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Arizona up to No. 12 in latest AP hoops poll

Posted at 11:40 AM, Jan 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-18 13:45:37-05

UNDATED (AP) - Oklahoma didn't just move to the top of The Associated Press Top 25, the Sooners are a unanimous No. 1.

 
Coming off a week with two 2-point wins, the Sooners (15-1) received all 65 first-place votes from the national media panel on Monday. It is Oklahoma's first time at No. 1 since the final two weeks of 1989-90. Kentucky was a unanimous No. 1 for 12 weeks last season.
 
Oklahoma becomes the fifth school to be No. 1 this season, joining North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan State and Kansas.
 
North Carolina jumps three spots to No. 2 while Kansas, which lost to West Virginia last week, dropped two places to No. 3.
 
Villanova is fourth followed by Xavier, West Virginia, Maryland, SMU, Iowa and Texas A&M.
 
No. 21 Southern California, ranked for the first time since 2008-09, and No. 25 Indiana, which returns after being out the last seven weeks, are this week's newcomers, replacing Pittsburgh and Gonzaga.
 
1. Oklahoma (65) 15-1
2. North Carolina 16-2
3. Kansas 15-2
4. Villanova 16-2
5. Xavier 16-1
6. West Virginia 15-2
7. Maryland 16-2
8. SMU 17-0
9. Iowa 14-3
10. Texas A&M 15-2
11. Michigan St. 16-3
12. Arizona 15-3
13. Baylor 14-3
13. Virginia 13-4
15. Miami 13-3
16. Providence 15-3
17. Louisville 14-3
18. Butler 13-4
19. Iowa St. 13-4
20. Duke 14-4
21. Southern Cal 15-3
22. Purdue 15-3
23. Kentucky 13-4
24. South Carolina 16-1
25. Indiana 15-3
 
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 184, Clemson 53, Wichita St. 38, Valparaiso 30, Notre Dame 14, Dayton 9, Saint Mary's (Cal) 8, Gonzaga 5, Hawaii 3, Utah 3, Monmouth (NJ) 1, Navy 1, Oregon 1, UALR 1.