Monday means rankings updates and both Arizona's men's and women's basketball teams are both once again represented in their respective Associated Press Top 25 polls this week. The women's team has been on a steady pace since entering the rankings earlier in the season while the men's team has moved up high on the list and dropped out completely at different points of the year.

As conference play continues to unfold both teams are now back on the list heading into the first week of February.

Arizona earned a much-needed road victory last Thursday night against Washington exorcising some of the demons that prevented the Wildcats from securing a road win prior to the matchup. UA doubled down with a second road victory Saturday night to earn the Pac-12's first road sweep. The trip to the Pacific Northwest was an important one for Arizona and now it will look to build off that success with the schedule now flipping as the Wildcats now have four of their next six games at home.

Becoming the first team in the conference to earn a road sweep this season has its rewards and for Arizona that was a move back into the Associated Press Top 25 Poll on Monday. UA has been part of the rankings for most of the season but dropped out last week after losing to Arizona State a couple Saturdays ago.

The wins over Washington and Washington State were enough to give UA the bump it needed to move back up the list after being one of the top teams to receive votes a week ago.

The Wildcats remain one of the top teams in the country according to the NCAA's Net rankings with Arizona sitting at No. 8 on the list putting the team ahead of all the other Pac-12 teams up high on the list. Colorado is currently ranked 17th with Oregon ranked 18th on the NET rankings list.

Arizona hosts USC and UCLA this week as the Wildcats make their return home to McKale Center.

Adia Barnes' women's squad continues to reach levels it has not reached in decades. The latest step up came Monday as the Wildcats moved up four spots to the No. 12 position on the AP Top 25 poll. The Wildcats had an impressive weekend at home by dominating in a win over previous-No. 8 UCLA before closing out the weekend with a victory over USC for a home sweep.

UA had moved ahead of Arizona State heading into the week after beating the Sun Devils at home to jump up to the No. 16 spot last week. Since so many teams continue to jockey for position, especially in the Pac-12, it is difficult to make big moves up the rankings. However, Arizona's two impressive victories helped it become one of the teams to have the biggest jumps this week.

The move also signified a bit of history as UA has not been ranked as high as 12th since the 1998 season.

UA is set to face two teams that are responsible for two of the team's losses this season as the Wildcats head up to Oregon to face Oregon and Oregon State.