
Purdue remained ranked No. 1 in this week's Associated Press college basketball poll, but the Arizona Wildcats moved up two spots to No. 2 after a big road win at Connecticut. Houston, Duke and UConn rounded out the top five.
Michigan State made the biggest jump in the polls. moving up six spots to No. 11. Kentucky fell the furthest, dropping seven spots to No. 19 after losing to Michigan State.
Purdue, which had wins over Memphis and Texas Tech in the Bahamas, got 46 first-place votes. Arizona got 11 and Houston had four.
Here is the Week 4 Associated Press poll released on Monday.
1. Purdue Boilermakers (6-0)
2. Arizona Wildcats (5-0)
3. Houston Cougars (5-0)
4. Duke Blue Devils (7-0)
5. Connecticut Huskies (5-1)
6. Louisville Cardinals (5-0)
7. Michigan Wolverines (4-0)
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1)
9. BYU Cougars (4-1)
10. Florida Gators (4-1)
11. Michigan State Spartans (5-0)
12. Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-0)
13. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1)
14. St. John's Red Storm (3-1)
15. Iowa State Cyclones (4-0)
16. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-0)
17. Tennessee Volunteers (5-0)
18. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
19. Kentucky Wildcats (4-2)
20. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2)
21. Auburn Tigers (4-1)
22. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-1)
23. N.C. State Wolfpack (4-0)
24. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-0)
25. Indiana Hoosiers (5-0)
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 45, Kansas 34, Oregon 31, Georgetown 31, Saint Mary's 27, Nebraska 27, Ohio State 26, Missouri 20, Utah State 16, Baylor 14, Ole Miss 10, USC 10, Iowa 6, Clemson 6, Santa Clara 3, Creighton 3, Virginia Tech 2, Oklahoma State 2, Buffalo 1.
Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 23, Kansas 24.
There are several matchups of ranked teams this week. Here's are the best games during this Thanksgiving Week.
No. 15 Iowa State vs. No. 14 St. John's, 4:30 p.m. ET in the Players Era Festival at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. TV: truTV
No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 12 Gonzaga, 9:30 p.m. ET in the Players Era Festival at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. TV: TNT.
No. 3 Houston vs. No. 17 Tennessee, 6 p.m. ET in the Players Era Festival at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. TV: TNT
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 21 Auburn, 8:30 p.m. ET in the Players Era Festival at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. TV: TNT.
No. 11 Michigan State vs. No. 16 North Carolina, 4:30p.m. ET in the Fort Myers Tip-Off Classic at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla. TV: FOX
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 221 Arkansas, 8 p.m. ET in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic at the United Center in Chicago, Ill. TV: CBS.
No. 5 Connecticut vs. No. 13 Illinois, 12:30p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. TV: FOX