Arizona men’s basketball’s dominant win over Kansas Saturday was enough to keep the Wildcats at No. 2 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25.
Duke leads the rankings, followed by Arizona, Michigan, UConn and Florida. Arizona received four first-place votes, with the other 55 going to the Blue Devils. Only seven points separate Arizona and Michigan.
Arizona will have an opportunity to pick up a ninth ranked win when it hosts No. 6 Iowa State Monday night. The Cyclones dropped two spots after losing at home to Texas Tech Saturday.
Houston, who Arizona beat on Feb. 21, fell to No. 7 , while Texas Tech moved up to No. 10. Kansas remained steady to No. 14.
While Arizona is No. 2 in the AP poll, the Wildcats are third on most analytics rankings (KenPom, BartTorvikand EvanMiya) and in the NCAA NET Rankings.
Arizona has 13 Quad 1 wins, the most of any team.