The 2019-20 Terps are officially a top-five team.
After another undefeated week — winning games over Fairfield and George Mason — Maryland men’s basketball jumped up one spot in the AP Top 25 poll, checking in at No. 5 Monday.
The Terps entered the week ranked No. 6 behind North Carolina, but were able to leapfrog the Tar Heels as the fourth week of the season gets underway. Maryland now holds a 5-0 record on the season, winning its games by an average of 22.8 points despite a slow start in each outing.
The team’s most recent victory was an 86-63 beatdown of George Mason in which the Terps closed the first half on a 19-2 run to pull away.