Villanova will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak when it hosts Marquette on Wednesday.
After ascending to No. 10, the Wildcats (17-6, 7-4 Big East) have since dropped home games to Creighton and Seton Hall and a road contest at Butler when Kamar Baldwin hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Saddiq Bey led the Wildcats with 22 points, but they shot just 36.1 percent and fell 70-64 to the Pirates last Saturday.
No. 15-ranked Villanova, which doesn't feature one scholarship senior, will have another difficult challenge against the No. 18-ranked Golden Eagles.
"We're going to try to win the next game," Villanova head coach Jay Wright said.