Purdue regains No. 1 spot in Top 25; Arizona No. 4

Field Level Media|published: Mon 18th December, 14:07 2023

Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey (15), Arizona Wildcats center Oumar Ballo (11) and Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) fight for a rebound during the NCAA men s basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Purdue Boilermakers won 92-84. credits: Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK

Purdue is back atop the Associated Press Top 25 after its victory over Arizona, a loss which sent the previously top-ranked Wildcats down to No. 4.

Purdue (10-1) knocked Arizona (8-1) from the ranks of the undefeated with Saturday's 92-84 win in Indianapolis. It is Purdue's second time at No. 1 this season after receiving 48 first-place votes. It was the Boilermakers' first win over a No. 1 team in 23 years.

Kansas (10-1) held firm at No. 2 with its win at Indiana on Saturday. The Jayhawks received six first-place votes. Houston (11-0) moved up a spot to No. 3 with eight first-place votes. UConn (10-1) stayed at No. 5.

Marquette (9-2), Oklahoma (10-0), Tennessee (8-3), Kentucky (8-2) and Baylor (9-1) round out the top 10. Kentucky made the week's biggest jump, vaulting up five spots on the heels of beating North Carolina.

Gonzaga (8-3) and Clemson (9-1) were the week's biggest fallers, dropping five spots each to 15 and 18, respectively.

Memphis (8-2) and Ole Miss (10-0) entered the poll at Nos. 23 and 25, respectively, booting out Miami and Northwestern.

The rest of the poll:

11. North Carolina

12. Creighton

13. Illinois

14. Florida Atlantic

15. Gonzaga

16. Colorado State

17. BYU

18. Clemson

19. Texas