Overview
- Arizona received 42 of 61 first-place votes and bolstered its résumé with ranked wins over Alabama, Florida, UConn and Auburn.
- Michigan stayed at No. 2 with 15 first-place votes after another dominant week and remains atop several analytics rankings.
- Nebraska jumped eight spots to No. 15, its highest ranking since 1991, after Jamarques Lawrence’s 0.2-second 3-pointer sealed an 83-80 road win over then-No. 13 Illinois.
- The SEC led the poll with seven ranked teams, followed by six from the Big 12 and five from the Big Ten, and Georgia entered at No. 25 as UCLA fell out.
- The top tier saw little change with the top six unchanged and Gonzaga and Houston swapping places, while multiple teams, including Arizona, Michigan, Duke, Iowa State, Vanderbilt and Nebraska, remained unbeaten.