Losses by Five of Top Seven Teams Shake Up AP Top 25
The AP Top 25 college basketball rankings are experiencing a significant shake-up following losses by five of the top seven teams, as reported by the Mankato Free Press.
Mankato, MN, October 18, 2026 —
The AP Top 25 college basketball rankings are undergoing a significant shake-up after five of the teams ranked in the top seven lost, according to the Mankato Free Press.
The reported results affect more than half of the teams at the top of the poll. However, the available information does not identify the teams that lost, their opponents, or the games in which the defeats occurred. It also does not specify when the losses took place or provide details about the rankings before or after the change.
The report describes the effect on the rankings as significant, but the specific changes have not been provided. There is no information available here about which teams moved up or down, whether any team entered or left the Top 25, or how voters assessed the results.
The AP Top 25 is the subject of the reported movement, but details about the poll’s voting, publication schedule or the teams’ records were not included in the trend summary. The Mankato Free Press is the cited source for the account of losses among five of the top seven teams.
Without team names, scores or updated poll positions, the precise scope of the shake-up cannot be described. The information provided establishes that multiple losses among highly ranked teams prompted a notable change in the rankings, while leaving the specific matchups and resulting positions unspecified.
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