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Despite picking up their 4th loss of the season, the Villanova Wildcats remain in the AP Poll’s Top 5 this week. Now #4, the Wildcats’ streak of 16 weeks in the Top 5 is more than double the next highest team on that list (Virginia, 7 weeks).
More good news, their streak of weeks in the Top 10 is not only the longest active streak, but it’s now tied for the 20th longest streak in the history of the AP Poll. The Wildcats have been ranked in the Top 10 since January 11th, 2016. No other team has maintained an active Top 10 ranking longer than just this season.
The Big East is still projecting two #1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. #3 Xavier just has to win one of its final two games to clinch at least a share of its first Big East Title. Butler, Creighton, and Seton Hall are all still just shy of the Top 25, though they did receive votes.
Villanova will play Seton Hall on Wednesday before finishing the regular season at the Wells Fargo on Saturday against Georgetown.
2018 AP Poll: Week 17
| Rank | School (#1 Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | School (#1 Votes) | Points |
| 1 | Virginia (48) | 1,608 |
| 2 | Michigan State (17) | 1,571 |
| 3 | Xavier | 1,422 |
| 4 | Villanova | 1,416 |
| 5 | Duke | 1,362 |
| 6 | Kansas | 1,272 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 1,231 |
| 8 | Purdue | 1,178 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 1,140 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 1,013 |
| 11 | Wichita State | 945 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 887 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 791 |
| 14 | Auburn | 781 |
| 15 | Michigan | 753 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 564 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 558 |
| 18 | Clemson | 499 |
| 19 | Arizona | 450 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 429 |
| 21 | Nevada | 386 |
| 22 | Saint Mary's (Cal) | 318 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 174 |
| 24 | Middle Tennessee | 144 |
| 25 | Houston | 45 |
Others Receiving Votes: TCU 41, Butler 34, St. Bonaventure 29, NC State 28, Creighton 26, Loyola-Chicago 8, USC 7, Florida State 4, Seton Hall 3, Arkansas 3, Virginia Tech 2, Florida 1, Boise State 1, Oklahoma 1
Additional Polling Data
Some would argue these “experts” are more important than the AP Poll. Movement from last week is in parenthesis:
KenPom: Nova is #2 overall (Even), #1 in Adj. O (Even), and #34 in Adj. D (Up 8)
Sagarin: Nova is #3 overall (Down 2), behind of #1 Duke and #2 Virginia
Massey: Nova is #3 overall (Down 1), #2 in O (Down 1), and #52 in D (Down 9)
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