The Houston men’s basketball program rose up to No. 9 in the AP Poll on Monday morning following its two dominant wins this past week.
The Cougars (20-3, 13-3 American Athletic Conference) beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers by 24 points on Thursday.
UH then continued its dominance with a lopsided 98-52 win over South Florida on Sunday afternoon.
No. 9 UH men’s basketball earned 1,109 points from AP voters in the recent poll, which was a 188-point increase from a week ago. The Cougars had just 921 points in last Monday’s poll.