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The Villanova Wildcats (19-5, 10-1) hopped up a spot to #13 in the newest AP Poll. Last week, ‘Nova went 1-1 with an overtime victory over Creighton and a narrow road loss at now #10 Marquette.
Tennessee remains the top team in the nation, with Duke, Gonzaga, Virginia, and Kentucky rounding out the top 5.
No other BIG EAST teams received votes in the poll.
Villanova next hosts Providence on Wednesday.
2018-19 AP Poll: Week 15
Rank | Team | RECORD | VOTES | 1ST PLACE |
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Rank | Team | RECORD | VOTES | 1ST PLACE |
1 | TENNESSEE | 22 - 1 | 1573 | 40 |
2 | DUKE | 21 - 2 | 1554 | 24 |
3 | GONZAGA | 23 - 2 | 1457 | 0 |
4 | VIRGINIA | 20 - 2 | 1406 | 0 |
5 | KENTUCKY | 20 - 3 | 1330 | 0 |
6 | MICHIGAN | 22 - 2 | 1253 | 0 |
7 | NEVADA | 23 - 1 | 1230 | 0 |
8 | NORTH CAROLINA | 19 - 4 | 1178 | 0 |
9 | HOUSTON | 23 - 1 | 1022 | 0 |
10 | MARQUETTE | 20 - 4 | 953 | 0 |
11 | MICHIGAN STATE | 19 - 5 | 948 | 0 |
12 | PURDUE | 17 - 6 | 900 | 0 |
13 | VILLANOVA | 19 - 5 | 753 | 0 |
14 | KANSAS | 18 - 6 | 699 | 0 |
15 | TEXAS TECH | 19 - 5 | 660 | 0 |
16 | LOUISVILLE | 17 - 7 | 542 | 0 |
17 | FLORIDA STATE | 18 - 5 | 455 | 0 |
18 | KANSAS STATE | 18 - 5 | 444 | 0 |
19 | LSU | 19 - 4 | 437 | 0 |
20 | WISCONSIN | 17 - 7 | 403 | 0 |
21 | IOWA | 19 - 5 | 399 | 0 |
22 | VIRGINIA TECH | 18 - 5 | 393 | 0 |
23 | IOWA STATE | 18 - 6 | 280 | 0 |
24 | MARYLAND | 18 - 6 | 196 | 0 |
25 | BUFFALO | 20 - 3 | 170 | 0 |