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AP Top 25 College Basketball Rankings Week 7 Prediction: SEC and Big 12 Shine
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AP Top 25 College Basketball Rankings Week 7 Prediction: SEC and Big 12 Shine

Originally posted on College Football News  |  Last updated Dec 16, 2024 1:19 AM ET

There shouldn't be too many wild and crazy changes in this week's AP Top 25 college basketball poll. The biggest part staying put is the dominance from the SEC and Big 12, which should occupy a bulk of the top 15 with the SEC likely to own almost all of the top five.

The big conference games will start to kick in soon, and there will be plenty of movement over the next few weeks, but for now there are plenty of new teams that should be knocking on the door, Gonzaga will likely tumble, UConn will likely move up, and ...

Here's our prediction for what the Week 7 AP Top 25 college basketball poll might be.

AP Poll Top 25 College Basketball Prediction Week 7

Predicted Top Five Others Receiving Votes: Baylor, Illinois, Arkansas, Utah State, Dayton

25 Missouri

Record: 9-1
Last Week Rank: NR
Up Next: Jacksonville State, Dec. 17

24 Mississippi State

Record: 9-1
Last Week Rank: 25
Up Next: Central Michigan, Dec. 17

23 UCLA

Record: 9-1
Last Week Rank: 24
Up Next: Prairie View, Dec. 17

22 San Diego State

Record: 7-2
Last Week Rank: 23
Up Next: Cal, Dec. 21

21 Cincinnati

Record: 8-1
Last Week Rank: 22
Up Next: Dayton, Dec. 20

20 Clemson

Record: 9-2
Last Week Rank: 16
Up Next: South Carolina, Dec. 17

19 Michigan State

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 21
Up Next: Oakland, Dec. 17

18 Ole Miss

Record: 9-1
Last Week Rank: 19
Up Next: Southern, Dec. 17

17 Gonzaga

Record: 7-3
Last Week Rank: 8
Up Next: Nicholls, Dec. 18

16 UConn

Record: 8-3
Last Week Rank: 18
Up Next: Xavier, Dec. 18

15 Houston

Record: 6-3
Last Week Rank: 15
Up Next: Toledo, Dec. 18

14 Purdue

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 11
Up Next: Auburn, Dec. 21

13 Texas A&M

Record: 9-2
Last Week Rank: 17
Up Next: Houston Christian, Dec. 20

12 Marquette

Record: 9-2
Last Week Rank: 6
Up Next: Butler, Dec. 18

11 Kansas

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 10
Up Next: Brown, Dec. 22

10 Oregon

Record: 10-1
Last Week Rank: 12
Up Next: Stanford, Dec. 21

9 Michigan

Record: 8-3
Last Week Rank: 14
Up Next: Chattanooga, Dec. 21

8 Oklahoma

Record: 10-0
Last Week Rank: 13
Up Next: Michigan, Dec. 18

7 Florida

Record: 10-0
Last Week Rank: 9
Up Next: North Carolina, Dec .17

6 Alabama

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 7
Up Next: Creighton, Dec. 14

5 Kentucky

Record: 10-1
Last Week Rank: 5
Up Next: Ohio State, Dec. 21

4 Duke

Record: 8-2
Last Week Rank: 4
Up Next: George Mason, Dec. 17

3 Iowa State

Record: 9-1
Last Week Rank: 3
Up Next: Morgan State, Dec. 22

2 Auburn

Record: 9-1
Last Week Rank: 2
Up Next: Georgia State, Dec. 17

1 Tennessee

Record: 10-0
Last Week Rank: 1
Up Next: Western Carolina, Dec. 17

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

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