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Houston remained the #1 team in men’s college basketball. Associated Press The poll after improving to 8-0 saw more movement in the top 25 due to upsets across the country.
Arizona, Baylor and Clayton were among the top 10 teams last week and suffered losses as non-conference battles gave other teams a chance to prove themselves.
Here are the latest standings for Week 5 of the 2022-23 season:
AP vote
1. Houston
2. Texas
3. Virginia
4. Purdue
5.UConn
6. Kansas
7. Tennessee
8. Alabama
9. Arkansas
10. Arizona
11. Auburn
12. Baylor
13. Maryland
14. Indiana
15. Duke
16. Kentucky
17. Illinois
18. Gonzaga
19.UCLA
20. Iowa
21. Clayton
22. San Diego
23. Mississippi
24. TCU
25. Ohio
Houston moved into the top spot last week and impressed by blowing out Norfolk State in the first game.
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No. 1 Houston won comfortably by 40 points. The Cougars unleashed his 17 of his 3-pointers and went on the offensive like crazy 🔥
Marcus Susser led the team with a 7-12 shot🎯@UHCougarMBK @m_sasser0 pic.twitter.com/RxxBvopDc1
The Cougars had more trouble at St. Mary’s later that week, but their defense held up well with a 53-48 win.
Texas was even more impressive in a 72-67 win over Clayton, holding the Blue Jays to 4-of-27 shooting from three-point range.
Clayton also lost to Nebraska, dropping from seventh in last week’s poll to 21st this week.
Arizona also dropped from 4th to 10th after suffering its first loss of the year in an 81-66 loss to Utah. Kerr Kriisa went his 9-1 out of the field, missing all five of his 3-point attempts, and the other Wildcats failed to produce enough offense in the loss.
Baylor suffered a disappointing 70-96 loss to Marquette, but the Bears beat Gonzaga 64-63 later that week.
No team has suffered more than North Carolina, which spent its first few weeks in No. 1 in AP polls. The Tar Heels extended their losing streak to four games in road losses against Indiana and Virginia Tech. Armando Bako was sidelined after a recent loss, but his performances were still disappointing for a team with high expectations.
UNC fell out of the ranks just two weeks after taking the top spot in the polls.
Indiana, meanwhile, lost the next game to Rutgers, 63–48, after defeating North Carolina.
Virginia and Purdue are among those added to their resumes with strong wins to remain undefeated, but much uncertainty remains once conference play begins.
Connecticut improved to 9-0 on the season to take fifth place, while 8-0 Maryland is currently in 13th place.
Next week will feature some higher quality matchups, including Houston’s toughest test of the season so far against Alabama. Texas will play Illinois in New York, while Arizona and Indiana will play in Las Vegas.
