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Villanova has moved up three spots to #8 in the newest AP Poll released on Monday. Last week, the Wildcats tallied two victories including a win over previously 9th ranked Providence and a win over Butler in Indianapolis to close out the 2021-22 regular season.
Gonzaga remains the #1 school in the country as the Bulldogs collected 52 of 61 first-place votes. Arizona, Baylor, Auburn, and Kentucky round out the Top 5. Kansas and Duke are also ahead of Villanova in the newest poll.
Colorado State and North Carolina- who ruined Coach K’s last home game- are the newest entries to the Top 25. Ohio State and Alabama dropped out.
The BIG EAST is also represented by Providence at #11 and UConn at #20. Seton Hall is receiving votes.
Villanova next plays on Thursday at 7p ET when they play the winner of the 7/10 game between St. John’s and DePaul. That game will be on FS1.
March 7, 2022 AP Poll
| Rank | School | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | Record | Points |
| 1 | Gonzaga (52) | 24-3 | 1514 |
| 2 | Arizona (6) | 28-3 | 1435 |
| 3 | Baylor (3) | 26-5 | 1402 |
| 4 | Auburn | 27-4 | 1331 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 25-6 | 1306 |
| 6 | Kansas | 25-6 | 1170 |
| 7 | Duke | 26-5 | 1100 |
| 8 | Villanova | 23-7 | 1096 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 23-7 | 967 |
| Purdue | 25-6 | 967 | |
| 11 | Providence | 24-4 | 951 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 24-6 | 857 |
| 13 | UCLA | 23-6 | 737 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 23-8 | 730 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 24-7 | 687 |
| 16 | Illinois | 22-8 | 612 |
| 17 | Saint Mary's | 24-6 | 506 |
| 18 | Houston | 26-5 | 502 |
| 19 | Murray State | 30-2 | 424 |
| 20 | UConn | 22-8 | 370 |
| 21 | USC | 25-6 | 279 |
| 22 | Texas | 21-10 | 216 |
| 23 | Colorado State | 24-4 | 194 |
| 24 | Iowa | 22-9 | 189 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 23-8 | 56 |
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