Following a 91-81 home win against Oregon State on Saturday, Oregon men’s basketball moved up three spots to No. 13 in the latest AP Poll released Monday.
The Ducks slid to No. 16 last week after losing to both Cal and Stanford on the road. With Saturday’s convincing win, the Ducks got back on track and kept their undefeated home record intact with four games remaining in the regular season.
Oregon is the second-highest ranked of three Pac-12 teams in the top 25, trailing only No. 9 Arizona. Utah moved up to No. 22 after an eight-week absence from the poll.
Villanova maintained its No. 1 ranking with a 24-3 record on the season, followed by No. 2 Kansas, Oklahoma and Virginia in a tie for No. 3 and Xavier at No. 5.
Here is the top 25 in its entirety:
1. Villanova (45)
2. Kansas (20)
3. Oklahoma
3. Virginia
5. Xavier
6. Michigan St.
7. North Carolina
8. Iowa
9. Arizona
10. Maryland
11. Louisville
12. Miami
13. Oregon
14. West Virginia
15. Duke
16. Kentucky
17. Iowa St.
18. Indiana
19. Baylor
20. Purdue
21. Texas A&M
22. Utah
23. Notre Dame
24. SMU
25. Texas
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Oregon men’s basketball ascends to No. 13 in latest AP Poll
Will Denner
February 21, 2016
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