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The Villanova Wildcats (19-6, 12-3) have returned to the Top 10 in the newest AP Poll released on Monday. ‘Nova was the country’s biggest riser, going up five spots in a week that saw Jay Wright’s squad tally victories over St John’s and Seton Hall.
Gonzaga is the country’s newest #1 recording 56 of 60 first-place votes. Auburn, who tallied the balance of the first-place votes, dropped a spot to #2 and is followed by Arizona, Kentucky, and Purdue to round out the Top 5.
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The new poll also has fellow BIG EAST school, Providence, in the Top 10 with the Friars coming in at #8. Kansas, Baylor, and Duke are also ahead of Villanova.
UConn also represents the BIG EAST coming in the rankings at #24. Marquette and Xavier fell out of the Top 25, but are still receiving votes.
Villanova returns to the court on Tuesday in a Top 10 battle as they travel to the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence to take on the #8 Friars. Tipoff is slated for 8p ET and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network [watch on Fubo TV].
February 14, 2022 AP Poll
Rank | Team | Record | Points |
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Rank | Team | Record | Points |
1 | Gonzaga (56) | 21-2 | 1496 |
2 | Auburn (4) | 23-2 | 1413 |
3 | Arizona | 22-2 | 1370 |
4 | Kentucky | 21-4 | 1350 |
5 | Purdue | 22-4 | 1163 |
6 | Kansas | 20-4 | 1151 |
7 | Baylor | 21-4 | 1148 |
8 | Providence | 21-2 | 1093 |
9 | Duke | 21-4 | 1073 |
10 | Villanova | 19-6 | 911 |
11 | Texas Tech | 19-6 | 858 |
12 | Illinois | 18-6 | 778 |
13 | UCLA | 17-5 | 711 |
14 | Houston | 20-4 | 700 |
15 | Wisconsin | 19-5 | 631 |
16 | Tennessee | 18-6 | 595 |
17 | USC | 21-4 | 554 |
18 | Ohio State | 15-6 | 503 |
19 | Michigan State | 18-6 | 485 |
20 | Texas | 18-7 | 410 |
21 | Murray State | 24-2 | 290 |
22 | Wyoming | 21-3 | 190 |
23 | Arkansas | 19-6 | 158 |
24 | UConn | 17-7 | 112 |
25 | Alabama | 16-9 | 80 |
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