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The Villanova Wildcats (7-2) took a small step up in the polls today, moving to #20 in Week 6 of the 2019-2020 AP Poll. The ‘Cats went 2-0 last week in Big 5 play with an 80-69 victory over Penn and a 78-66 win over St. Joseph’s.
Louisville and Kansas remain the top two schools in the country. Ohio State, who handed ‘Nova their first loss of the season, has jumped to #3 as Maryland and Michigan round out the Top 5.
Baylor, who is the owner of Villanova’s other defeat, is ranked #11.
The Big East is also represented by Butler at #18, Seton Hall is #22, and Xavier is at #23. Marquette and DePaul are “receiving votes”.
2019-2020 AP Poll: Week 6
| Rank | School | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | Record | Points |
| 1 | Louisville (55) | 9-0 | 1591 |
| 2 | Kansas (4) | 7-1 | 1486 |
| 3 | Ohio State (5) | 9-0 | 1464 |
| 4 | Maryland | 10-0 | 1428 |
| 5 | Michigan | 8-1 | 1286 |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 10-1 | 1235 |
| 7 | Duke | 9-1 | 1232 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 7-1 | 1170 |
| 9 | Virginia | 8-1 | 1060 |
| 10 | Oregon | 7-2 | 905 |
| 11 | Baylor | 7-1 | 872 |
| 12 | Auburn | 8-0 | 836 |
| 13 | Memphis | 8-1 | 756 |
| 14 | Dayton | 7-1 | 672 |
| 15 | Arizona | 9-1 | 654 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 6-3 | 637 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 6-3 | 615 |
| 18 | Butler | 9-0 | 529 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 7-1 | 455 |
| 20 | Villanova | 7-2 | 285 |
| 21 | Florida State | 8-2 | 253 |
| 22 | Seton Hall | 6-3 | 250 |
| 23 | Xavier | 9-1 | 216 |
| 24 | Colorado | 7-1 | 210 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 10-0 | 197 |