Last time Arizona women’s basketball reached No. 6 in the Associated Press poll, it stalled there. This time, the program kept winning and took another step forward, climbing to No. 4 in this week’s poll to reach a program high.
The Wildcats first rose to No. 6 on Dec. 7, 2020. They spent four weeks there before losing and dropping back down in the poll. This time, there were no losses.
Arizona defeated North Dakota State and New Mexico last week despite losing starter Lauren Ware to injury. Meanwhile, other programs were losing.