College basketball rankings: Arizona falls to 16th in coaches, 18th in AP polls

Arizona is still ranked in the teens

After an 0-2 weekend in Los Angeles, the Arizona Wildcats have dropped in the rankings, but not as far as you might expect.

Arizona now sits at 18th in the AP poll and 16th in the Coaches' poll.

Here's a look at how both Top 25's shape up:

AP Poll

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Kansas Jayhawks (63)	14-1	1,621
2	Oklahoma Sooners (1)	13-1	1,551
3	Maryland Terrapins	15-1	1,472
4	Michigan State Spartans (1)	16-1	1,446
5	North Carolina Tar Heels	15-2	1,371
6	Villanova Wildcats	14-2	1,246
7	Xavier Musketeers	14-1	1,200
8	Miami-Florida Hurricanes	13-1	1,139
9	Duke Blue Devils	14-2	1,100
10	SMU Mustangs	15-0	1,040
11	West Virginia Mountaineers	14-1	867
12	Providence Friars	14-2	862
13	Virginia Cavaliers	12-3	818
14	Kentucky Wildcats	12-3	698
15	Texas A&M Aggies	13-2	668
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	12-3	656
17	Iowa State Cyclones	12-3	555
18	Arizona Wildcats	13-3	537
19	South Carolina Gamecocks	15-0	527
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	14-1	334
21	Louisville Cardinals	13-3	330
22	Baylor Bears	12-3	325
23	Butler Bulldogs	12-4	302
24	Purdue Boilermakers	14-3	145
25	Gonzaga Bulldogs	13-3	101
Others receiving votes: USC 79, Indiana 59, UCLA 21, Utah 10, Texas Tech 10, Saint Mary's 8, Wichita St 7, Valparaiso 6, Oregon 6, Hawaii 4, St Bonaventure 1, Oregon State 1, Akron 1, Dayton 1

USA Today Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Kansas (32)	14-1	800
2	Oklahoma	13-1	743
3	Maryland	15-1	742
4	Michigan St	16-1	694
5	North Carolina	15-2	673
6	Duke	14-2	596
7	Villanova	14-2	557
8	Xavier	14-1	555
9	Miami-Florida	13-1	551
10	West Virginia	14-1	477
11	Virginia	12-3	426
12	Providence	14-2	400
13	Kentucky	12-3	393
14	Texas A&M	13-2	383
15	South Carolina	15-0	361
16	Arizona	13-3	337
17	Pittsburgh	14-1	263
18	Iowa St.	12-3	253
19	Iowa	12-3	226
20	Louisville	13-3	205
21	Gonzaga	13-3	173
22	Baylor	12-3	156
23	Butler	12-4	147
24	Purdue	14-3	122
25	Indiana	14-3	38
Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 34; Oregon 18; Southern California 16; UCLA 12; George Washington 11; California 9; Dayton 5; Houston 5; Valparaiso 5; Washington 3; Texas Tech 3; Cincinnati 2; Arkansas-Little Rock 2; Boise State 1; Hawaii 1; Utah 1; Saint Mary's 1.

The Pac-12 continues its stranglehold on the "almost in the top 25" group, as USC, Oregon, UCLA, Cal, Washington and Utah are all knocking on the door. Even Oregon State has a vote in the AP Poll.

Arizona didn't fall nearly as far as I thought they would, but not based on just the two losses, but the news that Allonzo Trier will be out for at least the next month with a broken shooting hand. According to College Poll Tracker, Arizona is still on every AP ballot, anywhere between 12th and 25th.

Around the rest of the country, Kansas and Oklahoma are still 1-2, as it should be after that great game in Lawrence last Monday. The two play again in Norman on February 13th.

A lot of top teams lost last week, which also helps explain why Arizona didn't fall too far. It's going to be an interesting year in college basketball, as it feels like there really isn't a team or group of teams that stands out above the rest.

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