Arizona women’s basketball has started its annual climb up the Associated Press rankings. The Wildcats debuted at No. 19 in the preseason poll. After two wins on their part and some losses by those ahead of them, they moved to No. 18 after the first week.
The Wildcats manhandled Northern Arizona in a 113-56 victory to open the season on Nov. 10. The team scored more points than the program had in any regular-season game since they scored 109 against Oregon on Dec. 31, 2010. Just three days after defeating NAU, Arizona scored 87 against Cal State Northridge.