Arizona strengthened its place atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday, setting up a showdown this weekend against Purdue, the former No. 1 team in the nation.
The Wildcats earned all but one first-place vote from a panel of 63 voters, no doubt impressing them with their 98-73 win over the No. 23 Badgers. They picked up three first-place votes to remain atop the poll for the second straight week, while Kansas remained at No. 2 and Purdue — which Arizona had supplanted at No. 1 — moved up one spot to third after wins over Iowa and Alabama.
The Wildcats (9-1) play the Boilermakers (9-1) on Saturday in Indianapolis.
AP men’s basketball Top 25 poll
First-place votes in parenthesis:
TEAM RECORD
1. Arizona (62) 8-0
2. Kansas 9-1
3. Purdue 9-1
4. Houston (1) 10-0
5. UConn 9-1
6. Baylor 9-0
7. Marquette 8-2
8. Creighton 8-1
9. North Carolina 7-2
10. Gonzaga 7-2
11. Oklahoma 9-0
12. Tennessee 6-3
13. Clemson 9-0
14. Kentucky 7-2
15. Florida Atlantic 7-2
16. Illinois 7-2
17. Colorado State 9-1
18. BYU 8-1
19. Texas 7-2
20. James Madison 9-0
21. Duke 6-3
22. Virginia 8-1
23. Wisconsin 7-3
24. Miami 7-2
25. Northwestern