Overview
- UConn remained atop the women’s poll after a 90-64 rout of then-No. 11 Iowa, with the top seven unchanged and the next rankings due Jan. 5.
- Texas Tech’s women debuted at No. 21 for the first time since 2012 after a 61-60 win over then-No. 15 Baylor, which fell to No. 22, as AP counts 12 unbeaten programs and the Big Ten and SEC each place eight teams in the rankings.
- Arizona stayed No. 1 in the men’s poll for a third straight week, with No. 2 Michigan closing to within 20 points in voting after gaining first-place support 38–19.
- Duke fell three spots to No. 6 following its first loss, an 82-81 defeat to Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden, while the Red Raiders made the week’s biggest jump to No. 15.
- UConn climbed to No. 4 and stands as the Big East’s lone ranked men’s team after St. John’s dropped out, as USC and Iowa entered at Nos. 24 and 25 and Auburn exited.