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It was a slow week for Villanova Basketball as the Wildcats aced their only test of the week in their 30 point victory over Delaware last week. The victory bumped 'Nova to 9-2 on the season with their only losses being to Oklahoma and at Virginia. That resume has the AP voters putting the 'Cats at #16 in the newest media poll- up one spot from last week.
Michigan State stays at the top spot (despite needing overtime to dispatch Oakland) with 64 of 65 first place votes. Kansas, Oklahoma, Maryland, and Virginia round out the top 5.
The Big East is also represented by Xavier (#6), Butler (#9), and Providence at #12.
'Nova was also tabbed at #16 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State Spartans (64) | 13-0 | 1623 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 10-1 | 1534 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 11-0 | 1498 | 3 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins | 11-1 | 1428 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia Cavaliers | 10-1 | 1351 | 5 |
| 6 | Xavier Musketeers | 12-0 | 1296 | 6 |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 11-2 | 1219 | 7 |
| 8 | Arizona Wildcats | 12-1 | 1081 | 8 |
| 9 | Butler Bulldogs | 10-1 | 984 | 9 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wildcats | 10-3 | 963 | 10 |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 10-1 | 938 | 11 |
| 12 | Providence Friars | 12-1 | 923 | 12 |
| 13 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 10-1 | 867 | 13 |
| 14 | Purdue Boilermakers | 12-1 | 818 | 14 |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils | 9-2 | 781 | 15 |
| 16 | Villanova Wildcats | 9-2 | 643 | 16 |
| 17 | SMU Mustangs | 11-0 | 636 | 17 |
| 18 | Louisville Cardinals | 11-2 | 516 | 18 |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 10-1 | 500 | 19 |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies | 9-2 | 371 | 20 |
| 21 | Utah Utes | 10-2 | 224 | 21 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 10-3 | 199 | 22 |
| 23 | Baylor Bears | 9-2 | 195 | 23 |
| 24 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 11-0 | 175 | 24 |
| 25 | UCLA Bruins | 9-5 | 51 | 25 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 49, Oregon 45, Gonzaga 44, Pittsburgh 42, Geo. Wash. 40, Dayton 19, Colorado 15, Monmouth 11, Northwestern 11, Vanderbilt 10, Iowa 7, Texas Tech 6, Texas 4, Florida 4, St. Joseph's 2, Mississippi 1, St. Mary's 1 | ||||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan St (26) | 13-0 | 746 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (3) | 11-0 | 707 |
| 3 | Kansas (1) | 10-1 | 691 |
| 4 | Maryland | 11-2 | 661 |
| 5 | Virginia | 10-1 | 627 |
| 6 | Xavier | 12-0 | 590 |
| 7 | Arizona | 12-1 | 526 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1-2 | 513 |
| 9 | Iowa St. | 10-1 | 465 |
| 10 | Butler | 10-1 | 452 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 10-2 | 452 |
| 12 | Duke | 9-2 | 422 |
| 13 | Providence | 12-1 | 380 |
| 14 | Purdue | 12-1 | 367 |
| 15 | Miami-Florida | 10-1 | 353 |
| 16 | Villanova | 9-2 | 299 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10-1 | 290 |
| 18 | Louisville | 11-2 | 242 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 212 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 11-0 | 153 |
| 21 | Baylor | 9-2 | 140 |
| 22 | Utah | 10-2 | 89 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 10-3 | 87 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 10-3 | 79 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 10-1 | 49 |
| Others Receiving Votes Connecticut 46; George Washington 25; UCLA 18; Oregon 17; Notre Dame 15; Vanderbilt 10; Dayton 7; Colorado 5; Texas 4; California 3; Indiana 3; Monmouth 2; Texas Tech 1; Southern California 1; Saint Mary?s 1 | |||