One of the biggest winners of last week was Louisville. The Cardinals jumped six spots to No. 6 after defeating in-state rival Kentucky 96-88 behind the brilliance of star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. The former five-star recruit scored a team-high 29 points in the win over the Wildcats. Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 after the loss.

Houston's stay as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll lasted just one week despite beating Auburn 73-72 on Sunday.

Taking preseason bias out, Gonzaga has performed better than any team in college basketball thus far, according to Bart Torvik. The last three wins have come against high-major competition — Oklahoma, Creighton and Arizona State — and Gonzaga has outscored those three by 25 points per 100 possessions.

Gonzaga hosted Southern Utah on Monday in one final tune up before heading down to Las Vegas for three games in the Players Era Festival multi-team event. The B

Here's an updated look at the men's college basketball top 25 following the release of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25:

TCU won’t really be tested again until January and it may be premature to put a team this new in the top 10. But this type of early-season success is becoming commonplace in Fort Worth. With a point guard who has led elite teams before and can optimize surrounding talent, I believe in their upside.

Purdue coach Matt Painter notched his 500th career win on Sunday afternoon in West Lafayette, and in turn, saw his team rise in the latest edition of the AP Top

Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk and the sixth-ranked Sooners became the latest college team to send fans into a frenzy when they hit 67 points in an 89-61 victory against North Alabama on Friday.