AP Top 25: Rutgers basketball moves up after season-opening win

Rutgers began the season with an emphatic win over Wagner, and that was enough to climb up the rankings entering the second week of the campaign.
The Scarlet Knights (1-0) were ranked 24th nationally in the first Associated Press Top 25 poll of the 2024-25 season, moving up one spot after landing at 25th in the preseason poll. It marks the 40th time in program history that Rutgers is ranked in the prestigious poll and the 14th time under head coach Steve Pikiell.