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CU Buffs basketball moves up AP rankings after 4-0 start to season

The CU Buffs continued their climb up The Associated Press men’s basketball poll Monday, moving to their highest ranking in six years.

After notching wins over UC-Irvine (69-53) and Wyoming (56-41), the Buffs rose two spots to No. 21 in the latest rankings. It’s CU’s highest ranking since Tad Boyle’s Buffs were No. 15 in the Jan. 6, 2014, poll. CU (4-0) next faces Clemson (5-1) on Tuesday in the MGM Resorts Main Event championship game.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski set the record for wins coaching a No. 1 team when his top-ranked Blue Devils knocked off California and Georgetown on back-to-back nights to win the 2K Empire Classic.