College basketball rankings: Arizona moves up to 9th in AP poll, 10th in coaches

Arizona is back in the top ten.

After another tumultuous week around the sport of college basketball, which didn't really include Arizona, the Wildcats have moved up into the top ten of both national polls.

Here's a look at both of the top 25s:

AP Top 25

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Villanova Wildcats (45)	24-3	1,604
2	Kansas Jayhawks (20)	23-4	1,580
3	Virginia Cavaliers	21-5	1,393
3	Oklahoma Sooners	21-5	1,393
5	Xavier Musketeers	24-3	1,368
6	Michigan State Spartans	22-5	1,346
7	North Carolina Tar Heels	22-5	1,241
8	Iowa Hawkeyes	20-6	1,144
9	Arizona Wildcats	22-5	1,028
10	Maryland Terrapins	23-5	976
11	Louisville Cardinals	21-6	902
12	Miami-Florida Hurricanes	21-5	851
13	Oregon Ducks	21-6	842
14	West Virginia Mountaineers	20-7	772
15	Duke Blue Devils	20-7	674
16	Kentucky Wildcats	20-7	627
17	Iowa State Cyclones	19-8	616
18	Indiana Hoosiers	22-6	571
19	Baylor Bears	20-7	521
20	Purdue Boilermakers	21-7	357
21	Texas A&M Aggies	20-7	283
22	Utah Utes	21-7	253
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	18-8	185
24	SMU Mustangs	22-4	154
25	Texas Longhorns	17-10	104
Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 80, Providence 48, California 34, Wichita St 33, Texas Tech 31, Wisconsin 27, Saint Joseph's 20, VCU 19, South Carolina 12, Hawaii 12, Saint Mary's 10, Valparaiso 3, Cincinnati 3, USC 2, San Diego State 2, UAB 1, Connecticut 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Stephen F. Austin 1
Dropped: Dayton 15, Providence 23

USA TODAY Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	1st
1	Villanova	24-3	792	25
2	Kansas	23-4	751	7
3	Virginia	21-5	679	0
4	Oklahoma	21-5	668	0
5	Xavier	24-3	652	0
6	North Carolina	22-5	639	0
7	Michigan St	22-5	626	0
8	Iowa	20-6	561	0
9	Maryland	23-5	527	0
10	Arizona	22-5	512	0
11	Miami-Florida	21-5	466	0
12	West Virginia	20-7	366	0
13	Oregon	21-6	365	0
14	Kentucky	20-7	333	0
15	Indiana	22-6	317	0
16	Baylor	20-7	305	0
17	Iowa St.	19-8	304	0
18	Duke	20-7	303	0
19	Purdue	21-7	245	0
20	Notre Dame	18-8	176	0
21	Texas A&M	20-7	172	0
22	Dayton	21-5	121	0
23	Utah	21-7	120	0
24	Providence	19-8	102	0
25	Texas	17-10	66	0
Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina 47; Saint Mary's 42; Wichita State 32; Texas Tech 30; Pittsburgh 18; Wisconsin 15; California 11; St. Joseph?s 10; Seton Hall 6; Southern California 6; Virginia Commonwealth 6; Hawaii 3; LSU 3; Michigan 1; St. Bonaventure 1; San Diego State 1.
Dropped: South Carolina 23

One nice thing for Arizona is that Utah has jumped up into the rankings ahead of this weekend's mountain trip. This puts three Pac-12 teams in the Top 25, which has been happening off and on for a month now.

AP voters have Arizona anywhere from 5th to 23rd, so that's fun.

Also in the Top 25 is Archie Miller's Dayton team. In similar fashion to Arizona, the Flyers have dealt with crucial injuries throughout the season, but have reached this point in the season with just five losses.

With three weeks left until Selection Sunday, it seems likely that all of these teams will lose again based on how the season has gone so far. It will be nice to see a single number in front of Arizona this week though as they take on Colorado and Utah.

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