Arizona jumped from No. 12 to No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 Monday after beating USC and UCLA at home last weekend, while the Wildcats remain even more regarded by the computers.
Arizona is rated No. 3 by the NCAA's NET and Kenpom, while ESPN and CBS bracket projections both have the Wildcats as a No. 2 seed in the West Region.
In the AP poll, Purdue remained at No. 2 behind top-rated UConn, while among other UA opponents this season, Duke dropped from No. 7 to No. 12, Wisconsin dropped from No. 11 to No. 13 and Florida Atlantic moved up from No. 23 to No. 22.
No other Pac-12 team was ranked, though Utah received the 33rd most points in voting while Colorado picked up a lone vote.
FWIW this was my ballot:
1 Purdue
2 Uconn
3 Kansas
4 Kentucky
5 North Carolina
6 Houston
7 Tennessee
8 Auburn
9 Arizona
10 Baylor
11 Oklahoma
12 Wisconsin
13 Marquette
14 Illinois
15 Duke
16 Memphis
17 Texas Tech
18 BYU
19 Iowa State
20 Utah State
21 Creighton
22 Dayton
23 Alabama
24 San Diego State
25 Florida Atlantic
Arizona men's basketball players Oumar Ballo and Pelle Larsson speak on their team's performance after the Wildcats defeated UCLA 77-71 at McKale Center on Jan. 20, 2024. (Video courtesy Arizona Athletics)
Arizona men's basketball coach Tommy Lloyd speaks on his team's performance after the Wildcats defeated UCLA 77-71 at McKale Center on Jan. 20, 2024. (Video courtesy Arizona Athletics)
