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Arizona remains No. 1 while Purdue falls to No. 13 following a loss to Illinois in Andy Katz’s latest Power 37.
Here are the latest rankings:
1. Arizona (1): Undefeated and undeterred at 20-0.
2. UConn (2): The Huskies find a way to win, despite a number of close calls of late in the Big East.
3. Duke (3): The Blue Devils have met every challenge — thus far — in the ACC.
4. Nebraska (5): The Huskers continue their magical season with a record 20-0, 9-0 start.
5. Michigan (6): The Wolverines seemed to have had their blip and won four in a row.
6. Gonzaga (7): The Bulldogs were able to knock off Pepperdine and San Francisco without Graham Ike and Braden Huff.
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7. Illinois (9): The Illini had one of the best wins of the season behind Keaton Wagler’s 46 points at Purdue.
8. Texas Tech (10): The Red Raiders got the season split with Houston.
9. Houston (8): The Cougars will make you earn every possession and make it extremely hard to beat them.
10. Michigan State (11): The Spartans have won six in a row since losing at Nebraska.
11. Iowa State (12): The Cyclones have won two in a row and are back to being in contention.
12. BYU (13): The Cougars host Arizona. AJ Dybantsa has been as good as advertised.
13. Purdue (3): The Boilermakers were stunned by Wagler and the Illini at Mackey.
14. St. John’s (20): The Red Storm have won five in a row and Rick Pitino got his 900th win against Xavier and his son Richard.
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15. Kansas (21): Don’t dare sleep on the Jayhawks, even without a healthy Darryn Peterson.
16. Arkansas (31): The Hogs have won two in a row and could be the pick to win the SEC.
17. Kentucky (22): The depleted Wildcats are suddenly surging with a five-game win streak.
18. Tennessee (33): The Vols silenced the Tide with a road win in Tuscaloosa.
19. Auburn (30): The Tigers had a monster week, capped off by a road win at Florida.
20. Florida (14): The Gators had a minor setback with the home loss to Auburn.
21. Vanderbilt (15): The Commodores stopped their mini three-game slide with a W over Mississippi State.
22. Texas A&M (26): The Aggies are alone in first in the SEC with three straight wins.
23. Saint Louis (36): The Billikens have won 13 in a row and are trying to make a case for an at-large berth.
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24. Miami (Ohio) (27): The RedHawks are being tested every game in the MAC, but they have handled each challenge to go to 8-0 (MAC), 20-0 overall.
25. Georgia (25): The Bulldogs have played a number of close games and are still in the thick of a top-three SEC race.
26. Clemson (16): The Tigers are the second best team in the ACC for now.
27. Virginia (17): The Cavaliers got snipped by a hungry North Carolina.
28. Miami (18): The Canes got a much-needed win over Syracuse after losing two in a row.
29. San Diego State (23): The Aztecs bounced back from the loss to Grand Canyon by beating UNLV.
30. Missouri (29): The Tigers got a much-needed win with two buzzer-beaters over Oklahoma.
31. Alabama (24): The Tide had the hype with Charles Bediako eligible, only to lose at home to Tennessee.
31. North Carolina (NR): The Tar Heels got a season-changing win against Virginia.
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33. Southern Cal. (NR): The Trojans got the needed Quad 1 win with a Sunday W at Wisconsin.
34. Wisconsin (19): The Badgers dropped to 6-3 in the Big Ten with the home loss to the Trojans.
35. Iowa (NR): The Hawkeyes have won two in a row and are primed for a showdown with Southern Cal on Wednesday.
36. Villanova (28): The Wildcats had their chances but couldn’t clip UConn.
37. Belmont (NR): The Bruins are tied with Murray State atop the Missouri Valley after a five-game win streak.
Dropped out: Utah State (17), Ole Miss (32), West Virginia (35), George Mason (37).
Andy Katz is an NCAA.com correspondent. Katz worked at ESPN for 18 years as a college basketball reporter, host and anchor. He’s covered every Final Four since 1992, and the sport since 1986 as a freshman at Wisconsin. He is a former president of the United States Basketball Writers Association. Katz can also be seen covering college basketball on Big Ten Network during the regular season. Follow him on Twitter at @theandykatz.
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