Men's college basketball rankings: Arizona drops to No. 8 in AP Top 25 (2/27/23)

No. 4 UCLA hosts No. 8 Arizona on Saturday

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, but USC did receive three votes. 

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, Charleston 6, NC State 6, Clemson 5, Memphis 4, Boise State 3, USC 3, VCU 1, West Virginia 1