Week 6 AP Poll: Arizona new No. 1, Kentucky drops out
It’s crazy to think about, but we’ve now entered week six of the college basketball season.
Fresh off a packed week of 10 ranked vs. ranked matchups, the landscape looks a bit different. Contenders separated themselves, others took a hit, and Monday’s AP Poll reflects it with Arizona climbing to No. 1 under Tommy Lloyd for the second time in his tenure and Iowa State surging into the top five after a historic rout of Purdue.
With that, here’s Monday’s full AP poll:
- Arizona (8-0)
- Michigan (8-0)
- Duke (10-0)
- Iowa State (9-0)
- UConn (8-1)
- Purdue (8-1)
- Houston (8-1)
- Gonzaga (9-1)
- Michigan State (8-1)
- BYU (7-1)
- Louisville (8-1)
- Alabama (7-2)
- Illinois (7-2)
- North Carolina (8-1)
- Vanderbilt (9-0)
- Texas Tech (7-2)
- Arkansas (7-2)
- Florida (5-3)
- Kansas (7-3)
- Tennessee (7-3)
- Auburn (7-3)
- St. John’s (5-3)
- Nebraska (9-0)
- Virginia (8-1)
- UCLA (7-2)
Receiving Votes: Iowa (60), Oklahoma State (54), Southern Cal (50), Georgia (49), Saint Mary’s (38), Seton Hall (31), Kentucky (29), Wisconsin (24), Indiana (18), Clemson (14), LSU (14), Villanova (9), California (6), Notre Dame (4), Miami (4), SMU (3), TCU (2), Arizona State (2), Miami (Ohio) (2), St. Bonaventure (1).
More AP Poll Info
- Biggest risers: Arkansas (+8), Iowa State (+6), Gonzaga (+3), Texas Tech (+3) and Nebraska, Virginia, UCLA all in.
- Biggest fallers: Tennessee (-7), Purdue (-5), Louisville (-5), Florida (-3) and Kentucky, USC, Indiana all out.
- Ranked teams by conference: Big 12 (6), Big Ten (6), SEC (6), ACC (4), Big East (2), WCC (1).
- Ranked vs. Ranked games this week: No. 5 UConn vs. No. 18 Florida (Tuesday), No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 16 Texas Tech (Saturday), No. 23 Nebraska at No. 13 Illinois (Saturday), No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 12 Alabama (Saturday), No. 25 UCLA vs. No. 8 Gonzaga (Saturday).
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