The Arizona Wildcats continue their dominant run at the top of college basketball, holding the No. 1 spot in the AP poll for the ninth consecutive week. Arizona (23-0) claimed all 59 first-place votes, making them the unanimous choice for a fourth straight week. The Wildcats have established themselves as the nation's only unbeaten team after routing Oklahoma State by 37 points following a road win at rival Arizona State.

Michigan remains at No. 2, marking the sixth time this season the Wolverines have sat directly behind Arizona in the rankings. The two teams have been widely regarded as the nation's best, though major analytics sites like KenPom, Evan Miyakawa, and Bart Torvik actually rank Michigan ahead of Arizona. Houston made a significant jump to No. 3 after wins against UCF and at BYU, while Duke held steady at No. 4 despite a heartbreaking loss to North Carolina on Seth Trimble's last-second 3-pointer.

Nine teams moved up in the rankings this week, with St. John's making the biggest leap by jumping five spots to No. 17 after defeating UConn to extend their winning streak to nine games. Kentucky returned to the poll at No. 25 for the first time since December, while Gonzaga and BYU shared the week's biggest tumble by falling six spots each. The Big 12 leads with six ranked teams, followed by the Big Ten and ACC with five each.