In the waning seconds of a blowout win, fans at Arizona’s McKale Center started a chant of “Number 1!” The second-ranked Wildcats can certainly make a case with Saturday night’s dismantling of No. 20 Auburn and top-ranked Purdue’s first loss of the season. Michigan can also stake a claim to No. 1. So can Duke.
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With a delicious endingArizona guard Brayden Burries reacts after scoring against Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz. Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. dunks against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Duke forward Cameron Boozer , right, drives against Michigan State forward Cam Ward during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in East Lansing, Mich. Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Arizona guard Brayden Burries reacts after scoring against Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona guard Brayden Burries reacts after scoring against Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz. Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. dunks against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. dunks against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Duke forward Cameron Boozer , right, drives against Michigan State forward Cam Ward during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in East Lansing, Mich. Duke forward Cameron Boozer , right, drives against Michigan State forward Cam Ward during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in East Lansing, Mich. Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. TUCSON, Ariz. — In the waning seconds of a blowout win, fans at Arizona’s McKale Center started a chant of “Number 1!”“Obviously, it’s not something you shy away from,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said after the 97-68 win over Auburn. “You’re at Arizona, you’re going to be on the big stage and it’s part and parcel being in a program like this.”The season kicked off with a flourish in Las Vegas, where Arizona took down reigning national champion Florida and has been dotted with marquee matchups almost every day, sometimes multiple games in one day. There’s already been three dozen games between ranked teams — 10 just last week — and the Thanksgiving Day game between Duke and Arkansas was theThe Wildcats have been ranked No. 2 the past two weeks and have four wins over ranked teams: No. 15 Florida, then-No. 15 UCLA in Southern California, at No. 5 UConn and the home blowout of Auburn. The Tiger takedown was Arizona’s largest win over a ranked opponent since beating No. 19 Western Kentucky by 39 points in 2002.The Wolverines had some tight games early on, but have left a path of destruction over the past three weeks. Michigan has won each of its last five by at least 25 points, including two over ranked teams. The big, bad Wolverines turned a three-game run through the Players Era Championship in Las Vegas into a jackpot, beating“I think there’s a pretty wide margin between Michigan and Arizona and the rest of college basketball, just from what I’ve seen on film and, obviously, what we’ve experienced in person,” Auburn coach Steven Pearl said.The Blue Devils and uber-talented freshman Cameron Boozer had early wins against Texas and No. 21 Kansas at Madison Square Garden. Duke most recently has traversed a gauntlet of games unscathed, beating No. 25 Arkansas in Chicago, Florida at home, then“That was a big-time basketball game and I’m still catching my breath,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said after the win in East Lansing.The Cyclones have one of the nation’s most talented trios in Milan Momcilovic, Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey, and are fourth nationally in scoring at 96.4 points per game. It’s a big jump from No. 10 to 1, but Iowa State did run the nation’s top-ranked team right out of its own gym. The 23-point victory over Purdue matched the largest road win against a No. 1 team in NCAA history, a mark fist set by No. 15 Villanova with its 96-73 win over No. 1 UConn in 1995.
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