It is Arizona’s turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll.
The Wildcats rose to No. 1 in Monday’s poll for the first time in nearly nine years, making Tommy Lloyd’s squad the third team to hold the top spot this season. Last week’s No. 1 team, Purdue, slid after an overtime loss at Northwestern.
RANK TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS
1 Arizona 7-0 2
2 Kansas 7-1 5
3 Houston 8-0 6
4 Purdue 7-1 1
5 UConn 7-1 4
6 Baylor 8-0 9
7 Gonzaga 6-1 11
8 Marquette 6-2 3
9 North Carolina 7-1 17
10 Creighton 7-1 15
11 FAU 7-1 13
12 Texas 6-1 16
13 Colorado State 8-0 20
14 BYU 7-0 19
15 Miami 6-1 8
16 Kentucky 6-2 12
17 Tennessee 4-3 10
18 James Madison 8-0 22
19 Oklahoma 7-0 25
20 Illinois 6-1 24
21 Texas A&M 6-2 14
22 Duke 5-3 7
23 Wisconsin 6-2 NR
24 Clemson 7-0 NR
25 San Diego State 7-1 NR
Arizona claimed 59 of 63 first-place votes to move up one spot, putting the Wildcats comfortably ahead of preseason No. 1 Kansas. The Jayhawks rose three spots to No. 2 with a win against last season’s NCAA champion, Connecticut.