Oregon men’s basketball ascends to No. 13 in latest AP Poll

Originally Posted on Emerald Media via UWIRE

Following a 91-81 home win against Oregon State on Saturday, Oregon men’s basketball moved up three spots to No. 13 in the latest AP Poll released Monday.

The Ducks slid to No. 16 last week after losing to both Cal and Stanford on the road. With Saturday’s convincing win, the Ducks got back on track and kept their undefeated home record intact with four games remaining in the regular season.

Oregon is the second-highest ranked of three Pac-12 teams in the top 25, trailing only No. 9 Arizona. Utah moved up to No. 22 after an eight-week absence from the poll.

Villanova maintained its No. 1 ranking with a 24-3 record on the season, followed by No. 2 Kansas, Oklahoma and Virginia in a tie for No. 3 and Xavier at No. 5.

Here is the top 25 in its entirety:

1. Villanova (45)

2. Kansas (20)

3. Oklahoma

3. Virginia

5. Xavier

6. Michigan St.

7. North Carolina

8. Iowa

9. Arizona

10. Maryland

11. Louisville

12. Miami

13. Oregon

14. West Virginia

15. Duke

16. Kentucky

17. Iowa St.

18. Indiana

19. Baylor

20. Purdue

21. Texas A&M

22. Utah

23. Notre Dame

24. SMU

25. Texas

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