College basketball polls: Arizona ranked 18th in AP, 15th by coaches

A slight drop for the Wildcats

After a tough, one-point loss at Cal on Saturday, the Arizona Wildcats dropped slightly in the polls:

The are now 18th in the AP voting, and 15th in the coaches.

Here's a look at both top 25s:

AP Top 25 Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Pts
1	Oklahoma Sooners (36)	16-2	1592
2	North Carolina Tar Heels (29)	19-2	1586
3	Iowa Hawkeyes	16-3	1473
4	Kansas Jayhawks	16-3	1369
5	Texas A&M Aggies	17-2	1332
6	Villanova Wildcats	17-3	1261
7	Xavier Musketeers	17-2	1186
8	Maryland Terrapins	17-3	1111
9	West Virginia Mountaineers	16-3	1105
10	Providence Friars	17-3	1005
11	Virginia Cavaliers	15-4	903
12	Michigan State Spartans	17-4	869
13	SMU Mustangs	18-1	838
14	Iowa State Cyclones	15-4	792
15	Miami-Florida Hurricanes	15-3	753
16	Louisville Cardinals	16-3	719
17	Baylor Bears	15-4	594
18	Arizona Wildcats	16-4	502
19	Indiana Hoosiers	17-3	466
20	Kentucky Wildcats	15-5	403
21	Purdue Boilermakers	17-4	328
22	Wichita State Shockers	14-5	151
23	Oregon Ducks	16-4	149
24	Duke Blue Devils	15-5	145
25	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	14-5	136
Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 77, South Carolina 74, St. Mary's 42, Pittsburgh 38, USC 27, Butler 26, Clemson 18, VCU 17, Valparaiso 9, Hawaii 9, Utah 5, Connecticut 5, UAB 4, Chattanooga 2, Navy 1, Colorado 1, Grand Canyon 1, Michigan 1

USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS
1	North Carolina (23)	18-2	791
2	Oklahoma (9)	16-2	766
3	Kansas	16-3	680
4	Iowa	16-3	677
5	Texas A&M	17-2	650
6	Villanova	17-3	591
7	Maryland	17-3	581
8	Xavier	17-2	580
9	West Virginia	16-3	503
10	Providence	17-3	452
11	Michigan St	17-4	445
12	Virginia	15-4	430
13	Miami-Florida	15-3	412
14	Louisville	16-3	384
15	Arizona	16-4	341
16	Iowa St.	15-4	312
17	Indiana	17-3	290
18	Baylor	15-4	281
19	Kentucky	15-4	242
20	Duke	15-5	183
21	Purdue	17-4	150
22	South Carolina	17-2	137
23	Pittsburgh	16-3	118
24	Oregon	16-4	90
25	Wichita St.	14-5	60
Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 49; Saint Mary's 31; Clemson 30; Notre Dame 20; Gonzaga 17; Butler 15; Southern California 14; Connecticut 11; California 10; Michigan 10; Washington 7; Valparaiso 6; Virginia Commonwealth 6; LSU 6; Arkansas-Little Rock 5; Alabama at Birmingham 4; Utah 4; Monmouth 3; Texas 3; St. Joseph's 2; Oregon State 1.

Oregon replaces USC as the only other Pac-12 team ranked, as the Ducks had a great weekend before coming to Tucson on Thursday, and the Trojans were unable to win a road game.

The AP poll has a really interesting name in that "others receiving votes" category, and that is Grand Canyon. Dan Majerle has the Antelopes making some serious noise in Phoenix, and may be the best basketball team in that area, including the Suns.

Arizona was not ranked in five AP ballots, and is still ranked as high as 11th by Graham Couch, who has the Wildcats one spot ahead of the team he covers, Michigan State. 15 voters had them in their final position, 18th.

The Wildcats are back in action Thursday night at 7 PM MT, taking on Oregon in what will be a "stripe out" game, and arguably the biggest home game of the year.

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