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Arizona remained firmly atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for a ninth consecutive week Monday, while Houston jumped back into the top 5 and Kentucky returned to the rankings for the first time since December.
Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats (23-0) claimed all 59 first-place votes in the latest poll, making them the unanimous choice for a fourth consecutive week. That comes after Arizona — one of two unbeaten teams left in Division I — won at rival Arizona State, then returned home to beat Oklahoma State by 37 points.
Michigan (22-1) remained at No. 2, marking the sixth time in Arizona’s current reign that the Wolverines sat right behind the Wildcats.
There’s been little question as to those two teams being regarded as the nation’s best, though the major analytics data sites have preferred a reverse order. KenPom, Evan Miyakawa and Bart Torvik all rank Michigan ahead of Arizona.
The top tier
Houston (21-2) moved up five spots to No. 3 after wins against UCF and at BYU, returning Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars inside the top 5 after a November stint that included a week at No. 1.
Duke held its position at No. 4 for a third consecutive week despite losing at rival North Carolina on Seth Trimble’s last-second 3-pointer.
Iowa State was fifth, followed by UConn after the Huskies slid three spots following their loss to St. John’s that ended an 18-game win streak. Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas and Michigan State rounded out the top 10, with the Illini also falling three spots after their overtime road loss to the Spartans.
Rising
St. John’s jumped five spots to No. 17 to match Houston for the week’s biggest jump after the UConn win, which pushed the Red Storm’s winning streak to nine games entering this week.
No. 11 UNC, No. 14 Florida and No. 15 Virginia all climbed three spots.
In all, nine teams moved up from last week’s position.
Sliding
No. 12 Gonzaga and No. 22 BYU shared honors for the week’s biggest tumble by falling six spots. The Zags suffered their first loss since November by losing at Portland, while the Cougars enter this week having lost four straight and five of six.
No. 19 Vanderbilt fell four spots after a home loss to Oklahoma, which dropped the Commodores to 3-4 since a 16-0 start.
Seven teams fell from their position last week while remaining in the poll.
Status quo
Eight teams held their position from last week, including No. 20 Clemson, No. 21 Arkansas, No. 23 Miami (Ohio ) — the nation’s other unbeaten team — and No. 24 Louisville.
Comings and goings
Kentucky was the week’s lone addition at No. 25, returning to the poll for the first time since early December in a season that started with a No. 9 preseason ranking.
The Wildcats have won eight of nine, with Saturday’s home win against Tennessee knocking the Volunteers out of the poll (from No. 25).
Conference watch
The Big 12 has a national-best six ranked teams, followed by the Big Ten and the Atlantic Coast Conference with five each. Of those leagues, the Big 12 and Big Ten each have four teams inside the top 10.
The Southeastern Conference is next with four ranked teams, followed by the Big East with two. The West Coast Conference, Atlantic-10 and Mid-American Conference each have one.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Arizona (59) | 23-0 | 1475 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan | 22-1 | 1416 | 2 |
| 3. Houston | 21-2 | 1275 | 8 |
| 4. Duke | 21-2 | 1254 | 4 |
| 5. Iowa St. | 21-2 | 1247 | 7 |
| 6. UConn | 22-2 | 1227 | 3 |
| 7. Nebraska | 21-2 | 1091 | 9 |
| 8. Illinois | 20-4 | 1060 | 5 |
| 9. Kansas | 18-5 | 966 | 11 |
| 10. Michigan St. | 20-4 | 929 | 10 |
| 11. North Carolina | 19-4 | 863 | 14 |
| 12. Gonzaga | 23-2 | 803 | 6 |
| 13. Purdue | 19-4 | 785 | 12 |
| 14. Florida | 17-6 | 718 | 17 |
| 15. Virginia | 20-3 | 642 | 18 |
| 16. Texas Tech | 17-6 | 549 | 13 |
| 17. St. John’s | 18-5 | 524 | 22 |
| 18. Saint Louis | 23-1 | 422 | 17 |
| 19. Vanderbilt | 19-4 | 375 | 15 |
| 20. Clemson | 20-4 | 354 | 20 |
| 21. Arkansas | 17-6 | 304 | 21 |
| 22. BYU | 17-6 | 198 | 16 |
| 23. Miami (Ohio) | 24-0 | 195 | 23 |
| 24. Louisville | 17-6 | 182 | 24 |
| 25. Kentucky | 17-7 | 80 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Alabama 72, Iowa 69, NC State 31, Tennessee 26, Villanova 17, Utah St. 15, Georgia 6, Santa Clara 2, Auburn 2, Saint Mary’s 1.
