Arizona was hardly alone among Top 25 teams getting beaten over the weekend, so the Wildcats' 80-77 loss caused only a minimal impact in the AP Top 25 poll and various computer metrics.
The Wildcats dropped from No. 14 to No. 17 in the AP Top 25 media poll, while going from 16 to 21 in the coaches' Top 25 poll.
Arizona dropped from No. 23 to 24 in the RPI, and is now No. 14 in the Sagarin ratings and No. 17 in kenpom.com.
Nine other Top 25 teams lost over the weekend, after then-fourth ranked ASU also lost at Colorado.
Saturday:
2. Duke (13-2) lost to N.C. State 96-85 and dropped to No. 7
5. Xavier (15-2) lost to Providence 81-72 and dropped to No. 10.
7. Oklahoma (12-2) lost to No. 6 West Virginia 89-76 and stayed at No. 7.
12. North Carolina (12-4) lost to No. 8 Virginia 61-49 and dropped to No. 20
16. TCU (13-2) lost to No. 10 Kansas 88-84 and stayed at 16
17. Kentucky (12-3) lost to No. 23 Tennessee 76-65 and dropped to No. 21
22. Arkansas (11-4) lost to Auburn 88-77 and fell out of the poll.
Sunday:
1. Michigan State (15-2) lost to Ohio State 80-64. The Spartans dropped to No. 4.
24. Florida State (12-3) lost to No. 15 Miami 80-74 but rose to No. 23.
ASU overcame 31 fouls to beat Utah on Sunday night.
According to Pac-12 publicist Jesse Hooker, the league is off to a competitive start, with a quarter of the league's 20 games so far decided by three points or less. Included was Stanford's win over USC on this half-court shot by Daejon Davis:
The shot.
β Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) January 8, 2018
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The Pac-12 Player of the Week award to be announced later today may come down to Davis, who averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 assists in Stanford's sweep of UCLA and USC, or Colorado's McKinley Wright.
Wright averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 assists in the Buffs' upsets over ASU and UA.
Luke Walton is having to deal with even more LaVar Ball.
