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Villanova (19-2, 6-2) faced a slow week playing, and winning, a single game against DePaul in Chicago. Although #2 Virginia lost to #4 Duke over the weekend, minimal movement among the six teams ranked higher than 'Nova kept the Wildcats at #7 in the newest AP Poll.
Kentucky, now the only undefeated team in the country, remains the #1 team in the country with their 21-0 record. Gonzaga ascends to #2 and Virginia, Duke, and Wisconsin round out the Top 5.
Butler at #22 and Georgetown at #24 join the Wildcats representing the Big East.
Villanova next plays Marquette on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly.
AP Top 25
| RANK | TEAM | Record | POINTS | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (65) | 21-0 | 1625 | 1 |
| 2 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 22-1 | 1503 | 3 |
| 3 | Virginia Cavaliers | 19-1 | 1470 | 2 |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 18-3 | 1416 | 4 |
| 5 | Wisconsin Badgers | 19-2 | 1381 | 5 |
| 6 | Arizona Wildcats | 20-2 | 1338 | 6 |
| 7 | Villanova Wildcats | 19-2 | 1209 | 7 |
| 8 | Kansas Jayhawks | 18-3 | 1177 | 9 |
| 9 | Louisville Cardinals | 18-3 | 1114 | 10 |
| 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 20-3 | 1072 | 8 |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 16-4 | 892 | 15 |
| 12 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 17-5 | 861 | 13 |
| 13 | Utah Utes | 17-4 | 824 | 11 |
| 14 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 20-2 | 792 | 18 |
| 15 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 18-3 | 779 | 17 |
| 16 | Wichita State Shockers | 19-3 | 678 | 12 |
| 17 | Maryland Terrapins | 18-4 | 508 | 16 |
| 18 | Virginia Commonwealth Rams | 17-4 | 479 | 14 |
| 19 | Baylor Bears | 16-5 | 420 | 20 |
| 20 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 17-5 | 358 | 28 |
| 21 | Oklahoma Sooners | 14-7 | 312 | 24 |
| 22 | Butler Bulldogs | 16-6 | 250 | 25 |
| 23 | SMU Mustangs | 18-4 | 221 | 28 |
| 24 | Georgetown Hoyas | 16-6 | 162 | 21 |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns | 14-7 | 106 | 19 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M (15-5) 40; Seton Hall (15-6) 22; Arkansas (16-5) 21; Indiana (16-6) 18; San Diego State (17-5) 18; Colorado State (19-3) 11; Dayton (17-4) 9; Tulsa (16-5) 8; Xavier (14-8) 8; Stephen F. Austin (18-3) 5; Providence (16-6) 3; Stanford (15-6) 3; Murray State (19-4) 2; Louisiana Tech (17-5) 2; Oklahoma State (14-7) 2; Temple (15-7) 2; Georgia (14-6) 1; Michigan State (15-7) 1; Rhode Island (15-5) 1; Valparaiso (20-4) 1 | ||||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 21-0 | 799 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Gonzaga (1) | 22-1 | 749 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Virginia | 19-1 | 709 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 19-2 | 703 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Duke | 18-3 | 691 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Arizona | 20-2 | 650 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Villanova | 19-2 | 595 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Louisville | 18-3 | 560 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Kansas | 18-3 | 549 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 20-3 | 530 | 8 | -2 |
| 11 | Utah | 17-4 | 417 | 10 | -1 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 18-3 | 408 | 17 | 5 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 17-5 | 399 | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | Iowa St. | 16-4 | 396 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Northern Iowa | 20-2 | 374 | 18 | 3 |
| 16 | Maryland | 18-4 | 319 | 13 | -3 |
| 17 | Wichita State | 19-3 | 316 | 12 | -5 |
| 18 | Virginia Commonwealth | 17-4 | 214 | 15 | -3 |
| 19 | Baylor | 16-5 | 207 | 19 | 0 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 17-5 | 173 | 27 | 7 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 14-7 | 138 | 26 | 5 |
| 22 | Butler | 16-6 | 94 | 31 | 9 |
| 23 | Southern Methodist Univ. | 18-4 | 68 | 30 | 7 |
| 24 | Georgetown | 15-6 | 57 | 22 | -2 |
| 25 | Indiana | 16-6 | 49 | 21 | -4 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas 39; Colorado State 37; Texas 37; Dayton 27; San Diego State 25; Texas A&M 16; Wyoming 10; Providence 9; Tulsa 8; Seton Hall 7; Stephen F. Austin 7; TCU 5; Michigan State 5; Stanford 2; Valparaiso 1; LSU 1. | |||||