The Runnin' Utes (18-4, 8-2) basketball team got some momentum from their demolition of both USC and Colorado and moved back up the rankings to No. 11. Conference rival Arizona (20-3, 8-2) sits at No. 7 after their surprising loss to Arizona State.
The Utes are on a two-game winning streak, both on the road, and fresh off a 79-51 dismantling of the Buffaloes in Boulder. Utah point guard Brandon Taylor burned up the nets for 18 points on 6-of-9 from downtown. While Taylor led the barrage, he wasn't the only Utah player bombing away from the outside. As a team, the Utes shot 13-of-22 from behind the three-point arc (59.1 percent).
The Utes will be hosting Stanford and California this week in the Jon M. Huntsman Center, starting with the Cardinal on Thursday at 7 p.m. MT.
<h3>AP Top 25</h3>
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<th>Rank</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Pts</th> <th>Last</th>
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<td>1</td>
<td>23-0</td>
<td>1625</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>21-1</td>
<td>1518</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>25-1</td>
<td>1486</td>
<td>3</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>20-3</td>
<td>1450</td>
<td>4</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>21-2</td>
<td>1385</td>
<td>5</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>21-2</td>
<td>1294</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>7</td>
<td>20-3</td>
<td>1185</td>
<td>7</td>
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<td>8</td>
<td>19-4</td>
<td>1171</td>
<td>8</td>
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<td>9</td>
<td>19-4</td>
<td>1120</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>10</td>
<td>21-4</td>
<td>948</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>11</td>
<td>18-4</td>
<td>946</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>12</td>
<td>19-6</td>
<td>871</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>13</td>
<td>22-2</td>
<td>846</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>14</td>
<td>17-5</td>
<td>842</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>15</td>
<td>21-3</td>
<td>743</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>16</td>
<td>18-5</td>
<td>694</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>17</td>
<td>16-7</td>
<td>565</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>18</td>
<td>18-6</td>
<td>462</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>19</td>
<td>19-5</td>
<td>347</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>20</td>
<td>18-5</td>
<td>296</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>21</td>
<td>16-7</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>21</td>
<td>18-5</td>
<td>273</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>23</td>
<td>18-6</td>
<td>271</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>24</td>
<td>18-5</td>
<td>221</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>25</td>
<td>19-5</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td colspan="5"><strong>Others Receiving Votes:</strong> Iowa 38, Providence 26, Texas 25, S.F. Austin 22, Cincinnati 21, Murray St. 20, Indiana 13, Rhode Island 12, Georgetown 9, Texas A&M 7, Temple 6, Old Dominion 3, Mississippi 3, Harvard 2, S. Diego St. 2, Xavier 2, Valparaiso 1</td>
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