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The Villanova Wildcats dropped three spots to #15 in the latest AP Poll. The shift comes following an up and down week that saw Nova drop a game on the road to Marquette before bouncing back at home against UConn, both of which were ranked at the time.
The big shift is that Providence has jumped Villanova again to be the topped ranked team in the Big East once more. It’s been five weeks since Villanova had regained that title, but Providence’s seven game win streak and only two losses on the season has the Friars up to #11 in the AP poll. Marquette jumped up six spots to #18 after their Villanova victory, while #24 UConn and #25 Xavier just hung on above the cut line despite disappointing weeks. No other Big East teams received votes.
2022 AP Poll: Week 14
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
| 1 | Auburn(48) | 22-1 | 1506 |
| 2 | Gonzaga(13) | 19-2 | 1477 |
| 3 | Purdue | 20-3 | 1329 |
| 4 | Arizona | 19-2 | 1300 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 19-4 | 1288 |
| 6 | Houston | 20-2 | 1205 |
| 7 | Duke | 19-3 | 1179 |
| 8 | Kansas | 19-3 | 1173 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 18-5 | 947 |
| 10 | Baylor | 19-4 | 921 |
| 11 | Providence | 20-2 | 899 |
| 12 | UCLA | 16-4 | 881 |
| 13 | Illinois | 17-5 | 818 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 18-4 | 706 |
| 15 | Villanova | 17-6 | 634 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 14-5 | 628 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 17-5 | 536 |
| 18 | Marquette | 16-7 | 522 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 16-6 | 377 |
| 20 | Texas | 17-6 | 294 |
| 21 | USC | 19-4 | 278 |
| 22 | Saint Mary's | 19-4 | 185 |
| 23 | Murray State | 22-2 | 178 |
| 24 | UConn | 15-6 | 118 |
| 25 | Xavier | 16-6 | 91 |
Others Receiving Votes: Wyoming 82, Arkansas 74, Iowa State 48, Davidson 35, Boise State 22, Wake Forest 21, Alabama 18, Loyola Chicago 13, LSU 11, Indiana 11, Iowa 7, Oregon 5, San Francisco 3, Notre Dame 3, Ohio 2
No ranked opponents this week for the Wildcats, as they travel to Madison Square Garden to face St. John’s on Tuesday before returning the Wells Fargo Center one last time to face Seton Hall on Saturday.
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