For the fourth straight week, Villanova, Virginia and Purdue remain atop the standings in the AP Poll. The trio of teams are a combined 67-4 on the season and have current win streaks of nine, 14, and 19 games, respectively.
The Hoos are now 22-1 on the season and hold an unblemished 11-0 record in the ACC after picking up a home win over Louisville and a road win over Syracuse this past week. Virginia picked up 16 first place votes this week, down one from last week’s 17.
Michigan State jumped into the No. 4 spot thanks to Duke’s embarrassing loss to the Big East’s Pitt, St.