Arizona held the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after another dominant week, edging Michigan by a single point for the top position.
The Wildcats, unbeaten at 14-0, received 32 first-place votes and 1,494 points following a 97-78 road win at Utah. Michigan, also unbeaten at 13-0, was close behind with 29 first-place votes and 1,493 points after a 96-66 victory over USC.
Iowa State remained third at 14-0, followed by UConn at No. 4 and Purdue at No. 5. Duke, Houston, Gonzaga, BYU and Nebraska rounded out the top 10, with Nebraska climbing three spots to No. 10 after improving to 14-0.
Vanderbilt stayed unbeaten and checked in at No. 11, while Michigan State dropped three spots to No. 12. North Carolina fell five places to No. 17 after a road loss at SMU. Georgia made one of the biggest jumps of the week, rising five spots to No. 18 following a 104-100 win over Auburn.
Kansas slid five spots to No. 22 after a loss at UCF, while SMU and UCF both remained in the poll at Nos. 24 and 25, respectively.
AP Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll
- Arizona (32)
- Michigan (29)
- Iowa State
- UConn
- Purdue
- Duke
- Houston
- Gonzaga
- BYU
- Nebraska
- Vanderbilt
- Michigan State
- Alabama
- Texas Tech
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Louisville
- Tennessee
- Kansas
- Virginia
- SMU
- UCF
Others receiving votes: Villanova 127, Seton Hall 31, Southern Cal 28, Utah State 27, Miami (Ohio) 22, Clemson 21, Saint Louis 14, LSU 14, Texas 12, Florida 11, Saint Mary’s 10, Kentucky 9, California 8, Miami 5, Indiana 4, Auburn 3, TCU 2, UCLA 2, Virginia Tech 2.
Point values in parentheses indicate first-place votes.