Well that didn't last long. UCLA's visit to the top-25 of the AP Poll is over after just one week. However, UCLA Men's Basketball remains in the top-30 in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. Since beating McNeese State tonight probably won't count much with the voters, there's a good chance that Steve Alford's Bruins will begin 2016 on the outside looking in.
The only Pac-12 team appearing in both national polls is Arizona at #8. Utah is ranked 24th in the most recent AP Poll.
After victories against two cupcakes last week, UCLA Women's Basketball's position in the polls is unchanged. The Bruins are ranked 19th in the latest AP Poll, and are 26th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. UCLA's double overtime loss to #21 California yesterday probably won't drastically affect the Bruins position in the polls next week, so UCLA will likely end 2015 in the top-25 of the AP Poll.
Note that the Pac-12 currently has five teams (Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, California and Arizona State) in the top-25 of the AP Poll, with three additional teams (USC, Oregon, and Washington) receiving votes.
Men's Basketball
Last Week: UCLA defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 89-80, and lost to #11 North Carolina 89-75.
Associated Press Poll (December 21, 2015)
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Michigan St (64) | 12-0 | 1623 | 1 |
2 | Kansas (1) | 9-1 | 1537 | 2 |
3 | Oklahoma | 8-0 | 1495 | 3 |
4 | Maryland | 10-1 | 1428 | 4 |
5 | Virginia | 9-1 | 1350 | 5 |
6 | Xavier | 11-0 | 1287 | 6 |
7 | North Carolina | 9-2 | 1215 | 7 |
8 | Arizona | 11-1 | 1056 | 8 |
9 | Butler | 9-1 | 947 | 9 |
10 | Providence | 11-1 | 911 | 10 |
11 | Iowa St. | 9-1 | 907 | 11 |
12 | Kentucky | 9-2 | 856 | 12 |
13 | Miami (FL) | 9-1 | 851 | 13 |
14 | Purdue | 11-1 | 833 | 14 |
15 | Duke | 9-2 | 809 | 15 |
16 | Louisville | 9-1 | 652 | 16 |
17 | Villanova | 8-2 | 649 | 17 |
18 | SMU | 9-0 | 628 | 18 |
19 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 470 | 19 |
20 | George Washington | 10-1 | 366 | 20 |
21 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 327 | 21 |
22 | Cincinnati | 10-2 | 315 | 22 |
23 | Baylor | 8-2 | 141 | 23 |
24 | Utah | 9-2 | 107 | 24 |
25 | South Carolina | 10-0 | 87 | 25 |
UCLA (8-4) received 49 points (26th place).
USA Today Coaches Poll (December 21, 2015)
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Michigan State (29) | 12-0 | 773 | 1 |
2 | Oklahoma (2) | 8-0 | 718 | 3 |
3 | Kansas | 9-1 | 716 | 5 |
4 | Maryland | 10-1 | 687 | 7 |
5 | Virginia | 9-1 | 646 | 9 |
6 | Xavier | 11-0 | 603 | 10 |
7 | North Carolina | 9-2 | 520 | 11 |
8 | Arizona | 11-1 | 517 | 12 |
9 | Iowa State | 9-1 | 506 | 2 |
10 | Duke | 9-2 | 455 | 6 |
11 | Kentucky | 9-2 | 441 | 4 |
12 | Butler | 9-1 | 410 | 18 |
13 | Purdue | 11-1 | 378 | 8 |
14 | Providence | 11-1 | 376 | 14 |
15 | Louisville | 9-1 | 371 | 16 |
16 | Miami (FL) | 9-1 | 323 | 19 |
17 | Villanova | 8-2 | 310 | 13 |
18 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 301 | 16 |
19 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 169 | 24 |
20 | George Washington | 10-1 | 159 | 22 |
21 | Cincinnati | 10-2 | 153 | 20 |
22 | Baylor | 8-2 | 122 | 14 |
23 | South Carolina | 10-0 | 77 | 25 |
24 | Gonzaga | 8-3 | 59 | 21 |
25 | Vanderbilt | 7-3 | 45 | 23 |
UCLA (8-4) received 22 points (30th place).
Women's Basketball
Last Week: UCLA defeated UC Irvine 83-48, and defeated Sacramento State 109-76.
Associated Press Poll (December 21, 2015)
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Connecticut (32) | 8-0 | 800 | 1 |
2 | South Carolina | 11-0 | 763 | 2 |
3 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 725 | 3 |
4 | Baylor | 12-0 | 712 | 4 |
5 | Texas | 10-0 | 662 | 5 |
6 | Maryland | 11-0 | 653 | 6 |
7 | Kentucky | 10-0 | 595 | 8 |
8 | Mississippi State | 10-1 | 560 | 9 |
9 | Ohio State | 7-3 | 531 | 10 |
10 | Florida State | 9-2 | 474 | 11 |
11 | Oregon State | 8-1 | 461 | 7 |
12 | Stanford | 8-2 | 442 | 15 |
13 | Duke | 9-3 | 386 | 13 |
14 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 383 | 14 |
15 | Northwestern | 10-1 | 319 | 12 |
16 | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 312 | 18 |
17 | DePaul | 8-4 | 277 | 16 |
18 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 211 | 17 |
19 | UCLA | 7-2 | 200 | 19 |
20 | South Florida | 7-2 | 163 | 20 |
21 | California | 7-2 | 140 | 21 |
22 | Arizona State | 7-3 | 133 | 21 |
23 | Miami (FL) | 11-1 | 124 | 23 |
24 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 99 | 24 |
25 | Missouri | 11-0 | 79 | NR |
USA Today Coaches Poll (December 21, 2015)
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Connecticut (32) | 9-0 | 800 | 1 |
2 | South Carolina | 11-0 | 764 | 2 |
3 | Notre Dame | 10-1 | 726 | 3 |
4 | Baylor | 13-0 | 704 | 4 |
5 | Maryland | 11-0 | 677 | 5 |
6 | Texas | 10-0 | 628 | 6 |
7 | Kentucky | 10-0 | 604 | 8 |
8 | Mississippi State | 11-1 | 535 | 9 |
9 | Oregon State | 9-1 | 517 | 7 |
10 | Ohio State | 8-3 | 507 | 12 |
11 | Stanford | 8-2 | 460 | 14 |
12 | Duke | 9-3 | 396 | 11 |
13 | Florida State | 9-3 | 391 | 10 |
14 | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 337 | 18 |
15 | Northwestern | 10-1 | 322 | 13 |
16 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 313 | 16 |
17 | South Florida | 7-2 | 267 | 19 |
18 | California | 8-2 | 236 | 20 |
19 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 206 | 17 |
20 | Miami (FL) | 11-1 | 180 | 21 |
21 | Arizona State | 8-3 | 179 | 23 |
22 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 143 | 22 |
23 | DePaul | 8-5 | 116 | 15 |
24 | Seton Hall | 10-1 | 82 | 25 |
25 | Iowa | 9-2 | 62 | 24 |
UCLA (7-2) received 51 points (26th place).
This Week In UCLA Sports
- UCLA Men's Basketball vs. McNeese State at Pauley Pavilion (8:00 PM PST)
Saturday, December 26
- UCLA Football vs. Nebraska in the Foster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara, CA (6:15 PM PST)
- UCLA Women's Basketball vs. UC Riverside in Riverside, CA (7:00 PM PST)
Go BRUINS!