Houston moved up one spot to No. 2 in Monday’s AP poll after extending its winning streak to four with road wins over Wichita State and Temple this past week.
With seven regular-season games remaining, UH (22-2) sits atop the American Athletic Conference standings with a 10-1 record in league play, its one loss coming in the Cougars’ first meeting with Temple on Jan. 22. UH’s only other loss of the season came at the hands of Alabama, ranked No. 8 at the time, on Dec. 10.
ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi currently has the Cougars, who hold the top spot both in the NCAA NET rankings and KenPom ratings, as a No.