Top 25 And 1: Arizona jumps to No. 1; Nebraska up to No. 4
After Michigan lost 91-88 at home to Wisconsin on Saturday, Arizona is the new No. 1 in the daily CBS Sports Top 25 and 1 college basketball rankings updated Sunday morning. The Wolverines were the No. 1 team in the Top 25 and 1 over the past 32 days, but slipped to No. 8 after being knocked out of the undefeated ranks by the Badgers in a shocking upset.
The Wildcats moved up a spot after beating TCU 86-73 to improve to 16-0 and are one of five undefeated teams remaining.
Another of the teams that has yet to lose this season, Nebraska, was 14-0 after being picked 14th in the Big Ten preseason media poll. Needless to say it was amazing. It was an unexpected start that propelled the Cornhuskers into the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 1966. But, if we’re being honest, most expected Fred Hoiberg’s team to finally suffer its first loss this week — either at Ohio State on Monday or at Indiana on Saturday.
The Cornhuskers were underdogs in both games.
But they beat Ohio State 72-69 on Monday. Then, on Saturday, they overcame a 16-point deficit and beat Indiana 83-77. So yes, Nebraska is always undefeated – specifically 16-0 with five Quadrant-1 wins. And despite the Cornhuskers’ computer numbers outside the top 10, if you rank basketball teams based on their accomplishments to this point in the season, it seems reasonable to group Nebraska with the three other undefeated teams in the power conference, namely Arizona, Iowa State and Vanderbilt.
So welcome to the top four, Cornhuskers!
I moved Nebraska from No. 10 to No. 4, which caused Gonzaga and Duke to fall one spot each, through no fault of their own.
College basketball results, winners, losers: Michigan loses opener, Nebraska dominates Indiana and remains undefeated
Kyle Boone
Next up for the Cornhuskers is Tuesday’s game against Oregon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska’s next game against another currently ranked team is Jan. 27 at Michigan.
“The composure that this team continued to show, that’s what I’m most proud of with this group,” Hoiberg said during his postgame radio interview.
Rankings Top 25 And 1
