The national champion Florida Gators moved to No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 poll of the 2024-25 college basketball season hours after defeating Houston in San Antonio for their third men’s basketball title. Florida received all 61 first-place votes, becoming the second team this season to achieve unanimous No. 1 status.

Houston remains at No. 2 for the third consecutive poll, marking their third straight year finishing in the top three. Duke and Auburn followed in third and fourth places, ensuring all four No. 1 seeds from the NCAA tournament ended up in the top four.