It wasn't a good week to be a Top 10 ranked team. In the past seven days, #1 Kansas, #3 Maryland, #4 Michigan St, #8 Miami, and #9 Duke all lost. Some of them twice. Across that time span, Villanova defeated a pesky Marquette squad at home and won in DC against rival Georgetown. Those two wins with the other losses across the nation have propelled the Wildcats to #4 in the newest AP Poll.
Oklahoma, who Villanova lost to in Hawaii back in December is the newest #1 in the nation. North Carolina, Kansas, and Xavier round out the Top 5.
Providence and Butler also maintained their rankings in the Top 25, while Seton Hall got some votes!
AP Top 25
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
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1 | Oklahoma (65) | 15-1 | 1,625 |
2 | North Carolina | 16-2 | 1,515 |
3 | Kansas | 15-2 | 1,499 |
4 | Villanova | 16-2 | 1,403 |
5 | Xavier | 16-1 | 1,321 |
6 | West Virginia | 15-2 | 1,278 |
7 | Maryland | 16-2 | 1,259 |
8 | SMU | 17-0 | 1,179 |
9 | Iowa | 14-3 | 1,167 |
10 | Texas A&M | 15-2 | 994 |
11 | Michigan State | 16-3 | 950 |
12 | Arizona | 15-3 | 801 |
13 | Virginia | 13-4 | 649 |
13 | Baylor | 14-3 | 649 |
15 | Miami (FL) | 13-3 | 645 |
16 | Providence | 15-3 | 609 |
17 | Louisville | 14-3 | 608 |
18 | Butler | 13-4 | 439 |
19 | Iowa State | 13-4 | 411 |
20 | Duke | 14-4 | 375 |
21 | USC | 15-3 | 338 |
22 | Purdue | 15-3 | 322 |
23 | Kentucky | 13-4 | 276 |
24 | South Carolina | 16-1 | 252 |
25 | Indiana | 15-3 | 210 |
Also Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 184, Clemson 53, Wichita St 38, Valparaiso 30, Notre Dame 14, Dayton 9, Saint Mary's 8, Gonzaga 5, Utah 3, Hawaii 3, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Monmouth 1, Navy 1, Oregon 1 | |||
Dropped Out: Pittsburgh 20, Gonzaga 25 |
USA TODAY Coaches Poll
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
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1 | Oklahoma (26) | 15-1 | 763 |
2 | North Carolina (4) | 16-2 | 727 |
3 | Kansas (1) | 15-2 | 700 |
4 | Villanova | 16-2 | 674 |
5 | Maryland | 16-2 | 629 |
6 | Xavier | 16-1 | 616 |
7 | West Virginia | 15-2 | 585 |
8 | Texas A&M | 15-2 | 532 |
9 | Iowa | 14-3 | 494 |
10 | Michigan State | 16-3 | 461 |
11 | Arizona | 15-3 | 438 |
12 | Duke | 14-4 | 360 |
13 | Virginia | 13-4 | 340 |
14 | Miami (FL) | 13-3 | 319 |
15 | Baylor | 14-3 | 306 |
16 | Louisville | 14-3 | 288 |
17 | Providence | 15-3 | 269 |
18 | South Carolina | 16-1 | 231 |
19 | Kentucky | 13-4 | 206 |
20 | Pittsburgh | 15-2 | 179 |
21 | Iowa State | 13-4 | 173 |
22 | Purdue | 15-3 | 167 |
23 | Indiana | 15-3 | 162 |
24 | Butler | 13-4 | 156 |
25 | USC | 15-3 | 103 |
Also Receiving Votes: Gonzaga 35, Clemson 29, Dayton 29, Oregon 20, Valparaiso 16, Wichita St 16, Connecticut 12, Saint Mary's 10, Michigan 6, Washington 5, Arkansas-Little Rock 5, California 5, LSU 3, Monmouth 3, Seton Hall 2, UAB 1 | |||
Dropped Out: Gonzaga 21 |