01/05/2026 01:51 PM
Arizona remains the No. 1 team in the country — but Michigan is as close as it can get. The Wildcats, No. 1 since Dec. 8, eked out the top spot in Monday’s Associated Press men’s basketball Top 25 poll by one point — 1,494 to 1,493 — over the No. 2 Wolverines. Both teams remain undefeated and have been dominant in the season’s first two months: Arizona owns five wins over ranked teams, while Michigan on Friday became the first team ever to beat three consecutive ranked foes by 30-plus points. The Wildcats received 32 of 61 first-place votes, with the Wolverines getting...


