The Cougars don't lose much ground after losing to a tough Auburn team
Houston only dropped four spots in the latest AP Top 25 college basketball poll — from No. 4 to No. 8 — after losing to Auburn 74-69 on Saturday in a highly entertaining game. Auburn moved up from No. 11 to No. 5.
"Bruce has a really good team," Sampson said. "There is no shame on our side. Had we won the game, this was not going to be any kind of bad loss for Auburn. It's certainly not a bad loss for us. It's a loss that we hope we can learn from. We lost to a really good team. But this is why we scheduled this game.
The Big 12 still has six ranked teams, with No. 1 Kansas leading the way. Five more Big 12 teams received poll votes, led by Texas Tech with 102. Here's the updated Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll after the first week of the 2024-25 season., Mississippi St. 15, New Mexico 15, Oregon 14, North Florida 14, Miami 14, Clemson 13, VCU 12, Memphis 8, Wisconsin 6, Grand Canyon 6, Providence 4, Maryland 3, Austin Peay 2,Ben Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive.
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