Arizona tightened its hold on the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday while Vanderbilt’s unbeaten season has landed the Commodores in the top 10.
A week ago, Arizona led then-No. 2 Michigan by a single point for the top spot to barely avoid what would have been only the second-ever tie at No. 1 in the poll’s 78-year history. But with Wisconsin handing the Wolverines their first loss, the Wildcats (16-0) became the easy choice at the top by earning 60 of 61 first-place votes in the latest poll.
RANK TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS
1 Arizona 16-0 1
2 Iowa State 16-0 3
3 UConn 16-1 4
4 Michigan 14-1 2
5 Purdue 15-1 5
6 Duke 15-1 6
7 Houston 15-1 7
8 Nebraska 16-0 10
9 Gonzaga 17-1 8
10 Vanderbilt 16-0 11
11 BYU 15-1 9
12 Michigan State 14-2 12
13 Illinois 13-3 16
14 North Carolina 14-2 16
15 Texas Tech 12-4 14
16 Virginia 14-2 23
17 Arkansas 12-4 15
18 Alabama 11-5 13
19 Florida 11-5 NR
20 Louisville 12-4 20
21 Georgia 14.2 18
22 Clemson 14-3 NR
23 Utah State 14-1 NR
23 Tennessee 11-5 21
25 Seton Hall 14-2 NR
Iowa State got the other and moved up one spot to No. 2, followed by UConn. Michigan fell two spots to No. 4, followed by Purdue, Duke and Houston in their same positions from last week.