Preseason No. 1 Kansas maintained its grip on the top spot in the AP men’s basketball Top 25 after the first week of the 2024-25 season, earning 44 first-place votes to extend its lead on fellow top-five teams Alabama,

The 2024-25 men's college basketball season is officially a week in, which means we have a new AP Top 25 poll. The Week 1 results are out. Kansas entered the season as the No. 1 team, over Alabama -- and the order remains that way.

Kansas retained the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after clearing its first big hurdle of the 2024-25 season. The Jayhawks