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College basketball rankings: Arizona falls to No. 4 in AP poll

The Arizona Wildcats dropped to fourth after losing to ASU in double-overtime.

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Another loss for the Arizona Wildcats wasn't enough to pull the team out of the top-5 nationally. Despite a 69-66 double-overtime loss to the ASU Sun Devils on Friday, Sean Miller's team only dropped to fourth in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls.

Arizona was ranked second in the AP poll last week but in the USA Today rankings fell to third behind Syracuse and Wichita State, both of whom remain undefeated. Nonetheless, the Wildcats resume appears stronger by the day with the Duke Blue Devils and the San Diego State Aztecs rising. The Michigan Wolverines are No. 20 in both polls, and another UA opponent, the UCLA Bruins, moved into both polls this week.

The 20-5 Bruins are No. 23 in the AP Poll and No. 25 in the Coaches Poll.

AP Top 25

Rank Team Record Pts Prev
1 Syracuse Orange (64) 25-0 1624 1
2 Florida Gators (1) 23-2 1543 3
3 Wichita St. Shockers 27-0 1489 4
4 Arizona Wildcats 23-2 1427 2
5 Duke Blue Devils 20-5 1296 8
6 San Diego St. Aztecs 22-2 1232 5
7 Cincinnati Bearcats 23-3 1157 10
8 Kansas Jayhawks 19-6 1129 7
9 Villanova Wildcats 22-3 1020 6
10 Saint Louis Billikens 23-2 1019 12
11 Creighton Bluejays 21-4 991 18
11 Louisville Cardinals 21-4 991 13
13 Michigan St. Spartans 21-5 788 9
14 Virginia Cavaliers 21-5 752 17
15 Iowa Hawkeyes 19-6 721 16
16 Wisconsin Badgers 21-5 609 21
17 Iowa St. Cyclones 19-5 597 11
18 Kentucky Wildcats 19-6 579 14
19 Texas Longhorns 20-5 577 19
20 Michigan Wolverines 18-7 421 15
21 Connecticut Huskies 20-5 382 24
22 Memphis Tigers 19-6 204 20
23 UCLA Bruins 20-5 169 NR
24 Ohio St. Buckeyes 20-6 133 22
25 Gonzaga Bulldogs 23-4 112 NR

Coaches Poll

Rank Team Record Pts Prev
1 Syracuse Orange (32) 25-0 800 1
2 Florida Gators 23-2 752 4
3 Wichita St. Shockers 27-0 747 2
4 Arizona Wildcats 23-2 679 3
5 Louisville Cardinals 21-4 618 8
6 Duke Blue Devils 20-5 611 9
7 San Diego State 22-2 591 5
8 Kansas Jayhawks 19-6 554 7
9 Cincinnati Bearcats 23-3 526 11
10 Saint Louis Bilikens 23-2 513 12
11 Villanova Wildcats 22-3 506 6
12 Creighton Bluejays 21-4 423 17
13 Virginia Cavaliers 21-5 416 16
14 Michigan St. Spartans 21-5 406 10
15 Iowa Hawkeyes 19-6 375 15
16 Kentucky Wildcats 19-6 302 13
17 Texas Longhorns 20-5 278 19
18 Wisconsin Badgers 21-5 255 21
19 Iowa State Cyclones 19-5 227 14
20 Michigan Wolverines 18-7 159 18
21 Connecticut Huskies 20-5 158 NR
22 Gonzaga Bulldogs 23-4 128 24
23 Ohio State Buckeyes 20-6 97 20
24 Memphis Tigers 19-6 85 22
25 UCLA Bruins 20-5 72 NR