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The Villanova Wildcats (8-1, 3-0) have improved to #4 in the newest AP Poll released on Monday. Jay Wright’s squad won their only game last week; an 85-68 victory over Marquette.
Gonzaga remains the nation’s #1 collecting 62 of the 64 First Place votes; Baylor, at #2, tallied the other two to stay at #2 as Kansas remains the other school ahead of ‘Nova in the poll.
BIG EAST frenemies Creighton improved to #11 as Xavier fell out of the Top 25 (the Musketeers are receiving votes though.
The Villanova program is on a mandatory hiatus due to due to positive coronavirus test results impacting Tier 1 staff members- including head coach Jay Wright.
December 28, 2020 AP Poll
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Gonzaga (62) | 7-0 | 1,598 | 1 |
| 2 | Baylor (2) | 6-0 | 1,537 | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas | 8-1 | 1,458 | 3 |
| 4 | Villanova | 8-1 | 1,370 | 5 |
| 5 | Houston | 7-0 | 1,313 | 6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 8-1 | 1,249 | 9 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 6-0 | 1,217 | 8 |
| 8 | Texas | 7-1 | 1,109 | 10 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 7-2 | 1,080 | 7 |
| 10 | Iowa | 7-2 | 1,008 | 4 |
| 11 | Creighton | 7-2 | 926 | 13 |
| 12 | Missouri | 6-0 | 888 | 14 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 7-2 | 821 | 15 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 6-1 | 659 | 11 |
| 15 | Illinois | 7-3 | 650 | 18 |
| 16 | Michigan | 7-0 | 582 | 19 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 431 | 12 |
| 18 | Florida State | 5-1 | 377 | 21 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 6-1 | 350 | NR |
| 20 | Duke | 3-2 | 290 | 20 |
| T-21 | Oregon | 6-1 | 252 | 25 |
| T-21 | Minnesota | 8-1 | 252 | NR |
| 23 | Virginia | 4-2 | 238 | 16 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 7-1 | 230 | 24 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 216 | 23 |