Arizona moves up to No. 17 in AP Poll

ASU stays at No. 3

The Arizona Wildcats have moved up a spot in the latest AP Poll, jumping up from No. 18 to No. 17, it was unveiled Monday.

Arizona (10-3) beat North Dakota State and UConn last week to extend its win streak to seven games.

Here is the full poll:

1. Villanova Wildcats
2. Michigan State Spartans
3. Arizona State Sun Devils
4. Duke Blue Devils
5. Texas A&M Aggies
6. Xavier Musketeers
7. West Virginia Mountaineers
8. Wichita State Shockers
9. Virginia Cavaliers
10. TCU Horned Frogs
11. Kansas Jayhawks
12. Oklahoma Sooners
13. North Carolina Tar Heels
14. Purdue Boilermakers
15. Miami Hurricanes
16. Kentucky Wildcats
17. Arizona Wildcats
18. Baylor Bears
19. Tennessee Volunteers
20. Gonzaga Bulldogs
21. Cincinnati Bearcats
22. Texas Tech Red Raiders
23. Seton Hall Pirates
24. Florida State Seminoles
25. Creighton Bluejays

Arizona opens up Pac-12 play Saturday, Dec. 30 against ASU (13-0) which remained at No. 3 in the polls.

The two Arizona schools are the only Pac-12 schools ranked in the Top 25, and appear destined to finish 1-2 in the conference.

Saturday’s rivalry game is the most anticipated game in McKale Center in recent memory. The Wildcats have already announced a sell out and a “red out.”

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. MST on the Pac-12 Networks.

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