Remember when a No. 1 team being upset was a cause for storming the court, television bulletins and front-page headlines? This season, a loss by the top team in men’s basketball seems to bring little more than a shrug.
On Wednesday night, Xavier beat No. 1 Villanova. Xavier had been 0-6 against Villanova since joining the Big East, but with 19 points from J.P. Macura and Edmond Sumner, the Musketeers won at home, 90-83.
It was the seventh time this season that a No. 1 team had fallen. Three Big 12 teams have knocked off No.