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Wildcats move up to No. 2 in hoops poll

Posted at 11:26 AM, Nov 20, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-20 13:26:14-05

After starting the season with three blowout wins, the Arizona Wildcats moved up a spot to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll.

Duke (4-0) is No. 1, garnering 54 of the 65 votes for the top spot. Arizona (3-0) collected the other 11. Kansas (3-0), Michigan State (2-1), Villanova (3-0), Wichita State (2-0), Florida (3-0), Kentucky (3-1), North Carolina (2-0) and Arizona's Pac-12 rival Southern Cal (3-0) rounded out the top 10.

No. 23 UCLA (3-0) is the third Pac-12 team ranked in the poll.

Arizona faces 4-0 North Carolina State at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in Nassau, Bahamas.