Week 9 of the 2025-26 college basketball season brought another shakeup in the AP Top 25 men’s rankings. Several teams climbed after strong wins, while others slipped following tough losses. A few programs stayed steady and continued to prove why they belong among the nation’s best.

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.

Here's an updated look at the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 on Jan. 5 of the men's college basketball season:

The men’s college basketball season is now into the 2026 portion of the schedule, and the top programs around the […]

Arizona took over the top spot in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday, a reward for a perfect start to the season that includes a quartet of wins against ranked foes, including a lopsided victory over Auburn last weekend. Purdue, which ...

Arizona took over the top spot in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday, a reward for a perfect start to the season that includes a quartet of wins against ranked foes, including a lopsided victory over Auburn last weekend. Purdue, which ...

Here are the top 10 men's college basketball teams by NET ranking, who is already fighting on the bubble and the biggest risers and fallers through week 9.

South Carolina stayed at No. 3 and UCLA kept its No. 4 ranking following a 34-point victory over now-No. 21 USC. Meanwhile, LSU fell from No. 5 to No. 12 after losses to Kentucky and Vanderbilt, which helped both teams enter the top 10.