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 Sunday, December 5
6-0 Arizona puts heat on Cincy
 
SportsTicker

 ARLINGTON, Va. -- Arizona jumped to second in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches' basketball poll released Sunday night as Cincinnati remained atop the rankings for the third straight week.

The Wildcats (6-0) picked up three first-place votes and moved from fourth after beating Brigham Young and ranked foe Texas, receiving 719 points from a panel of Division I coaches.

Cincinnati (5-0) held off Gonzaga in its only game and remained in control of the poll. The Bearcats received 26 first-place votes and 764 points.

Idle Stanford (5-0) held third with the last two first-place votes and 707 points. Kansas (6-0) and Michigan State (6-1), who face each other Tuesday in the Great Eight Classic, both climbed two rungs and complete the top five.

Connecticut (5-1) also moved two spots to sixth. North Carolina (5-1) lost to Michigan State and fell five notches to seventh. Auburn (4-1) won twice but dropped three spots to eighth and Syracuse (6-0), which beat three unimposing foes, jumped five spots to ninth. Florida (5-1) held 10th.

UCLA (3-0) is 11th, followed by Texas (4-1), Duke (5-2), Indiana (4-0), Tennessee (6-0), Ohio State (2-1), Oklahoma State (6-0), Temple (2-2), Maryland (4-2) and DePaul (4-2).

Indiana climbed 10 notches after wins over Notre Dame and ranked rival Kentucky. Temple tumbled nine spots after a loss to Wake Forest (5-0), which debuted this week at No. 21.

Kentucky (3-3) has lost three straight games for the first time in 10 years and fell 10 spots to 22nd. Purdue (3-2), Illinois (2-2) and Utah (3-2) complete the poll.
 


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