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Villanova moved up two spots to #2 in Monday’s AP poll. It was a hectic week in college hoops as 6 out of the Top 10 teams suffered losses. The ‘Cats, however, weren’t one of them. With six first place votes Villanova now only trails #1 Gonzaga, who has the other 59 first place votes.
The Wildcats are joined in the rankings by three other Big East teams this week. Butler fell six spots to #22 after losing at home to Creighton. Creighton in turn lost at home to Xavier, and so they dropped a spot to #23. Xavier, who had fallen out of the Top 25 last week, returns to the poll at #24.
Villanova will have a much tougher week as they take on Georgetown and home on Tuesday before traveling to #24 Xavier this weekend.
AP Poll Week 14
| Rank | Team (#1 Votes) | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team (#1 Votes) | Record | Points |
| 1 | Gonzaga (59) | 24-0 | 1,619 |
| 2 | Villanova (6) | 22-2 | 1,565 |
| 3 | Kansas | 20-3 | 1,446 |
| 4 | Louisville | 19-4 | 1,411 |
| 5 | Oregon | 21-3 | 1,263 |
| 6 | Baylor | 20-3 | 1,255 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 20-3 | 1,232 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 21-4 | 1,145 |
| 9 | Arizona | 21-3 | 1,136 |
| 10 | UCLA | 21-3 | 1,115 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 21-2 | 876 |
| 12 | Virginia | 17-5 | 875 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 18-5 | 861 |
| 14 | Florida State | 20-4 | 839 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 18-5 | 741 |
| 16 | Purdue | 19-5 | 537 |
| 17 | Florida | 18-5 | 530 |
| 18 | Duke | 18-5 | 514 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 19-4 | 493 |
| 20 | Saint Mary's | 21-2 | 468 |
| 21 | Maryland | 20-3 | 326 |
| 22 | Butler | 18-5 | 285 |
| 23 | Creighton | 20-4 | 207 |
| 24 | Xavier | 17-6 | 144 |
| 25 | SMU | 20-4 | 107 |