Former Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo may have found a new career path once his playing days are over.
The current New York Giant told TMZ the WWE is “definitely an option” for him when asked whether he could see himself in the ring.
“There’s a chance. I mean, I feel like I’m a pretty good actor,” Skattebo said. “There’s a chance there, there’s a chance on stream. There’s a bunch of chances I feel like I can do something outside of football when I’m done playing, and I’m not too sure where I’m gonna go with that, but WWE is definitely an option.”
Skattebo has already appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw, finding himself in a stare down between comedian Andrew Schulz and WWE star Dominik Mysterio in November.
Skattebo was then asked by TMZ if he could wrestle, before then being asked about his previous wrestling experience.
“I’m just growing up watching it and then, you know, I had an older brother that was bigger than me,” Skattebo said. “So his reach was always longer. So I never was able to punch him. It was just wrestling the whole time.”
Skattebo also provided a positive update on his injured ankle.
The Giants running back continues to work his way back to the field after he suffered a gruesome right ankle injury and was carted off the field during a Week 8 loss in Philadelphia, immediately ending his rookie campaign.
“Ankle’s doing good, man. I’ve started to move around a little bit more,” Skattebo said. “Golfed a little bit. Played a little softball game so I feel confident in it, so the biggest thing is the mental block. I just gotta keep pushing and know it’s gonna be alright.”
PHOENIX — Once Amir Coffey is acclimated to Phoenix, there’s a good chance he’ll be more comfortable with his Suns role than he was with the Milwaukee Bucks over the first 49 games of the season.
Coffey was acquired Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline, and said he hopes to get some run in Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He was dealt along with Bucks teammate Cole Anthony, who has not yet arrived in Phoenix.
“I got some physicals in yesterday,” Coffey said at shootaround Saturday. “Hopefully, I can go tonight, but you know, whatever their plan is.”
He appeared in 30 of 49 possible games (two starts) to begin the year, averaging a career-low 2.4 points per game and tying a career-low 8.8 minutes per game with his rookie campaign. But he’s been at his most impactful in the NBA when complementing star players, fitting in with defense and shooting.
Amir Coffey says he’s looking to bring switchability defensively and spacing on offense as he makes the transition from Milwaukee to Phoenix.
The guard came over to the Suns in a three-team trade that included the Chicago Bulls. pic.twitter.com/lc3c5Pb5ay
— Arizona Sports (@AZSports) February 7, 2026
While the Bucks are struggling to stay in contention for the play-in tournament, the Suns are a half-game out of avoiding the play-in entering Saturday at No. 7 in the Western Conference standings. Phoenix owns a three-game lead over the No. 8 Golden State Warriors.
A player like Coffey could prove vital for positioning in a postseason chase, as well as handling the stage once there.
His top two seasons in minutes came with Clippers squads that were playoff teams with defensive ratings in the top 10 of the NBA, including last year when he also shot a career-best 40.9% from 3.
“I fit in great. I’ll be able to switch 1-through-4, 1-through-3, whatever they need,” Coffey said. “Guard different positions and kind of just work myself into how they play, like run-and-gun, everybody’s covering for each other, a little bit of tenacity in there. So, just getting terminology down and what we’re looking for, but I think it’s going to be good.”
Coffey said he’s got worksheets about the system and the verbiage it uses that he can study to get ahead of the curve before being thrown into the fire like he could be Saturday.
Dillon Brooks, a recent Western Conference Player of the Week, called Coffey’s addition much-needed.
“Got experience, and he’s played with great coaches like Ty Lue and Doc Rivers, so you know he’s always ready to mix it up down there,” Brooks said. “Another wing defender that we need and could shoot the basketball. Something that we need to help us with our diversity in our offense as well as our defense, too.”
