After dismantling No. 9 Arizona Wildcats by 15 points at the Kohl Center Friday night, Wisconsin has entered the latest AP Top 25 Poll at No. 19. After losing Chucky Hepburn and AJ Storr to the transfer portal this offseason,

Wisconsin basketball landed at No. 19 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday. After being placed in the ‘receiving votes’ section of last week’s poll, Wisconsin received 370 points in this week’s update to firmly cement itself in the hierarchy.

Wisconsin came back with a 21-9 spurt that allowed it to re-extend its lead to double-digits. Three-pointers were the key during this stretch as John Tonje hit two from beyond the arc and Xavier Amos and Kamari McGee drained the others.

John Blackwell and Max Klesmit combined for 27 points in the victory, walk-on guard Jack Janicki played a big role with nine points off the bench, transfer forward Xavier Amos finished with eight points with two three-pointers made and Kamari McGee continued to excel in his role off the bench.

John Tonje had one of the nation's most extraordinary individual performances of the young season by scoring 41 points -- two shy of the Wisconsin record -- in the Badgers' 103-88 win over No. 9 Arizona.