After losing to UCLA in its season opener a week ago, Arizona dropped from a preseason No. 5 ranking to No. 12 in the first weekly Associated Press Top 25 poll of the season Monday.
The Bruins (2-0) moved up from No. 13 to No. 9 while the Wildcats' next ranked opponent, UConn, remained in the No. 4 spot.
Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8), left, and Cal Poly forward Austin Goode (11) bang bodies chasing a rebound in the first half of their game, Tucson, Ariz., November 5, 2026.
Among UA's upcoming opponents, Houston was No. 8, Kansas was 15, Texas Tech 16, Arkansas 19 and BYU 23.
(FWIW, I no longer vote for the Associated Press Top 25 because the Star is no longer an AP member.)
