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The Arizona State Sun Devils (12-1, 0-1 Pac-12) are no longer undefeated, but they’re still a top-5 team, according to the AP Poll. After losing in Tucson Saturday, the Sun Devils come in at No. 4 in the first poll of 2018.
AP Poll (Jan. 1)
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1. Michigan State
2. Duke
3. Villanova
4. Arizona State
5. Xavier
6. West Virginia
7. Oklahoma
8. Virginia
9. Wichita State
10. Kansas
ASU was the last of the unbeaten teams in the country, outlasting now-No. 3 Villanova by a matter of hours after the Wildcats lost to Butler and now-No. 16 TCU, who lost to No. 7 Oklahoma.
The only other ranked Pac-12 team to receive votes is the one that just ended ASU’s unbeaten run. The Arizona Wildcats rose three spots to No. 14 and have won eight games in a row following losing three straight in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
This week, the Sun Devils will continue Pac-12 play this weekend on their Rocky Mountain roadtrip, facing the Colorado Buffaloes (8-6, 0-2) Thursday and the Utah Utes Sunday (10-3, 2-0).