Arizona rises to No. 9 in AP Poll

The Wildcats are back in the Top 10!

The Arizona Wildcats are back in the Top 10.

After sweeping the Mountain schools, Arizona has risen from No. 11 to No. 9 in the latest AP Poll which was released Monday morning.

Here is the new poll in its entirety.

1. Villanova Wildcats (47)
2. Virginia Cavaliers (17)
3. Purdue Boilermakers (1)
4. Duke Blue Devils
5. Michigan State Spartans
6. Xavier Musketeers
7. Kansas Jayhawks
8. Cincinnati Bearcats
9. Arizona Wildcats
10. Texas Tech Red Raiders
11. Auburn Tigers
12. Oklahoma Sooners
13. Saint Mary’s Gaels
14. Gonzaga Bulldogs
15. West Virginia Mountaineers
16. Wichita State Shockers
17. Ohio State Buckeyes
18. Tennessee Volunteers
19. North Carolina Tar Heels
20. Clemson Tigers
21. Kentucky Wildcats
22. Rhode Island Rams
23. Florida Gators
24. Michigan Wolverines
25. Arizona State Sun Devils

The Wildcats (18-4, 8-1 Pac-12) have won six straight and 15 of their last 16. Only Purdue has fared better in that stretch.

ASU is the only other Pac-12 team in the Top 25 (barely), though USC (17-6, 8-2 Pac-12) is only a half game behind Arizona in the conference standings.

The Wildcats return to the hardwood Wednesday when they travel to Pullman to face the Washington State Cougars.

The Wildcats then take on the Washington Huskies on Saturday in Seattle.

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