Men's college basketball rankings: UCLA still leads Pac-12 at No. 4 in AP Top 25 (2/20/23)

In the latest AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll, UCLA stayed at No. 4 and Arizona moved up one spot to No. 7

In the latest AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll, UCLA stayed at No. 4 and Arizona moved up one spot to No. 7.

UCLA went 2-0 last week beating Stanford and Cal at home. Arizona also went 2-0 beating Utah and Colorado at home. No other Pac-12 teams are ranked this week.

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 March 4.

UCLA sits atop the Pac-12 standings with a 14-2 record. Arizona is in second place at 13-4. USC is in third place at 11-5, two games ahead of Arizona State and Utah. 

Here’s the full AP Top 25 poll for Week 16 of the 2022-23 season:

AP TOP 25 POLL

1. Houston 1,534 (48)

2. Alabama 1,448 (7)

3. Kansas 1,409 (7)

4. UCLA 1,363

5. Purdue 1,294

6. Virginia 1,228

7. Arizona 1,213

8. Texas 1,083

9. Baylor 1,013

10. Marquette 968

11. Tennessee 887

12. Gonzaga 856

13. Miami 833

14. Kansas State 666

15. St. Mary's 650

16. Xavier 563

17. Indiana 539

18. UConn 440

19. Creighton 361

20. Providence 350

21. Northwestern 349

22. San Diego State 336

23. Iowa State 309

24. TCU 162

25. Texas A&M 125

Others receiving votes:

Others receiving votes: NC State 54, Pittsburgh 34, Oral Roberts 14, Maryland 14, Kentucky 12, Boise State 12, Florida Atlantic 6, Arkansas 6, Charleston 4, Southern Miss 3, Duke 3, Missouri 3, Kent State 2, Illinois 2, Nevada 1, Oklahoma State 1