Oregon has surged into the top 15 in the polls after winning the Players Era Festival.
The Ducks (8-0) are No. 12 with 806 points in this week’s AP men’s college basketball poll and No. 10 with 457 points in the coaches poll after beating Texas A&M, San Diego State and Alabama last week in Las Vegas. That’s up from 10 points and tied for 38th overall and eight points and 37th last week, respectively.
Oregon debuted at No. 15 in NET, third in the Big Ten behind Illinois (10) and Ohio State (12). UO has three Quadrant 1 wins as of Monday: Alabama, Texas A&M and Oregon State.
Oregon begins Big Ten play this week at USC on Wednesday (7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network) and against UCLA at Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday (3 p.m., Big Ten Network).