After losing 74-61 to Washington State and squeaking by Washington 70-67 last week, Arizona dropped from No. 5 to No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The Wildcats dropped from No. 5 to No. 9 in the AP rankings, while UCLA , Tennessee , Alabama and Gonzaga leapfrogged them.
Among other teams of possible interest to Arizona, Xavier moved up from No. 18 to No. 12, San Diego State moved back in the poll at No. 23 while Indiana dropped out all the way from No. 15. In other national metrics, the Wildcats now are rated No. 9 in the NET, No. 11 in Sagarin and No. 11 in Kenpom. People are also reading… Arizona is scheduled to travel this week, facing Oregon State on Thursday and Oregon on Saturday. The Oregon schools are coming off a mountain swing in which Oregon State was swept while the Ducks lost to Colorado but beat Utah 70-60.Tags Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion
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