The Arizona Wildcats moved up one spot to No. 20 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll on Tuesday, after their season-opening win over the New Mexico Lobos.

Arizona received its eighth straight AP ranking dating back to last season, which is the longest stretch since 2014.Β 

Kansas, Arizona's Big 12 opponent, leap-frogged the Wildcats and rose from No. 22 to No. 19 in the AP poll. Five teams from the Big 12 are ranked entering Week 2: Utah (11), Oklahoma State (16), Kansas State (17) Kansas (19) and Arizona (20).Β Β 

No. 20 Arizona continues its nonconference schedule on Saturday against in-state rival Northern Arizona at Arizona Stadium at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

Here's a look at the AP Top 25 entering Week 2:

1. Georgia (1-0)

2. Ohio State (1-0)

3. Texas (1-0)

4. Alabama (1-0)

5. Notre Dame (1-0)

6. Ole Miss (1-0)

7. Oregon (1-0)

8. Penn State (1-0)

9. Missouri (1-0)

10. Michigan (1-0)

11. Utah (1-0)

12. Miami (1-0)

13. USC (1-0)

14. Tennessee (1-0)

15. Oklahoma (1-0)

16. Oklahoma State (1-0)

17. Kansas State (1-0)

18. LSU (0-1)

19. Kansas (1-0)

20. Arizona (1-0)

21. Iowa (1-0)

22. Louisville (1-0)

23. Georgia Tech (2-0)

24. North Carolina State (1-0)

25. Clemson (0-1)Β 


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Contact Justin Spears, the Star's Arizona football beat reporter, at jspears@tucson.com. On X(Twitter): @JustinESports