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College Basketball Rankings Week 13: San Diego State ranked No. 5 in both polls

Aztecs rise to their second-highest ranking in school history.

Coach Steve Fisher and Josh Davis.
Coach Steve Fisher and Josh Davis.
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The San Diego State Aztecs (18-1) are riding a 17-game winning streak, the fourth-longest active winning streak nationally and are now ranked No. 5 in the AP and Coaches Poll.

With two road wins this past week against San Jose State and Utah State, the Aztecs have kept their perfect road/neutral site record intact. And their only loss is the best win for the number one team in the country, Arizona. San Diego State overcame Utah State's home court advantage in an overtime win on Saturday. The Aggies have won 91% of their home games over the past 10 years. Previously the Aztecs won at Kansas and at Colorado State, which are both incredibly tough places to win as well.

The Aztecs have made a quick ascent from being unranked and not receiving votes to crashing the Top 10 and now Top 5. Michigan made the biggest move of the week, climbing 11 spots to No. 10.

Steve Fisher is going for his 300th win at San Diego State on Saturday, February 1 when the Aztecs host the Colorado State Rams.

AP Top 25
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Arizona Wildcats (63) 20-0 1623
2 Syracuse Orange (2) 19-0 1561
3 Florida Gators 17-2 1436
4 Wichita St. Shockers 21-0 1435
5 San Diego St. Aztecs 18-1 1337
6 Kansas Jayhawks 15-4 1272
7 Michigan St. Spartans 18-2 1251
8 Oklahoma St. Cowboys 16-3 1067
9 Villanova Wildcats 17-2 1063
10 Michigan Wolverines 15-4 1050
11 Kentucky Wildcats 15-4 896
12 Louisville Cardinals 17-3 891
13 Cincinnati Bearcats 19-2 793
14 Wisconsin Badgers 17-3 763
15 Iowa Hawkeyes 16-4 722
16 Iowa St. Cyclones 15-3 684
17 Duke Blue Devils 16-4 549
18 Pittsburgh Panthers 18-2 517
19 Saint Louis Billikens 18-2 464
20 Creighton Bluejays 17-3 445
21 UMass Minutemen 17-2 353
22 Memphis Tigers 15-4 262
23 Oklahoma Sooners 16-4 203
24 Ohio St. Buckeyes 16-4 143
25 Texas Longhorns 16-4 142
USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD Points
1 Arizona Wildcats 20-0 799
2 Syracuse Orange 19-0 769
3 Wichita State Shockers 21-0 724
4 Florida Gators 17-2 694
5 San Diego State Aztecs 18-1 653
6 Michigan State Spartans 18-2 621
7 Louisville Cardinals 17-3 552
7 Kansas Jayhawks 15-4 552
9 Villanova Wildcats 17-2 509
10 Oklahoma State Cowboys 16-3 497
11 Kentucky Wildcats 15-4 433
12 Iowa Hawkeyes 16-4 386
13 Wisconsin Badgers 17-3 368
14 Michigan Wolverines 15-4 346
15 Cincinnati Bearcats 19-2 323
16 Duke Blue Devils 16-4 298
17 Pittsburgh Panthers 18-2 279
18 Iowa St. Cyclones 15-3 268
19 UMass Minutemen 17-2 265
20 Creighton Bluejays 17-3 229
21 Saint Louis Billikens 18-2 218
22 Memphis Tigers 15-4 155
23 Ohio State Buckeyes 16-4 118
24 Gonzaga Bulldogs 18-3 114
25 Oklahoma Sooners 16-4 85