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Donaldson: Ahead of March Madness, it's crazy at the top

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  • If you were one of the sellout crowd of 12,883 in The Dunk on Saturday afternoon, you can say you saw the No. 1 team in the country.
    That’s where the Villanova Wildcats are ranked this week after leading all the way in handing Providence College a 72-60 setback that was payback for the 'Cats only Big East loss.
    The Friars beat them two weeks ago in Philadelphia, 82-76, in overtime.
    Being No. 1 is a first for Villanova, which has won a national championship — in 1985, when they were one of three Big East teams in the Final Four (St.