Villanova entered uncharted waters on Monday. The Wildcats' Basketball program has a National Title under its belt, but February 8, 2016 marks the first time in 1120 AP Polls that 'Nova has been ranked #1.
In a tumultuous year, 'Nova becomes the 6th school to hold the #1 ranking; one shy of the record 7 different schools who were ranked at the top during the 1983 season.
Villanova has been in the AP Poll 326 weeks (23rd most for a program). The 'Cats had reached the #2 ranking on five previous occasions- most recently in the penultimate poll of 2015.