AP Top 25 poll (Week 7):

1. Tennessee (10-0)

2. Auburn (9-1)

3. Iowa State (9-1)

4. Kentucky (10-1)

5. Duke (8-2)

6. Alabama (8-2)

7. Florida (10-0)

8. Kansas (8-2)

9. Marquette (9-2)

10. Oregon (10-1)

11. UConn (8-3)

12. Texas A&M (9-2)

13. Gonzaga (7-3)

14. Oklahoma (10-0)

15. Houston (6-3)

16. Purdue (8-3)

17. Ole Miss (9-1)

18. UCLA (9-1)

19. Cincinnati (8-1)

20. Michigan State (8-2)

21. Memphis (8-2)

22. Dayton (9-2)

23. San Diego State (7-2)

24. Michigan (8-2)

25. Clemson (9-2)

Others receiving votes:

Mississippi St. 158, Arkansas 151, Missouri 120, Baylor 115, Illinois 70, Drake 52, St. John's 50, Utah St. 48, Pittsburgh 28, Maryland 24, West Virginia 19, Wisconsin 18, Georgia 18, Oklahoma St. 16, Arizona St 14, Creighton 12, North Carolina 9, Penn St. 8, Indiana 7, Texas 3, St. Bonaventure 2.

Who would have ever thought that the SEC would be stronger in the rankings in basketball than in football.

They have 8 teams in the top 25 and they also have the #26, #27, & #28 ranked teams. That is 11 teams out of the 18 in the league ranked in the top 28. However, the more impressive is that as of this week 5 of the top 6 teams in college basketball are from the SEC. Now that will change when they start playing and beating each other up. But going into Christmas that is impressive.