The Villanova Wildcats used wins over the Seton Hall Pirates and Georgetown Hoyas to hop up to the #2 spot in the newest AP Poll released on Monday. Virginia claimed all 65 1st Place votes in the poll. 35 voters ranked Villanova at #2 and 22 put the ‘Cats at #3.
BIG EAST Regular Season Champions, Xavier came in at #3, with Michigan State and Duke rounding out the Top 5.
The Wildcats’ streak of 17 weeks in the Top 5 is more than double the next highest team on that list (Virginia, 8 weeks).