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With wins over the top-25 ranked Butler Bulldogs and Providence Friars, the Villanova Wildcats are moving up the AP Top 25.
They were No. 9 last week, and now they’re up to No. 8.
As for the rest of the Big East, the Seton Hall Pirates are still at No. 10. Butler dropped three spots to No. 16.
Here is the newest AP Poll:
AP Top 25 (Week of 1/27)
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
| 1 | Baylor(44) | 17-1 | 1578 |
| 2 | Gonzaga(19) | 21-1 | 1552 |
| 3 | Kansas(1) | 16-3 | 1434 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 21-0 | 1408 |
| 5 | Florida State | 17-2 | 1318 |
| 6 | Louisville | 17-3 | 1277 |
| 7 | Dayton | 18-2 | 1163 |
| 8 | Villanova | 16-3 | 1110 |
| 9 | Duke | 16-3 | 1084 |
| 10 | Seton Hall | 15-4 | 1055 |
| 11 | Oregon | 17-4 | 926 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 16-3 | 874 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 15-4 | 839 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 15-5 | 751 |
| 15 | Maryland | 16-4 | 650 |
| 16 | Butler | 16-4 | 631 |
| 17 | Auburn | 17-2 | 619 |
| 18 | Iowa | 14-5 | 545 |
| 19 | Illinois | 15-5 | 483 |
| 20 | Colorado | 16-4 | 314 |
| 21 | Houston | 16-4 | 296 |
| 22 | LSU | 15-4 | 260 |
| 23 | Wichita State | 17-3 | 161 |
| 24 | Penn State | 14-5 | 114 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 15-5 | 102 |