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11/24 12:05 CST Arizona jumps to No. 2 behind Purdue in AP Top 25, Alabama into
top 10; Kansas falls out of rankings
Arizona jumps to No. 2 behind Purdue in AP Top 25, Alabama into top 10; Kansas
falls out of rankings
By AARON BEARD
AP Basketball Writer
Purdue remained at No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll,
while Arizona jumped to No. 2 to continue its opening-month rise after another
impressive win against a ranked opponent.
The Boilermakers (6-0) earned 46 of 61 first-place votes in Monday's poll to
remain at the top after beating then-No. 15 Texas Tech by 30 to win the Baha
Mar Championship in the Bahamas.
The Wildcats (5-0) earned 11 first-place votes to jump two spots. That came
after last week's win at then-No. 3 UConn, part of run that began with a
victory over reigning NCAA champion Florida in Las Vegas and a win against a
ranked UCLA team in Los Angeles.
Arizona was ranked No. 13 in the preseason AP Top 25, but jumped to No. 5 after
the Florida win before inching up to No. 4 last week.
Houston, which spent a week at No. 1 earlier this month, slid a spot to No. 3
to make room for the Wildcats, while Duke and UConn rounded out the top five.
Louisville, Michigan, Alabama, BYU and Florida rounded out the top 10, with the
Crimson Tide rising from No. 11.
No. 24 Vanderbilt and No. 25 Indiana were the new additions to the poll,
replacing Wisconsin and Kansas. It is the second straight year the Jayhawks
have fallen out of the poll at least once. Before last season, Kansas had been
ranked in every poll but one dating to the 2009-10 season.
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