Texas A&M (11-2) played another tune-up game before getting ready for SEC play, beating Abilene Christian 92-54 at Reed Arena.
Since the season started, the Aggies have improved across the board and now have some good momentum leading into the second half of the schedule. They are getting solid production from their big men and are shooting much better as a team. A&M still needs to see improvement at the free-throw line where they are shooting under 70% and with the number of fouls they draw, they need to be in the 80% range.
Due to the nature of the scheduling, most teams either did not play or had Quad 3/4 games that would not move the needle much. The biggest drop was Ole Miss dropping eight spots to No. 24 after losing to Memphis. Texas A&M held their No. 13 ranking after extending their winning streak to six beating ACU.
Below is the most recent AP Top 25 Poll after Week 8:
- Tennessee 12-0
- Auburn 11-1
- Iowa State 10-1
- Duke 10-2
- Alabama 11-2
- Florida 13-0
- Kansas 9-2
- Marquette 11-2
- Oregon 12-1
- Kentucky 10-2
- UConn 10-3
- Oklahoma 13-0
- Texas A&M 11-2
- Houston 8-3
- UCLA 11-2
- Cincinnati 10-1
- Mississippi State 11-1
- Michigan State 10-2
- Gonzaga 9-4
- Purdue 9-4
- Memphis 10-3
- Illinois 9-3
- Arkansas 10-2
- Ole Miss 11-2
- Baylor 8-3
Others receiving votes:
Maryland 133, Drake 100, St. John’s 98, Dayton 90, Michigan 65, Utah St. 59, Georgia 48, Pittsburgh 35, West Virginia 30, San Diego St. 28, Ohio St. 19, Missouri 19, North Carolina 19, Arizona St 13, Indiana 11, Texas Tech 8, Clemson 8, Wisconsin 7, Penn St. 5, St. Bonaventure 2, Nebraska 1.
Texas A&M will start conference play against the Texas Longhorns at Reed Arena on Jan. 4 at 7:00 p.m. CST. The game can be watched on the SEC Network.
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