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Butler (again) gets highest ranking ever, this time at No. 5

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler has been on a season-long drive to five.

The Bulldogs moved into No. 5, their highest in-season ranking ever, in both college basketball polls released Monday.

It sets the stage Wednesday night for one of the biggest Big East games ever played at Hinkle Fieldhouse. No. 18 Seton Hall, which leads the conference at 4-0, visits Butler, 3-0.

Top four are the same in both Associated Press and USA Today/coaches' polls: Gonzaga, Baylor, Duke and 15-0 Auburn.