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Villanova Basketball has been ranked #1 in the AP Poll for a third straight week and the sixth time this season. For those of you keeping track, that’s more than any other team this season. Villanova also held onto its 63 first place votes, with David Cloninger (Purdue #1) and Zach Osterman (Virginia #1) as the lone holdouts.
The Big East is now down to just two teams in the Top 25, but they’re both in the Top 10. Xavier moved up to #8 after winning at Seton Hall over the weekend. They do, however, now have three schools in the “Others Receiving Votes” category in Seton Hall, Creighton, and Providence.
The Wildcats return home to face the Friars tomorrow, and then head out to redeem last year’s loss as the #1 team at Marquette on Saturday.
2018 AP Poll: Week 12
| Rank | School (#1 Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | School (#1 Votes) | Points |
| 1 | Villanova (63) | 1,623 |
| 2 | Virginia (1) | 1,537 |
| 3 | Purdue (1) | 1,499 |
| 4 | Duke | 1,439 |
| 5 | Kansas | 1,338 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 1,243 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 1,217 |
| 8 | Xavier | 1,180 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 1,087 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 1,014 |
| 11 | Arizona | 974 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 917 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 787 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 763 |
| 15 | Gonzaga | 610 |
| 16 | Saint Mary's (Cal) | 571 |
| 17 | Wichita State | 547 |
| 18 | Clemson | 474 |
| 19 | Auburn | 470 |
| 20 | Florida | 366 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 353 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 260 |
| 23 | Nevada | 190 |
| 24 | Rhode Island | 189 |
| 25 | Michigan | 123 |
Others Receiving Votes: Miami 83, Louisville 81, TCU 45, Kentucky 38, Kansas State 35, Seton Hall 25, Creighton 20, Florida State 14, Houston 5, New Mexico State 4, Boise State 2, Providence 2
Additional Polling Data
KenPom: Villanova is ranked #1 overall, #1 in Adj. Offense, and #27 in Adj. Defense
Sagarin: Villanova is ranked #2 overall, behind #1 Purdue and ahead of #3 Duke
Massey: Villanova is ranked #1 overall, #3 in Offense, and #23 in Defense
Kendrick: Anna Kendrick’s #1 film coming out in 2018 is “A Simple Favor”.