After beating Arizona 92-84 on Saturday, Purdue also grabbed the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll back from the Wildcats.
Arizona (8-1) fell from No. 1 to No. 4, while Purdue moved up from No. 3 to the top spot. Purdue (10-1) had also held the No. 1 spot the week of Nov. 27 before losing at Northwestern on Dec. 1.
The Wildcats will face two more well-regarded teams this week before a short Christmas break: On Wednesday in Phoenix against Alabama, which received votes in the AP poll despite its 6-4 record, and on Saturday in Las Vegas against Florida Atlantic (9-2), which moved up one spot to No. 14 on Monday.
Kansas (10-1) remained in the No. 2 spot in this weekโs poll while Houston (11-0) moved up one spot to No. 3 and UConn (10-1) remained at No. 5. Kansas won at Indiana while UConn beat then-No. 10 Gonzaga in Seattle on Friday.
Among other UA opponents this season, Wisconsin (8-3) fell one spot to No. 24, while Colorado (8-2) picked up the 28th-most points in voting and Utah (8-2) the 29th most. Michigan State (5-5) also gained 12 points.
Wheeler named Pac-12 Player of the Week
Washington guard Sahvir Wheeler was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after collecting 19 points and 14 rebounds in the Huskiesโ double-overtime win over Seattle on Sunday.
Arizona had nominated Caleb Love, who had 29 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in the Wildcatsโ loss to Purdue. Love shot 9 of 19 from the field and also made all seven free throws he took.
Other nominees for the weekly honor included Utahโs Branden Carlson, who had 26 points in the Utesโ win over Utah Valley and Coloradoโs K.J. Simpson, who had 21 points and five steals in the Buffaloesโ win over Northern Colorado.
Stanfordโs Andrej Stojakovic was named the Pac-12โs Freshman of the Week after scoring 17 points in the Cardinalโs 82-64 win over Idaho on Sunday. Arizona did not nominate a player for that honor.
Kriisa debuts with 20
After sitting out his nine-game NCAA suspension for taking benefits while at Arizona, guard Kerr Kriisa scored 20 points in his debut for West Virginia on Saturday, though the Mountaineers lost 87-79 to UMass.
Kriisa hit 6 of 15 3-point attempts while also posting seven assists to two turnovers.
Kriisa transferred from Arizona to West Virginia last spring after spending three seasons with the Wildcats, one under coach Sean Miller and two under Tommy Lloyd. He averaged 9.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists with a 2-1 assist-turnover ratio for Arizona last season.
Photos: No. 1 Arizona falls to No. 3 Purdue 92-84 in Indianapolis
Purdue center Zach Edey, left, battles for a rebound with Arizona center Oumar Ballo in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Arizona guard Pelle Larsson, left, passes around Purdue center Zach Edey (15) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue forward Mason Gillis, center, falls after being fouled by Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Arizona forward Keshad Johnson (16) shoots around Purdue center Zach Edey (15) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) battels for a rebound with Arizona center Oumar Ballo (11) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Arizona guard Caleb Love (2) dunks in front of Purdue guard Lance Jones (55) in the first half of their game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Arizona forward Keshad Johnson, left, dunks in front of Purdue center Zach Edey in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) is guarded by Arizona guard Caleb Love (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue center Zach Edey (15) is fouled by Arizona forward Keshad Johnson (16) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue head coach Matt Painter calls to his team while playing against Arizona in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue center Zach Edey (15) shoots over Arizona center Oumar Ballo (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue guard Braden Smith, bottom center, battles for the ball with Arizona guard KJ Lewis, second from left, and others in the second half of their game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) reacts after being fouled in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) shoots over Arizona center Oumar Ballo (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue guard Braden Smith, right, is pressured by the defense of Arizona guard Kylan Boswell (4) in the second half of their game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) shoots in front of Arizona forward Keshad Johnson (16) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer (2) drives to the basket in front of Arizona center Oumar Ballo (11) in the second half of their game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd watches as his team plays against Purdue in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
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