Arizona slipped three spots to No. 22 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll and to a consensus projected No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament after losing to BYU on Saturday.
The Cougars (19-8, 10-6) entered the poll at No. 25 after beating the Wildcats 96-95 on Saturday at McKale Center.
Arizona (18-9, 12-4) is now projected as a No. 4 NCAA seed in the Bracket Matrix compilation of mock brackets, while CBS has the Wildcats as a No. 5 seed.  (ESPN's bracket projection has not been updated since UA lost to BYU).
Among Arizona's other opponents this season, Duke moved up from No. 3 to No. 2, while Houston (to No. 4), Iowa State (to No. 9) and Texas Tech (to No. 10) all moved up one spot. Wisconsin remained at 11 and Kansas dropped out from No. 23.
The Wildcats are in a second-place tie in the Big 12 with Texas Tech (21-6, 12-4) behind Houston (23-4, 15-1), while Iowa State (21-6, 11-5). BYU (19-8, 10-6) is in fifth place.
BYU center Keba Keita (13) celebrates at mid-court at the buzzer as the Cougars edged Arizona 96-95 in their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 22, 2025.
The Cyclones will host Arizona on Saturday after they travel to play at Oklahoma State on Tuesday, while the Wildcats face Utah on Wednesday at McKale.
Not surprisingly, BYU's Richie Saunders was named the Big 12 Player of the Week.
Saunders scored 22 points in the Cougars' 91-57 destruction of Kansas on Feb. 18 and then had 23 points while hitting two game-winning free throws during BYU's 95-95 win over Arizona on Saturday.
Texas Tech's JT Toppin was named the conference's Newcomer of the Week for the third time. A sophomore transfer from New Mexico, Toppin averaged 18.0 points and 9.5 rebounds between the Red Raiders' loss to TCU and win over West Virginia.
