For weeks it seemed like nothing would stand in the way of Oregon's rise into the top 10.
Then the Bay Area happened.
After being swept in the Bay by Cal and Stanford, the Ducks dropped five spots from No. 11 to No. 16 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 rankings, released Monday morning.
The drop comes a week after Oregon rose to No. 11, the team's best ranking in more than two years.
In the rest of the poll, Villanova remained at No. 1, and unlike last week when it seemed half the top 25 received first place votes, it was just Nova and No.