Overview
- Arizona stayed atop the men's AP Top 25 for a third straight week, with Michigan narrowing the gap to 20 points after gaining to 19 first-place votes against the Wildcats’ 38.
- Iowa State rose to No. 3 with one first-place vote, followed by UConn at No. 4 and Purdue at No. 5 in the year’s final men’s poll.
- Duke dropped three spots to No. 6 after Texas Tech erased a 17-point deficit to win 82-81 at Madison Square Garden, pushing the Red Raiders up four places to No. 15.
- UConn remained No. 1 in the women’s AP Top 25 after a 90-64 rout of Iowa, receiving 25 of 32 first-place votes as the top seven held steady with Texas second.
- Texas Tech’s women entered the rankings at No. 21 after a 61-60 road win over Baylor, which fell to No. 22; the next AP polls are due Jan. 5 after the holiday break.