College basketball rankings: Arizona 7th in Coaches poll, 8th in AP

Still hanging out around the same spot

After one final win in non-conference play, the Arizona Wildcats moved up one spot in the coaches poll, but stayed put in the AP.

Here's a look at both of the Top 25's:

AP Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Pts	Last
1	Michigan State Spartans (64)	13-0	1623	1
2	Kansas Jayhawks (1)	10-1	1534	2
3	Oklahoma Sooners	11-0	1498	3
4	Maryland Terrapins	11-1	1428	4
5	Virginia Cavaliers	10-1	1351	5
6	Xavier Musketeers	12-0	1296	6
7	North Carolina Tar Heels	11-2	1219	7
8	Arizona Wildcats	12-1	1081	8
9	Butler Bulldogs	10-1	984	9
10	Kentucky Wildcats	10-3	963	12
11	Iowa State Cyclones	10-1	938	11
12	Providence Friars	12-1	923	10
13	Miami-Florida Hurricanes	10-1	867	13
14	Purdue Boilermakers	12-1	818	14
15	Duke Blue Devils	9-2	781	15
16	Villanova Wildcats	9-2	643	17
17	SMU Mustangs	11-0	636	18
18	Louisville Cardinals	11-2	516	16
19	West Virginia Mountaineers	10-1	500	19
20	Texas A&M Aggies	9-2	371	21
21	Utah Utes	10-2	224	24
22	Cincinnati Bearcats	10-3	199	22
23	Baylor Bears	9-2	195	23
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	11-0	175	25
25	UCLA Bruins	9-5	51	26
Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 49, Oregon 45, Gonzaga 44, Pittsburgh 42, George Washington 40, Dayton 19, Colorado 15, Monmouth 11, Northwestern 11, Vanderbilt 10, Iowa 7, Texas Tech 6, Texas 4, Florida 4, St. Joseph's 2, Mississippi 1, St. Mary's 1

USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS
1	Michigan St (26)	13-0	746
2	Oklahoma (3)	11-0	707
3	Kansas (1)	10-1	691
4	Maryland	11-2	661
5	Virginia	10-1	627
6	Xavier	12-0	590
7	Arizona	12-1	526
8	North Carolina	1-2	513
9	Iowa St.	10-1	465
10	Butler	10-1	452
10	Kentucky	10-2	452
12	Duke	9-2	422
13	Providence	12-1	380
14	Purdue	12-1	367
15	Miami-Florida	10-1	353
16	Villanova	9-2	299
17	West Virginia	10-1	290
18	Louisville	11-2	242
19	Texas A&M	9-2	212
20	South Carolina	11-0	153
21	Baylor	9-2	140
22	Utah	10-2	89
23	Cincinnati	10-3	87
24	Gonzaga	10-3	79
25	Pittsburgh	10-1	49
Others Receiving Votes Connecticut 46; George Washington 25; UCLA 18; Oregon 17; Notre Dame 15; Vanderbilt 10; Dayton 7; Colorado 5; Texas 4; California 3; Indiana 3; Monmouth 2; Texas Tech 1; Southern California 1; Saint Mary's 1

UCLA will start conference play with a number by its name, as the Bruins climb into the 25th spot in the AP poll. Utah also moved its way up to 21st/22nd.

Oregon, Colorado, Cal and even USC are now receiving votes. The Pac-12 will need some separation between the top half and the bottom half during conference play to get as many teams as possible into the NCAA Tournament it seems.

Around the rest of the country, there are still five unbeaten teams remaining. SMU is ineligible for the postseason, but it'll be interesting to see how long Michigan State, Oklahoma, Xavier and South Carolina can keep that zero in the loss column.

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