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. | ||||