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The Villanova Wildcats (8-2) took a small step up in the polls today, moving up two spots to #18 in the Week 7 of the 2019-2020 AP Poll. The ‘Cats went 1-0 last week with a victory over the Delaware Blue Hens in the Never Forget Classic.
Villanova’s next opponent, Kansas, is the newest #1 team as the Jayhawks received 47 of 65 first place votes and are the fifth school to hit #1 this season. Gonzaga, Louisville, Duke, and Ohio State round out the Top 5.
The Big East is also represented by Butler at #17. Xavier, Marquette, DePaul, Georgetown, and Seton Hall are “receiving votes”.
2019-2020 AP Poll: Week 7
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | POINTS |
| 1 | Kansas (9-1) | 2 | 1,607 |
| 2 | Gonzaga (11-1) | 6 | 1,552 |
| 3 | Louisville (10-1) | 1 | 1,412 |
| 4 | Duke (9-1) | 7 | 1,387 |
| 5 | Ohio State (9-1) | 3 | 1,334 |
| 6 | Kentucky (8-1) | 8 | 1,231 |
| 7 | Maryland (10-1) | 4 | 1,207 |
| 8 | Oregon (8-2) | 10 | 1,172 |
| 9 | Virginia (8-1) | 9 | 1,121 |
| 10 | Baylor (8-1) | 11 | 1,062 |
| 11 | Memphis (9-1) | 13 | 960 |
| 12 | Auburn (9-0) | 12 | 939 |
| 13 | Dayton (8-1) | 14 | 879 |
| 14 | Michigan (8-3) | 5 | 723 |
| 15 | Michigan State (7-3) | 16 | 656 |
| 16 | Arizona (10-2) | 15 | 631 |
| 17 | Butler (10-1) | 18 | 553 |
| 18 | Villanova (8-2) | 20 | 496 |
| 19 | Florida State (8-2) | 21 | 449 |
| 20 | San Diego State (10-0) | 25 | 431 |
| 21 | Tennessee (7-2) | 19 | 367 |
| 22 | Washington (7-2) | 213 | |
| 23 | Penn State (9-2) | 182 | |
| 24 | Texas Tech (6-3) | 115 | |
| 25 | West Virginia (9-1) | 76 |