No. 4 UCLA hosts No. 8 Arizona on Saturday
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In the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, UCLA stayed at No. 4 and Arizona dropped one spot to No. 8.
UCLA went 2-0 last week beating Utah and Colorado on the road to clinch the program’s first outright Pac-12 championship since 2013. Arizona went 0-1 losing to Arizona State on a buzzer beater. No other Pac-12 teams are ranked this week.
When Arizona and UCLA met earlier this season, the Wildcats beat the Bruins at home 58-52. The two teams will play again in Los Angeles on Saturday.
UCLA sits atop the Pac-12 standings with a 16-2 record. Arizona and USC are tied in second place at 13-5. Arizona State is in third place at 11-7.
Here’s the full AP Top 25 poll for Week 17 of the 2022-23 season:
AP TOP 25 POLL
1. Houston 1,531 (49)
2. Alabama 1,456 (5)
3. Kansas 1,445 (8)
4. UCLA 1,391
5. Purdue 1,200
6. Marquette 1,173
7. Baylor 1,099
8. Arizona 1,091
9. Texas 1,077
10. Gonzaga 1,026
11. Kansas State 1,002
12. Tennessee 736
13. Virginia 718
14. UConn 714
15. Indiana 697
16. Miami 668
17. St. Mary’s 592
18. San Diego State 552
19. Xavier 505
20. Providence 299
21. Maryland 184
22. TCU 173
23. Kentucky 162
24. Texas A&M 161
25. Pittsburgh 140
Others receiving votes:
Others receiving votes:Creighton 87, Duke 78, Oral Roberts 40, Northwestern 39, Florida Atlantic 25, Iowa State 20, Nevada 17, Missouri 16, Arkansas 7, North Carolina State 6, Charleston 6, Clemson 5, Memphis 4, Boise State 3, VCU 1, West Virginia 1
