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The Villanova Wildcats are still the #1 team in the AP Poll, but the Virginia Cavaliers are gaining ground. After receiving 63 first place votes last week, Villanova is down to 47 votes in this week’s poll. Meanwhile, Virginia is up to 17 first place votes after a road win at #4 Duke Blue Devils.
This is the Wildcats 4th consecutive week atop the polls, and their 7th week this season. Villanova is now just one week short of the school records for consecutive weeks at #1 (5) and total weeks at #1 in a season (8), both set last season.
The Big East remains strong at the top of the poll, with the Xavier Musketeers moving up to #6. Seton Hall and Creighton are still poised to jump back into the poll.
2018 AP Poll: Week 13
| Rank | School (#1 Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | School (#1 Votes) | Points |
| 1 | Villanova (47) | 1,607 |
| 2 | Virginia (17) | 1,572 |
| 3 | Purdue (1) | 1,501 |
| 4 | Duke | 1,372 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 1,347 |
| 6 | Xavier | 1,278 |
| 7 | Kansas | 1,224 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1,208 |
| 9 | Arizona | 1,103 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 987 |
| 11 | Auburn | 882 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 840 |
| 13 | Saint Mary's (Cal) | 753 |
| 14 | Gonzaga | 750 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 709 |
| 16 | Wichita State | 635 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 566 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 512 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 470 |
| 20 | Clemson | 414 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 344 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | 327 |
| 23 | Florida | 172 |
| 24 | Michigan | 103 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 100 |
Others Receiving Votes: Kansas State 94, Florida State 76, Nevada 41, Louisville 39, Creighton 33, Seton Hall 16, Miami 12, TCU 11, Houston 8, Alabama 6, New Mexico State 5, NC State 5, USC 3
Additional Polling Data
KenPom: Nova is #1 overall (Even), #1 in Adj. O (Even), and #32 in Adj. D (Down 5)
Sagarin: Nova is #1 overall (Up 1), ahead of #2 Purdue and #3 Virginia
Massey: Nova is #2 overall (Down 1), #3 in O (Even), and #26 in D (Down 3)
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