The AP Pollsters continue to reward Jay Wright's Villanova squad in the national polls.
Following a week that saw the 'Cats notch two Big-5 victories over La Salle and St. Joe's, the media has inched Villanova up to the #7 spot in the nation.
Kentucky remains the #1 team in the country, as Duke, Arizona, Louisville, and Wisconsin round out the Top 5.
Joining the Wildcats in the Top 25 from the Big East are Butler at #15 and St. John's at #24.
'Nova also moved up in the Coaches Poll where they now hold the #7 spot.
Villanova's next opponent, Illinois, dropped out of the AP Top 25 but are at #25 in the Coaches Poll.
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank | Team | Rec | Pts | Prev |
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1 | Kentucky Wildcats (64) | 9-0 | 1,600 | 1 |
2 | Duke Blue Devils | 8-0 | 1,518 | 4 |
3 | Arizona Wildcats | 8-0 | 1,486 | 3 |
4 | Louisville Cardinals | 7-0 | 1,319 | 5 |
5 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8-1 | 1,316 | 2 |
6 | Virginia Cavaliers | 9-0 | 1,285 | 7 |
7 | Villanova Wildcats | 8-0 | 1,173 | 10 |
8 | Texas Longhorns | 7-1 | 1,155 | 6 |
9 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 7-1 | 1,145 | 9 |
10 | Kansas Jayhawks | 6-1 | 1,083 | 11 |
11 | Wichita State Shockers | 5-1 | 929 | 8 |
12 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6-1 | 808 | 14 |
13 | Utah Utes | 6-1 | 717 | 25 |
14 | Iowa State Cyclones | 5-1 | 668 | 20 |
15 | Butler Bulldogs | 7-1 | 593 | 23 |
16 | Oklahoma Sooners | 5-2 | 557 | 22 |
17 | Washington Huskies | 7-0 | 428 | 35 |
18 | San Diego State Aztecs | 6-2 | 390 | 13 |
19 | Maryland Terrapins | 8-1 | 370 | 21 |
20 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 8-1 | 359 | 15 |
21 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 6-2 | 350 | 12 |
22 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 8-1 | 313 | 16 |
23 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 8-0 | 232 | 26 |
24 | St. John's Red Storm | 6-1 | 211 | 39 |
25 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 8-1 | 200 | 47 |
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan St 120, Illinois 91, Georgetown 62, Iowa 60, Seton Hall 57, Baylor 49, TCU 45, Colorado St 28, Arkansas 22, California 19, Michigan 14, Creighton 7, Virginia Commonwealth 6, LSU 5, NC State 3, Indiana 3, Old Dominion 2, Yale 1, Dayton 1 |
USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank | School | Record | Pts | Prev | Hi/Lo |
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1 | Kentucky (30) | 9-0 | 798 | 1 | 1/1 |
2 | Duke (1) | 8-0 | 761 | 2 | 2/3 |
3 | Arizona | 8-0 | 742 | 3 | 2/4 |
4 | Louisville | 7-0 | 676 | 5 | 5/9 |
5 | Virginia | 9-0 | 654 | 6 | 6/9 |
6 | Wisconsin | 8-1 | 639 | 4 | 3/4 |
7 | Villanova | 8-0 | 606 | 9 | 9/12 |
8 | Gonzaga | 7-1 | 562 | 8 | 8/13 |
9 | Texas | 7-1 | 558 | 7 | 7/10 |
10 | Kansas | 6-1 | 515 | 11 | 5/12 |
11 | Wichita State | 5-1 | 447 | 10 | 10/13 |
12 | Ohio State | 6-1 | 400 | 13 | 13/20 |
13 | Iowa St. | 5-1 | 349 | 19 | 13/19 |
14 | Utah | 6-1 | 238 | 27 | – |
15 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 232 | 20 | 18/21 |
16 | San Diego State | 6-1 | 230 | 14 | 14/17 |
17 | Washington | 7-0 | 225 | 32 | – |
18 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 204 | 12 | 6/12 |
19 | Butler | 7-1 | 199 | 29 | – |
20 | Maryland | 8-1 | 198 | 22 | 22/NR |
21 | West Virginia | 8-1 | 168 | 17 | 17/NR |
21 | Miami | 8-1 | 168 | 15 | 15/NR |
23 | Michigan State | 6-3 | 111 | 18 | 18/19 |
24 | Northern Iowa | 8-0 | 110 | 30 | – |
25 | Illinois | 7-1 | 104 | 25 | 25/NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 91; St. John?s 62; Michigan 45; Arkansas 38; Georgetown 34; Florida 31; Baylor 29; Iowa 29; Seton Hall 28; TCU 26; California 23; Creighton 12; Virginia Commonwealth 10; Nebraska 9; Colorado State 9; Louisiana Tech 8; Oklahoma State 5; North Carolina State 5; Providence 4; Old Dominion 3; UCLA 3; Saint Mary?s 1; LSU 1. |