After both Auburn and Duke lost this past Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide are on the rise in the latest men's college basketball AP Poll Top 25.

Auburn retained its spot at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday despite its first loss in SEC play this weekend but paid the price by losing its unanimous status among voters.

The SEC 's domination at the top continues as Florida moved up three spots to obtain the No. 3 position on the poll, previously owned by Alabama. Meanwhile, Duke is the only non-SEC program in the top five at No. 4 while Tennessee takes ownership of the No. 5 spot in the rankings.