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Following the opening week of the 2014 Big East schedule that saw Villanova (13-1, 2-0) claim victories on the road at Butler and a 30-point win at home over Providence, Jay Wright's Wildcats have been tabbed with the #8 ranking in the newest poll released by the AP writers on Monday.
Arizona (15-0) and Syracuse (14-0) remain the top two teams in the country.
No other Big East team is ranked, although Creighton and Xavier are receiving votes.
Coaches Poll to be completed as information is released...
AP Top 25
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Prev |
| 1 | Arizona Wildcats | 15-0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Syracuse Orange | 14-0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 15-0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wisconsin Badgers | 15-0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Michigan State Spartans | 13-1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Wichita St. Shockers | 15-0 | 8 | |
| 7 | Baylor Bears | 12-1 | 9 | |
| 8 | Villanova Wildcats | 13-1 | 11 | |
| 9 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 13-0 | 13 | |
| 10 | Florida Gators | 11-2 | 12 | |
| 11 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 12-2 | 6 | |
| 12 | Louisville Cardinals | 13-2 | 14 | |
| 13 | San Diego St. Aztecs | 12-1 | 21 | |
| 14 | Kentucky Wildcats | 10-3 | 15 | |
| 15 | Colorado Buffaloes | 13-2 | 20 | |
| 16 | Duke Blue Devils | 11-3 | 7 | |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks | 13-1 | 10 | |
| 18 | Kansas Jayhawks | 9-4 | 16 | |
| 19 | UMass Minutemen | 12-1 | 23 | |
| 20 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 12-3 | 22 | |
| 21 | Missouri Tigers | 12-1 | 25 | |
| 22 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 14-2 | 24 | |
| 23 | Illinois Illini | 13-2 | 26 | |
| 24 | Memphis Tigers | 10-3 | 18 | |
| 25 | Kansas St. Wildcats | 11-3 | 36 |
USA Today Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | First | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 15-0 | 798 | 30 | 1 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 14-0 | 761 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 15-0 | 741 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 15-0 | 687 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 13-1 | 687 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Wichita State | 15-0 | 632 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Iowa St. | 13-0 | 543 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Louisville | 13-2 | 503 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Baylor | 12/1/2014 | 488 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Villanova | 13-1 | 476 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Florida | 11/2/2014 | 473 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 12/2/2014 | 446 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Duke | 11/3/2014 | 399 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Oregon | 13-1 | 399 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 12/1/2014 | 379 | 0 | 19 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 10/3/2014 | 362 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | Colorado | 13-2 | 272 | 0 | 24 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | 14-2 | 253 | 0 | 21 |
| 19 | UMass | 12/1/2014 | 225 | 0 | 22 |
| 20 | Kansas | 9/4/2014 | 151 | 0 | 17 |
| 21 | Missouri | 12/1/2014 | 113 | 0 | 25 |
| 22 | Memphis | 10/3/2014 | 108 | 0 | 18 |
| 23 | Creighton | 12/2/2014 | 90 | 0 | NR |
| 23 | Iowa | 12/3/2014 | 90 | 0 | 23 |
| 25 | UCLA | 12/2/2014 | 66 | 0 | NR |
