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St. John’s Moves To No. 6 in AP Top 25, Highest Ranking Since 1991

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Published03 Mar 2025

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Rick Pitino

The St. John’s Red Storm are No. 6 in this week’s AP Top 25, their highest ranking in 34 years.

St. John’s Moves To No. 6 in AP Top 25

The Red Storm (26-4, 17-2 Big East) continue to climb the AP Top 25 and set new benchmarks for the program.

Rick Pitino’s squad is sixth in the latest poll, the program’s highest ranking since Jan. 29, 1991. The Red Storm moved to No. 5 in the country during the 1990-1991 season.

After losing to Villanova on Feb. 12, the Red Storm have won five consecutive games.

Their latest win came in Saturday’s 71-61 victory over Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden.

With the victory, the Red Storm clinched their first outright Big East regular-season title since 1985.

It’s been a dream college basketball season under Pitino, who will take his sixth Division I team to the NCAA Tournament later this month.

The Red Storm last made the tournament in 2019, losing in the First Four.

St. John’s has not won an NCAA Tournament game since 2002.

AP Top 25

Team Record
1. Auburn 27-2
2. Duke 26-3
3. Houston 25-4
4. Tennessee 24-5
5. Florida 25-4
6. St. John’s 26-4
7. Alabama 23-6
8. Michigan State 24-5
9. Texas Tech 22-7
10. Iowa State 22-7
11. Clemson 24-5
12. Wisconsin 22-7
13. Maryland 22-7
14. Louisville 23-6
15. Missouri 21-8
16. Memphis 24-5
17. Michigan 22-7
18. Purdue 20-9
19. Kentucky 19-10
20. Marquette 22-7
21. Saint Mary’s 27-4
22. Texas A&M 20-9
23. BYU 21-8
24. Arizona 19-10
25. Mississippi State 20-9

The Auburn Tigers (27-2) sit atop the AP Top 25 for the eighth consecutive week. The Tigers are coming off wins over Ole Miss and Kentucky.

Auburn clinched the SEC regular-season title and will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Behind Auburn is No. 2 Duke (26-3), one of two teams that have beaten the Tigers this season.

Since losing to Clemson on Feb. 8, the Blue Devils have won six straight games by 18 or more points.

No. 3 Houston (25-4), No. 4 Tennessee (24-5), and No. 5 Florida (25-4) round out the top five.

The Volunteers would have dropped out of the top five, but Jahmai Mashack hit a 35-foot triple as time expired to give Tennessee a 79-76 win over Alabama.