Villanova remains No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll, holding its comfortable lead over Kansas.
The Wildcats (24-3) received 45 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday to earn their third week on top of the poll. Kansas (23-4) was No. 1 on 20 ballots to hold second.
Villanova will have its toughest test yet as the top-ranked team when the Wildcats travel to No.