Arizona fell out of the AP Poll for the first time in more than three years after losing twice in the past week and four of its past five games overall.
Head coach Tommy Lloyd of the Arizona Wildcats looks on before the game against the Duke Blue Devils at McKale Center on November 22, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona. The Blue Devils defeated the Wildcats 69-55. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
Arizona men’s basketball fell out of the AP Poll for the first time in more than three years after losing twice in the past week and four of its past five games overall.
At 3-4, the Wildcats find themselves at the bottom of the Big 12 standings and the only team under .500. It is the first time the Wildcats have been under .500 since 2010.
This week’s poll snaps a streak of 61 straight appearances in the AP Poll for the Wildcats, the then fourth-longest streak in the country.
It is the first time since the beginning of Tommy Lloyd’s tenure during the 2021-22 season that the Wildcats have not been ranked.
The last time the Wildcats dropped out of the Top 25 during the middle of the season was February 2020.
Arizona began the season ranked No. 10 in the AP Preseason Top 25, climbed to No. 9 the following week, but dropped to No. 17 after losing at Wisconsin on Nov. 15. The Wildcats further fell to No. 24 after a loss at home to Duke on Nov. 22.
This week after beating Davidson, the Wildcats lost to Oklahoma and West Virginia in the Bahamas in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
Arizona next hosts Southern Utah (7-2) on Saturday at noon.
Coming off wins this week over New Mexico and Saint Mary’s at the Acrisure Classic in Palm Springs, California, Arizona State received 89 votes in the AP Top 25 Poll.
At 7-1 on the season, the Sun Devils had the fifth-most receiving votes.
Next up for ASU is San Diego (3-4) at home on Tuesday at 7 p.m. before No. 13 Florida (8-0) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Atlanta.
The Big 12 has five ranked teams with No. 1 Kansas, No. 6 Iowa State, No. 14 Cincinnati, No. 15 Baylor and No. 17 Houston. Only the SEC has more ranked teams as a conference with eight.
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RANKING
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TEAM
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RECORD
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POINTS
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PREVIOUS
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| 1 | Kansas (35) | 7-0 | 1499 | 1 |
| 2 | Auburn (26) | 7-0 | 1490 | 4 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 7-0 | 1351 | 7 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 7-0 | 1267 | 8 |
| 5 | Marquette | 8-0 | 1246 | 10 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 5-1 | 1225 | 5 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 7-1 | 1181 | 3 |
| 8 | Purdue | 7-1 | 1058 | 13 |
| 9 | Duke | 5-2 | 941 | 11 |
| 10 | Alabama | 6-2 | 939 | 9 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 8-0 | 903 | 15 |
| 12 | Oregon | 8-0 | 806 | NR |
| 13 | Florida | 8-0 | 782 | 18 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 774 | 16 |
| 15 | Baylor | 5-2 | 567 | 17 |
| 16 | Memphis | 6-1 | 500 | NR |
| 17 | Houston | 4-3 | 402 | 6 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 374 | NR |
| 19 | Illinois | 6-1 | 351 | NR |
| 20 | North Carolina | 4-3 | 292 | 12 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 7-0 | 266 | NR |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 207 | 20 |
| 23 | Ole Miss | 6-1 | 156 | 23 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 4-2 | 143 | NR |
| 25 | UConn | 5-3 | 123 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 108, Arkansas 104, Texas 97, Michigan 95, Arizona St 89, Indiana 72, Drake 58, Xavier 33, Utah St. 28, Louisville 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 25, BYU 24, Dayton 24, Texas Tech 22, Nebraska 22, Mississippi St. 20, Ohio St. 19, Maryland 13, UCLA 13, Creighton 12, Saint Mary’s 11, Georgia 10, St. John’s 7, Loyola Chicago 4, Florida St. 3, DePaul 3, UC Irvine 2, Columbia 2.
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