After surviving a potential upset bid from Illinois on Saturday, Tennessee is projected to maintain its No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll on Monday. The Volunteers improved to 10-0 with a last-second win over the Fighting Illini after Jordan Gainey converted a coast-to-coast layup at the buzzer to give his team a 66-64 win.

Rising and falling: Oklahoma had the biggest jump within this week’s poll, climbing eight spots to No. 13 after beating Georgia Tech and Alcorn State. Duke and No. 17 Texas A&M each moved up five spots. Baylor, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Illinois and North Carolina all dropped out of the rankings.

They're still not officially ranked, but the Arizona State men's basketball team is knocking on the door. After an impressive 8-1 start to the season, the Sun

There's a new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time all season as Tennessee moved into the top spot and supplanted Kansas following a wild week in which the Jayhawks lost twice.