UCLA was heavily rewarded for its win over Oregon last week, moving up four spots to No. 6 in the Associated Press men’s basketball poll on Monday.
Gonzaga, Villanova and Kansas remained Nos. 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Baylor was No. 4 and Arizona rounded out the top five.
Two days after the NCAA committee released a preliminary bracket slotting the Bruins as a No. 4 seed and No. 15 in the country, UCLA (23-3, 10-3 Pac-12) earned its highest ranking since it was No. 3 on Jan. 16.
NCAA bracket experts Jerry Palm of CBS and Joe Lunardi of ESPN also project UCLA as a No.