Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (14) works on his short range hooks as the team gets ready to face Utah in a Pac 12 game at McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz., January 6, 2024.

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Arizona moved up two spots to No. 8 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after beating Colorado and Utah at McKale Center last weekend.

The Wildcats (12-3 overall, 3-1 in Pac-12) are ranked No. 3 in both Kenpom and the NET. The Wildcats are 5-2 in Quad 1 games though their loss at Stanford qualifies now as a Quad 2 loss.

No other Pac-12 teams are ranked. Among other UA opponents this season, Purdue remained No. 1, Duke rose from No. 14 to No. 11, FAU dropped from 17 to 24 and Wisconsin moved up from No. 21 to No. 15.

FWIW, here's my AP ballot.

The Wildcats are open this week before playing at Washington State on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Arizona Men's Basketball Press Conference | Tommy Lloyd | Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 | After loss at Stanford (Arizona Wildcats YouTube)

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