Oregon men’s basketball climbs one spot to No. 12 in latest AP top 25 poll

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The Oregon men’s basketball team narrowly remained undefeated this past week after beating BYU 100-95 in overtime on Saturday. With that victory and the 91-63 drubbing of UC Irvine on Dec. 17, the Ducks (11-0) were rewarded with a No. 12 ranking in Monday’s Associated Press Top 25 poll. Oregon was ranked No. 13 in last week’s poll.

If Oregon beats Morgan State at home on Dec. 29, they’ll finish non-conference play with a perfect 12-0 record. The Ducks begin Pac-12 play on Jan. 2 against Utah in Salt Lake City. Oregon plays their first Pac-12 home game a week later against California.

The Ducks also lead the nation in scoring as of Monday, putting up 90.3 points per game. BYU is fourth at 89.2.

Still sitting atop the AP top 25 standings is another Pac-12 school, Arizona. The Wildcats gained the No. 1 spot two weeks ago and have held it with blowout wins over New Mexico State and Southern University and a two-point victory over Michigan. Arizona does not play Oregon until Feb. 6.

One top-25 team, Wichita State, accomplished something it hadn’t since 2006. By moving up from No. 11 to No. 10, the Shockers reached the top 10 in the AP poll for the first time since 2006.

The other Pac-12 team in the top 25 is Colorado, who moved down one spot to No. 21 after losing 78-73 to No. 7 Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Here is the top 10 for week 8 (first place votes in parentheses):

1. Arizona (63), Pac-12, Record: 12-0, Previous Ranking: 1

2. Syracuse (2), ACC, 11-0, PV Rank: 2

3. Ohio State, Big Ten, 12-0, PV Rank: 3

4. Wisconsin, Big Ten, 12-0, PV Rank: 4

5. Michigan State, Big Ten, 10-1, PV Rank: 5

6. Louisville, American Athletic Conference (AAC), 11-1, PV Rank: 6

7. Oklahoma State, Big 12, 11-1, PV Rank: 7

8. Villanova, Big East, 11-0, PV Rank: T-8

9. Duke, ACC, 9-2, PV Rank: T-8

10. Wichita State, Missouri Valley, 12-0, PV Rank: 11

The entire week 8 top 25 poll can be seen here.

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