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AP Top 25 College Basketball Rankings Prediction for Week 6: Tennessee Leads SEC Surge
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Oh it was NOT pretty.

The SEC walked all over the ACC in the challenge between the two conferences going 14-2, and the latest round of AP Top 25 rankings should reflect that in a very big way.

Tennessee is still unbeaten, Kentucky, Auburn, Alabama, and Florida should boost up a bit, and somewhere in the mix - even if it's just outside looking in - should be a team like Missouri, who just took down last week No. 1 Kansas. 

The Jayhawks should fall, the Vols, UK, and Auburn should be high up - Duke should move up, too; give the ACC a little something nice here - in this week's top 25.

AP Poll Top 25 College Basketball Prediction Week 6

Predicted Top Five Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan State, Arkansas, Creighton

25 Pitt

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 18
Up Next: Eastern Kentucky, Dec. 11

24 San Diego State

Record: 6-2
Last Week Rank: 24
Up Next: California Baptist, Dec. 11

23 Ole Miss

Record: 8-1
Last Week Rank: 23
Up Next: Southern Miss, Dec. 14

22 Memphis

Record: 7-2
Last Week Rank: 16
Up Next: at Clemson, Dec. 14

21 Cincinnati

Record: 7-1
Last Week Rank: 14
Up Next: Xavier, Dec. 14

20 Missouri

Record: 8-1
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Long Island

19 Wisconsin

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 11
Up Next: at Indiana, Dec. 10

18 Michigan

Record: 8-1
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Arkansas, Dec. 10

17 Texas A&M

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 22
Up Next: Purdue, Dec. 14

16 Baylor

Record: 5-3
Last Week Rank: 15
Up Next: Abilene Christian, Dec. 9

15 Oregon

Record: 9-1
Last Week Rank: 12
Up Next: Stephen F Austin, Dec. 15

14 Houston

Record: 5-3
Last Week Rank: 17
Up Next: Troy, Dec. 10

13 UConn

Record: 7-3
Last Week Rank: 25
Up Next: Gonzaga, Dec. 14

12 Oklahoma

Record: 9-0
Last Week Rank: 21
Up Next: Oklahoma State, Dec. 14

11 Purdue

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 8
Up Next: Texas A&M, Dec. 14

10 Kansas

Record: 7-2
Last Week Rank: 1
Up Next: NC State, Dec. 14

9 Florida

Record: 9-0
Last Week Rank: 13
Up Next: Arizona State, Dec. 14

8 Alabama

Record: 7-2
Last Week Rank: 10
Up Next: Creighton, Dec. 14

7 Gonzaga

Record: 7-2
Last Week Rank: 7
Up Next: UConn, Dec. 14

6 Marquette

Record: 9-1
Last Week Rank: 5
Up Next: at Dayton, Dec. 14

5 Auburn

Record: 8-1
Last Week Rank: 2
Up Next: Ohio State, Dec. 14

4 Duke

Record: 7-2
Last Week Rank: 9
Up Next: Incarnate Word, Dec. 10

3 Kentucky

Record: 8-1
Last Week Rank: 4
Up Next: Colgate, Dec. 11

2 Iowa State

Record: 7-1
Last Week Rank: 6
Up Next: at Iowa, Dec. 12

1 Tennessee

Record: 8-0
Last Week Rank: 3
Up Next: Miami, Dec. 10 

This article first appeared on College Football News and was syndicated with permission.

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