{"id":75241,"date":"2025-12-22T16:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/michigan-closing-gap-on-no-1-arizona-in-ap-mens-hoops-poll\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:16:19","slug":"michigan-closing-gap-on-no-1-arizona-in-ap-mens-hoops-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/michigan-closing-gap-on-no-1-arizona-in-ap-mens-hoops-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan closing gap on No. 1 Arizona in AP men’s hoops poll"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dec 22, 2025, 01:22 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n

Arizona<\/a> is still No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, but No. 2 Michigan<\/a> is closing the gap.<\/p>\n

The Wildcats topped the poll for the third straight week in the AP Top 25 released on Monday, receiving 38 first-place votes from a 58-person panel. The Wolverines had 19 first-place votes – four more than last week – and closed the gap in total points, pulling within 20.<\/p>\n

No. 3 Iowa State<\/a> had one first-place vote, with UConn<\/a> and Purdue<\/a> rounding out the top five in the final poll of the calendar year. The next Top 25 will be released Jan. 5.<\/p>\n

Arizona (11-0) added another quality win to its resume last week, blowing out San Diego<\/a> 68-45 with a dominant defensive performance. The Wildcats also routed Abilene Christian<\/a> 92-62 last week.<\/p>\n