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Arizona basketball climbs to No. 14 in new AP poll

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona basketball climbed five spots in the latest college basketball poll released Monday.

The Wildcats now hold the No. 14 ranking, following two dominant victories over San Jose State and New Mexico State last week.

Two other PAC-12 teams are also ranked in the top 25 - Oregon and Washington.

Here's the full ranking from the Associated Press, with first-place votes in parentheses:

1. Duke (52) 4-0

2. Louisville (8) 4-0

3. Michigan St. (4) 2-1

4. Kansas 2-1

5. North Carolina 3-0

6. Maryland 3-0

7. Virginia (1) 3-0

8. Gonzaga 4-0

9. Kentucky 2-1

10. Ohio St. 3-0

11. Oregon 4-0

12. Texas Tech 3-0

13. Seton Hall 3-1

14. Arizona 4-0

15. Utah St. 4-0

16. Memphis 3-1

17. Villanova 2-1

18. Xavier 4-0

19. Auburn 4-0

20. Tennessee 3-0

21. VCU 4-0

22. Texas 4-0

23. Colorado 2-0

24. Baylor 2-1

25. Washington 2-1

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