Tennessee held onto No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the second consecutive week, though No. 2 Auburn closed the gap as the top five remained unchanged in the men's college basketball poll Monday. The Volunteers received 50 first-place votes from the national media panel after wins over Miami and Illinois pushed coach Rick Barnes' program to 10-0 for

The AP Top 25 college basketball poll dropped on Monday, revealing a similar landscape to last week in the SEC.

For the second consecutive week, Tennessee held onto No. 1 in the AP Top 25, though No. 2 Auburn closed the gap. Auburn picked up nine first-place votes from last week and had 12 total. The Tigers improved to 9-1 with their 91-53 blowout of Ohio State in Atlanta. They're now 21 points behind the Volunteers in the USA Today Poll.