CJ Moore and Matthew Ho | The Athletic

Arizona stayed atop the Associated Press men’s basketball Top 25 poll for the third consecutive week, while Duke (11-1) slid three spots to No. 6 after its first loss of the season, 82-81 to Texas Tech in New York City.

As a result of the Blue Devils’ drop, Iowa State (12-0), UConn (12-1) and Purdue (11-1) all moved up. The Red Raiders rose to No. 15.

Two early-season surprises, Vanderbilt (12-0) and Nebraska (12-0), continued their unbeaten starts and jumped two spots to No. 11 and No. 13, respectively. Alabama moved up to No. 14 after beating Kennesaw State.

Louisville (10-2) fell five places to No. 16 after losing to Tennessee by 21 on the road.

Coming off a four-game win streak with ranked wins over Louisville and Texas Tech, Arkansas (9-3) slid to No. 18 after a 94-85 loss to Houston on Saturday.

There were some slight shuffling at the bottom of the rankings as Illinois (8-3), which had eight days off following a Dec. 13 loss to Nebraska, fell two places. Tennessee (9-3), Virginia (10-1), Florida (8-4) and Georgia (10-1) all saw slight bumps.

USC and Iowa broke into the poll at No. 24 and No. 25, supplanting St. John and Auburn. However, Rodney Rice, the Trojans’ leading scorer, will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season.

AP Top 25

1. Arizona (38)
2. Michigan (19)
3. Iowa State (1)
4. UConn
5. Purdue
6. Duke
7. Gonzaga
8. Houston
9. Michigan State
10. BYU
11. Vanderbilt
12. North Carolina
13. Nebraska
14. Alabama
15. Texas Tech
16. Louisville
17. Kansas
18. Arkansas
19. Tennessee
20. Illinois
21. Virginia
22. Florida
23. Georgia
24. USC
25. Iowa

Others receiving votes: Kentucky 78, Seton Hall 49, Auburn 39, St. John’s 23, California 19, LSU 17, UCLA 13, Clemson 9, Miami (Ohio) 6, Utah State 5, Arizona State 5, Indiana 4, Miami 4, Saint Louis 3, Belmont 2, Baylor 1, Oklahoma State 1, UCF 1, NC State 1.