The Virginia Cavaliers start 2018 in the No. 8 spot in the AP Poll, up one spot from No. 9. The Hoos (12-1, 1-0 ACC) opened ACC play on Saturday with a dramatic and stressful win over Boston College as second year point guard Ty Jerome dropped a career-high 31 points to secure the victory.
Villanova dropped to No. 3 after losing to Butler on the road, opening up the top spots for Michigan State and Duke, respectively. Arizona State, which picked up its first loss of the season against Arizona, came in fourth this week, and Xavier rounds out the top five.