Arizona basketball receives trickle of votes in latest AP Poll
Jan 25, 2021, 10:39 AM
Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis (10) celebrates with teammates after tipping in a basket at the buzzer during the team's NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona won 84-82. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
The Arizona Wildcats are far from The Associated Press top 25, but head coach Sean Miller’s team did receive four points in the latest college basketball rankings.
After a buzzer-beating win over the Arizona State Sun Devils (4-7, 1-4 Pac-12) on Thursday, the Wildcats (11-3, 5-3 Pac-12) enter Monday night’s rematch against ASU 18 spots out of the top 25.
Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova remained atop the poll released Monday, while ninth-ranked Alabama climbed to its highest ranking in 14 years.
Mark Few’s Bulldogs earned 61 of 64 first-place votes in the latest Top 25, while Scott Drew’s Bears claimed the other three. Those two teams have been 1-2 in all 10 polls this season.
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Villanova remained third followed by Michigan, with the Wolverines cracking the top five for a second straight season under Juwan Howard after being unranked earlier in the year. Michigan’s rise comes after the school announced a two-week pause in all sports activities due to concerns about a new COVID-19 variant that transmits at a higher rate.
The rest of the top 10 included No. 5 Texas, followed by Houston, Iowa, Virginia, Alabama and Texas Tech.
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AP Top 25 Poll
| Team | Record | Pts | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gonzaga (61) | 15-0 | 1597 | 1 |
| 2. Baylor (3) | 14-0 | 1539 | 2 |
| 3. Villanova | 10-1 | 1459 | 3 |
| 4. Michigan | 13-1 | 1376 | 7 |
| 5. Texas | 11-2 | 1341 | 5 |
| 6. Houston | 13-1 | 1281 | 8 |
| 7. Iowa | 12-3 | 1214 | 4 |
| 8. Virginia | 10-2 | 1067 | 13 |
| 9. Alabama | 13-3 | 1039 | 18 |
| 10. Texas Tech | 11-4 | 954 | 12 |
| 11. West Virginia | 10-4 | 869 | 14 |
| 12. Missouri | 10-2 | 833 | 19 |
| 13. Ohio St. | 12-4 | 810 | 15 |
| 14. Wisconsin | 12-4 | 757 | 10 |
| 15. Kansas | 10-5 | 665 | 9 |
| 16. Florida St. | 9-2 | 656 | – |
| 17. Creighton | 11-4 | 640 | 11 |
| 18. Tennessee | 10-3 | 638 | 6 |
| 19. Illinois | 10-5 | 415 | 22 |
| 20. Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 242 | 16 |
| 21. Minnesota | 11-5 | 223 | 17 |
| 22. Saint Louis | 7-1 | 218 | 25 |
| 23. UCLA | 12-3 | 157 | 24 |
| 24. Oklahoma | 9-4 | 151 | – |
| 25. Louisville | 10-3 | 117 | – |
Others receiving votes: Boise St. 108, Drake 75, Colorado 59, USC 50, Oklahoma St. 49, Oregon 49, Florida 37, UConn 20, Winthrop 16, Xavier 14, Loyola of Chicago 12, BYU 11, Purdue 11, Belmont 9, Clemson 8, St. Bonaventure 6, Toledo 4, Arizona 4.
