Oregon Basketball: Ducks Have Respectable Drop In Associated Press Poll
Oregon Basketball played well in the Bahamas and only fell a few places in the Associated Press poll this week despite two losses.
The Oregon Ducks Men’s Basketball team faced some tough tests in the Battle 4 Atlantis, beating Seton Hall, but falling against Gonzaga and North Carolina. The thing is, Oregon was not blown out in either loss an had a chance to win the game vs the Bulldogs in the final seconds but missed some important free throws.
We learned that this team can play with the big boys and while they may not be elite just yet, they are not as far away as we thought.
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In looking at this week’s AP Poll, the top-ranked Pac-12 team is Arizona. The Wildcats have started the season 9-0 beating Wake Forest on Sunday night. They are ranked just ahead of Oregon at 12.
Gonzaga lost a game and dropped a spot to 9th. North Carolina also lost a game and moved down to 8th. The top four teams this week are Louisville, Kansas, Maryland, and Michigan. The Wolverines won the Battle 4 Atlantis and Oregon will travel to Ann Arbor next week to face Michigan in a Pac-12/Big Ten matchup. That game will be broadcast on CBS.
The Pac-12 is starting to show some life a month into the season. In the Associated Press Top 25, there are four ranked teams. Colorado is ranked 20th with Washington right behind at 22nd. Washington is 5-1 while Colorado is undefeated at 6-0 to start the season.
The Oregon Ducks welcome Hawaii to Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday before traveling to Ann Arbor to face another top ten team in a nationally televised game on CBS. Oregon and Hawaii will tipoff on Saturday at 4 pm Pacific Time from Matthew Knight Arena.