The Oregon men’s basketball team’s place in the Associated Press top 10 was short-lived. The Ducks (13-1, 1-1 Pac-12) moved up from No. 12 to No. 10 last week but dropped seven spots to No. 17 this week after their 100-91 loss at Colorado Sunday night.
Oregon’s previous game likely didn’t help their ranking, either. The Ducks traveled to Salt Lake City to play Utah (12-2, 1-1) on Jan. 2 and barely snuck by the unranked Utes, winning 70-68 in overtime. Oregon comes home this week and will play California on Thursday.
Colorado (13-2, 2-0) was rewarded for their victory with a five-spot jump to No. 15 in the AP poll. The Buffaloes also beat Oregon State on Jan. 2, and defeated Kansas (ranked No. 6 at the time) on a buzzer-beating three by Askia Booker on Dec. 7.
The only other Pac-12 team in the top 25 is Arizona (15-0, 2-0), which remains at No. 1 after wins over Washington State and Washington this past week. The Wildcats demolished the Cougars 60-25 on Jan. 2. The 25 points broke the record for fewest points scored at Arizona’s McKale Center. It’s also the fewest points Washington State has scored since 1938.
The biggest mover of the week was Kansas State (11-3, 1-0 Big 12), jumping from No. 36 to No. 25. The Wildcats beat then-No. 6 Oklahoma State (12-2, 0-1) — now ranked No. 11 — 74-71 on Saturday.
San Diego State (12-1, 1-0 Mountain West) moved up eight spots to No. 13 after they defeated then-No. 16 Kansas (9-4, 0-0 Big 12) — now No. 18 — 61-57 on Sunday.
Duke (11-3, 0-1 ACC) had the biggest fall after losing 79-77 to Notre Dame (10-4, 1-0) on Saturday. The Blue Devils went from No. 7 to No. 16.
Here is the AP top 10 for week 10 (first place votes in parentheses):
1. Arizona (60), Pac-12, Record: 15-0, Previous Rank: 1
2. Syracuse (5), ACC, 14-0, PV Rank: 2
3. Ohio State, Big Ten, 15-0, PV Rank: 3
4. Wisconsin, Big Ten, 15-0, PV Rank: 4
5. Michigan State, Big Ten, 13-1, PV Rank: 5
6. Wichita State, Missouri Valley,15-0, PV Rank: 8
7. Baylor, Big 12, 12-1, PV Rank: 9
8. Villanova, Big East, 13-1, PV Rank: 11
9. Iowa State, Big 12, 13-0, PV Rank: 13
10. Florida, SEC, Record: 11-2, PV Rank: 12
The entire AP top 25 poll can be seen here.
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