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With Kentucky’s loss to UCLA on Saturday, the writing was on the wall for Villanova to be the new #1 team in the AP Poll.
On Monday afternoon, it was confirmed.
Villanova is one of four Big East teams in this week’s poll, just like last week. Creighton stayed at #10, Xavier fell to #13, and Butler hopped up a couple spots to #16.
The full poll can be found below.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | PREVIOUS | RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova (57) | 1,613 | 2 | 8-0 |
| 2 | UCLA (2) | 1,478 | 11 | 9-0 |
| 3 | Kansas | 1,458 | 4 | 7-1 |
| 4 | Baylor (6) | 1,437 | 9 | 8-0 |
| 5 | Duke | 1,389 | 5 | 8-1 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 1,274 | 1 | 7-1 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 1,234 | 3 | 8-1 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 1,198 | 8 | 8-0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 1,103 | 13 | 7-1 |
| 10 | Creighton | 1,003 | 10 | 8-0 |
| 11 | Louisville | 901 | 14 | 7-1 |
| 12 | Saint Mary's | 899 | 12 | 6-0 |
| 13 | Xavier | 784 | 7 | 7-1 |
| 14 | Virginia | 758 | 6 | 7-1 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 729 | 25 | 6-1 |
| 16 | Butler | 691 | 18 | 8-0 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 655 | 17 | 7-2 |
| 18 | Purdue | 485 | 15 | 6-2 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 476 | 20 | 8-0 |
| 20 | Arizona | 320 | 16 | 6-2 |
| 21 | Florida | 285 | 24 | 7-1 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 258 | NR | 7-1 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 197 | NR | 8-0 |
| 24 | Oregon | 175 | 23 | 7-2 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 95 | 19 | 5-2 |
| Others receiving votes: Syracuse 45, Southern Cal 43, Ohio St. 40, TCU 33, Florida St. 18, Virginia Tech 11, California 10, Maryland 9, Valparaiso 7, Wichita St. 5, Temple 3, Michigan St. 3, Minnesota 1, IPFW 1, UNC Wilmington 1 | ||||