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Villanova, Virginia top volatile NCAA rankings

With more than half of the season gone, there are just six weeks until the famed March Madness begins. College basketball, unlike most sports, is an ever-changing mix of teams leaping and crashing up and down the rankings week by week. As the tournament inches closer, we are beginning to learn which teams are destined for a deep run to the Final Four.

On top for another week is No. 1 Villanova, who improved to 18-1 with wins at Georgetown and UConn and received 63 of 65 available first-place votes. With only one ranked matchup remaining on their schedule (Feb.