Jan 3, 2016; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Gabe York (1) claps against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the second half at Wells-Fargo Arena. The Wildcats won 94-82. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

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Bravo Arizona Wildcats basketball team!

The Cats beat their arch rivals the ASU Sun Devils last night in a highly emotionally charged two-thirds full Arena in Tempe, Arizona 94-82. ASU coach Bobby Hurley had a tantrum, guess he better get used to the Pac-12 officiating pretty quickly, the referees will now be on the lookout for any further outbursts.

The 13-1 Wildcats rose one spot in the AP Top 25 rankings published today to No. 7 overall.

The Cats are the ONLY Pac-12 team in the top 25.

The only loss for Arizona this season came at the hands of Providence, who is now one notch below the Wildcats at No. 8. The Wildcats lost without their big man Kaleb Tarczewski, but that gave others a chance to get court time in pressure situations.

Arizona ranks above Kentucky, Duke, Louisville, and UConn, and just below Michigan State and North Carolina. Kansas took the top spot this weekend and Sean Miller’s brother Archie Miller’s team, the Dayton Flyers, moved into the No. 25 spot.

Arizona has two contentious Pac-12 matchups coming up this Thursday and Saturday. First on January 7th, the Cats will take on an up and down UCLA Bruins team. Then on Saturday, they will take on an improved USC team.

UCLA is coming off of a double-overtime loss to the Washington Huskies 96-93, and USC beat the Washington State Cougars 90-77. Both teams were on the road, but when they play Arizona, they will be home. For UCLA, it will be Russell Westbrook night.

Wildcats fans usually fill up Pauley Pavillion and the Galen Center, fans in Los Angeles should get your tickets ASAP!

It’s going to be fun this week. If the Cats can pull out these two wins, there is no telling how high they might climb in the polls.

BEARDOWN ARIZONA!