Sports · Basketball · 13 hrs ago
UCLA rises to No. 9 as Florida stays atop men's college basketball poll
The first regular-season AP men's basketball poll puts Florida at No.
1 and UCLA at No.
9.
Florida received 53 of 60 first-place votes after opening the season with wins over Miami and Jacksonville.
UCLA jumped from No.
22 to No.
9 after beating former Pac-12 rival Arizona 84-75 in Las Vegas.
Trent Perry scored 21 points for UCLA, while Arizona's Ivan Kharchenkov scored a career-best 38.
Arizona fell seven places to No.
12, while Michigan State took fifth and Virginia rose to sixth.
The rankings show how teams have started the season, but Florida's next test is a rivalry game at Florida State.
Florida remained No. 1 in the first regular-season AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll, released Monday.
UCLA climbed from No. 22 in the preseason poll to No. 9 after beating Arizona 84-75.
Duke, Illinois and UConn held the next three places, leaving the top four unchanged.
Michigan State moved into the top five, replacing Arizona, which fell to No. 12.
Florida received 53 of 60 first-place votes, while Duke received the other seven.
- Who
- Florida stayed at No. 1, and UCLA rose to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll.
- What
- The first regular-season poll of the season was released, with the top four unchanged.
- When
- Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- UCLA rose after defeating Arizona 84-75; Florida held the top spot after opening-season wins over Miami and Jacksonville.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
UCLA defeated Arizona 84-75 in Las Vegas, with Trent Perry scoring 21 points for the Bruins.
UConn beat Michigan in a rematch of the NCAA championship game.
The first regular-season AP Top 25 poll was released, placing Florida first and UCLA ninth.
- Florida
- No. 1; received 53 of 60 first-place votes
- Duke
- No. 2; received the other 7 first-place votes
- UCLA
- No. 9, up from No. 22 in the preseason poll
- Arizona
- No. 12 after falling 7 places
- UCLA-Arizona result
- UCLA won 84-75 in Las Vegas
3 sources
What people are saying
We're going into enemy territory as the No. 1 team in America
So when you get a win over a team like that, it's massive.
It's not about how we start the season. It's about how we end the season.