College basketball rankings: Arizona Wildcats move up to 11th in AP Poll

Slowly moving up

As teams in front of them lose, the Arizona Wildcats are slowly climbing the polls.

Here's a look at this week's rankings, where Arizona moved up one spot in the AP Poll, but stayed at tenth in the Coaches Poll.

AP Poll

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Kentucky Wildcats (59)	4-0	1,619
2	Maryland Terrapins (6)	3-0	1,518
3	Michigan State Spartans	3-0	1,448
4	Iowa State Cyclones	2-0	1,297
5	Kansas Jayhawks	1-1	1,243
6	Duke Blue Devils	4-1	1,238
7	Oklahoma Sooners	2-0	1,210
8	Villanova Wildcats	4-0	1,153
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	3-1	1,141
10	Gonzaga Bulldogs	2-0	1,138
11	Arizona Wildcats	4-0	970
12	Virginia Cavaliers	4-1	872
13	Indiana Hoosiers	3-0	846
14	California Golden Bears	3-0	746
15	Miami-Florida Hurricanes	5-0	724
16	Purdue Boilermakers	5-0	550
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	3-0	480
18	Connecticut Huskies	3-0	432
19	Vanderbilt Commodores	3-0	431
20	Wichita State Shockers	2-1	423
21	Oregon Ducks	4-0	369
22	LSU Tigers	3-0	285
23	Xavier Musketeers	3-0	143
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	4-0	110
25	Texas A&M Aggies	4-0	100
25	SMU Mustangs	3-0	100
Also Receiving Votes: Utah 95, George Washington 85, Baylor 81, West Virginia 69, Butler 59, Louisville 40, Northern Iowa 23, Iowa 20, Dayton 18, Tulsa 17, Colorado State 13, Providence 8, Georgetown 4, Michigan 3, Valparaiso 2, Washington 1, Chattanooga 1
Dropped: Utah 16, Baylor 20, Butler 22, Michigan 24

Coaches' Poll

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Kentucky (28)	4-0	772
2	Maryland (3)	3-0	736
3	Duke	4-1	623
4	Michigan State	3-0	614
5	Iowa State	2-0	610
6	Oklahoma	2-0	561
7	Kansas	1-1	555
8	North Carolina	3-1	554
9	Villanova	4-0	552
10	Arizona	4-0	530
11	Gonzaga	2-0	492
12	Virginia	4-1	488
13	California	3-0	377
14	Indiana	3-0	327
15	Purdue	5-0	262
16	Vanderbilt	3-0	260
17	LSU	3-0	220
18	Notre Dame	3-0	218
19	Miami (FL)	5-0	216
20	Wichita St	2-1	200
21	Connecticut	3-0	164
22	West Virginia	3-0	145
23	Oregon	4-0	124
24	Cincinnati	4-0	82
25	Baylor	2-1	77
25	SMU	3-0	100
Also Receiving Votes: Utah 73, Louisville 51, Butler 47, Xavier 44, Texas A&M 41, Michigan 15, George Washington 12, Dayton 10, Tulsa 6, Washington 3, New Mexico 3, Iowa 3, Northern Iowa 3, Davidson 3, Georgetown 1, Colorado State 1
Dropped: Utah 16, Butler 20, Michigan 25

There's the potential to play No. 3/4 Michigan State on Sunday in Anaheim. The Wildcats could also get Providence on Friday. The Friars are receiving votes in the AP Poll, making them 37th in their rankings.

Either way, this is by far the toughest week Arizona has had to date, and will get the opportunity to prove themselves as national contenders over the Thanksgiving weekend.

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