remained No. 4 in the country after the latest AP Top 25 poll came out on Monday with no change in the top six.