It’s the middle of January and only one team remains undefeated in Pac-12 conference play. That would be the UCLA Bruins, who are 5-0 after edging out a victory over rival (and future Big Ten partner) USC last week.
The move comes in part because of UCLA’s impressive performance this season, and in part because Tommy Lloyd’s Arizona Wildcats now have two conference losses. They dropped the opener to Utah back over a month ago, and just lost a stunner at home to Washington State in what might have been the biggest regular season win in Cougar basketball history.
The shakeup at the top comes without a ton of other movement in the middle of the Pac, although Colorado takes a few steps forward after blowing the doors off Oregon and winning seven of their last eight games.
Here is a look at the overall Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings, with still about two months to go until Selection Sunday: