The Arizona Wildcats moved up seven spots to No. 13 in The Associated Press’ top 25 men’s basketball rankings released Monday.
Arizona saw the biggest jump in the AP poll this week after a pair of wins over BYU and No. 12 Texas Tech.
Leading the way for the Wildcats in both victories was guard Caleb Love, who averaged 17 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and a steal in the two games.
Guard Jaden Bradley was right there with Love, averaging 16.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals.
The Wildcats have been rolling of late, winning 13 of their last 14 games to improve to 17-6 (11-1 in conference play) on the season.
Auburn still on top of AP poll
Auburn’s run at No. 1 is still intact despite a loss to No. 3 Florida. UConn’s latest loss has dropped the two-time defending national champions out of the poll for the first time in two years.
The Tigers held the top spot in the poll for the fifth straight week Monday, receiving 34 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama moved up a spot and had 23 first-place votes, just nine points behind Auburn, while Florida earned three top votes and No. 5 Tennessee got one.
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Duke was tied with Florida at No. 3, with No. 9 St. John’s moving into the top 10 for the first time since finishing the 1999-2000 season in the same spot.
UConn dropped out of the poll from No. 19 after a 68-62 home loss to St. John’s on Friday, ending the nation’s fourth-longest active streak of being ranked (53 weeks).
Florida has its highest ranking since reaching No. 1 in 2013-14 after beating Auburn 90-81 for the first true road win over a top-ranked team in program history. It was the Gators’ second win over a top-ranked team this season after beating then-No. 1 Tennessee at home on Jan. 7.
Auburn had won 14 straight and was unanimous No. 1 the past three weeks.
The Tigers weren’t the only top team to lose.
Duke dropped two places to No. 4 after a 77-71 loss to Clemson ended its 16-game winning streak. No. 10 Iowa State also dropped two places after losing 69-52 to No. 17 Kansas. The Cyclones reached their highest ranking ever at No. 2 last month but lost three in a row before blowing out TCU on Saturday.
No. 18 Marquette and No. 25 Maryland had the biggest drops of teams still in the poll, each losing seven places. No. 21 Missouri fell six spots after losing to No. 5 Tennessee and to No. 8 Texas A&M on a last-second 3-pointer.
No. 24 Creighton returned to the poll for the first time since Nov. 25 after wins over Providence and Marquette. No. 23 Clemson is back in after taking down Duke. Illinois joined UConn in dropping out of the poll following an 82-73 loss to Rutgers.
Arizona jumps up 7 spots in AP men’s basketball rankings – Feb. 10
Team Record Pts Prv 1. Auburn (34) 21-2 1479 1 2. Alabama 20-3 1470 3 T3. Florida 20-3 1342 6 T3. Duke 20-3 1342 2 5. Tennessee 20-4 1315 4 6. Houston 19-4 1235 5 7. Purdue 19-5 1142 7 8. Texas A&M 18-5 1065 10 9. St. John’s 21-3 1058 12 10. Iowa State 18-5 880 8 11. Michigan St. 19-4 868 9 12. Texas Tech 18-5 778 13 13. Arizona 17-6 701 20 14. Memphis 20-4 676 17 15. Kentucky 16-7 558 14 16. Wisconsin 19-5 488 21 17. Kansas 16-7 469 16 18. Marquette 18-6 442 11 19. Ole Miss 18-6 415 25 20. Michigan 18-5 350 24 21. Missouri 17-6 333 15 22. Mississippi St. 17-6 292 22 23. Clemson 19-5 291 NR 24. Creighton 18-6 198 NR 25. Maryland 18-6 196 18Others receiving votes: UCLA 123, UConn 106, Illinois 59, Louisville 53, New Mexico 40, Drake 21, Saint Mary’s 20, Utah St. 8, George Mason 7, Gonzaga 5.
Arizona in the USA Today Coaches Poll
Team Record Pts Prv 1. Alabama (15) 20-3 758 3 2. Auburn 21-2 741 1 3. Florida 20-3 688 6 4. Tennessee 20-4 669 4 5. Duke 20-3 665 2 6. Houston 19-4 639 5 7. Purdue 19-5 575 7 8. St. John’s 21-3 558 10 9. Texas A&M 18-5 501 13 10. Iowa State 18-5 482 8 11. Michigan St. 19-4 458 9 12. Texas Tech 18-5 369 12 13. Arizona 17-6 367 20 14. Memphis 20-4 357 15 15. Wisconsin 19-5 284 19 16. Marquette 18-6 248 11 17. Michigan 18-5 241 22 18. Kentucky 16-7 217 14 19. Clemson 19-5 196 21 20. Kansas 16-7 217 17 21. Creighton 18-6 148 17 22. Missouri 17-6 142 16 23. Ole Miss 18-6 127 NR 24. UConn 16-7 96 18 25. Maryland 18-6 87 24Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 72, Louisville 57, Saint Mary’s 51, UCLA 42, Illinois 19, New Mexico 16, Gonzaga 7, Oregon 5, VCU 2, Utah State 2, UC San Diego 1, Drake 1, Baylor 1.
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